Losing weight can elevate your overall health and make you feel less fatigued. However, weight loss alone may not address aesthetic concerns like persistent fat bulges, excess sagging skin, lax muscles, or an uneven body shape. This is because our bodies distribute and hold onto fat differently, and factors like genetics, age, or previous weight fluctuations can all contribute to how our contours appear.
Body contouring is a method designed to refine and reshape the areas of your body that don’t align with your desired appearance, even after significant weight loss or dedicated fitness routines. At Perfect Skin Center in Tempe, AZ, we are committed to offering innovative techniques to enhance patient contours and diminish unwanted fat, ensuring you get the best possible results.
What Is Body Contouring?
Body contouring is a broad term that encompasses various cosmetic treatments that are aimed at refining and reshaping specific areas of the body. It targets concerns like fat bulges, uneven contours, or excess skin that don’t always respond to diet and exercise. Non-invasive body contouring techniques work to redefine your silhouette without the need for surgical incisions or prolonged downtime.
Why Body Sculpting?
- A Desire for a More Toned Appearance: Even with consistent workouts and a balanced diet, achieving a toned look can be challenging. Body contouring provides an enhanced, refined appearance where natural efforts might fall short.
- Minimize Signs of Aging: Over time, skin loses elasticity, leading to sagging or loose skin. Among the benefits of body contouring is the rejuvenation of the body, presenting a more youthful look.
- Recovery After Weight Loss or Pregnancy: Significant weight fluctuations or post-pregnancy changes can result in excess skin or areas needing tightening. Body contouring reshapes these areas for a harmonious silhouette.
Some Fat Reduction Treatments
Kybella®
Kybella is an FDA-approved injectable treatment that targets and dissolves fat cells beneath the chin. It’s an excellent example of non-invasive body contouring, allowing for a more chiseled profile without surgical intervention. Over time, the treated fat cells break down and are naturally eliminated from the body.
CoolSculpting®
CoolSculpting uses controlled cooling technology to freeze and destroy unwanted fat cells from various parts of the body. As an innovative type of body contouring, it offers a non-surgical way to achieve noticeable fat reduction. Results can be seen within a few weeks as the body gradually flushes out the destroyed fat cells.
Cellulite Removal
VelaShape™ 2
Velashape 2 uniquely combines infrared light, bipolar radiofrequency energy, and a vacuum mechanism. This combination effectively targets fat cells and boosts lymphatic drainage, while also stimulating the growth of new collagen and elastin. The result is a dual-action approach that not only reduces cellulite but also tightens the skin.
Cellfina® Cellulite Treatments
Cellfina stands out among types of body contouring due to its precision in targeting the cause of cellulite: the connective bands beneath the skin. By severing these tension bands using a minimally invasive device, Cellfina releases their pull on the skin, which reduces dimpling.
QWO®
QWO is an injectable treatment, with enzymes called collagenases as its active ingredients. When injected, these enzymes can target and break down the fibrous bands beneath the skin responsible for cellulite dimples. By releasing these bands, QWO can smooth skin and minimizes the appearance of cellulite.
Skin Tightening
Thermage®
Thermage utilizes advanced radiofrequency (RF) technology to generate heat deep within the skin layers. This deep heating triggers the natural production of collagen, which is vital for skin elasticity and firmness. Over time, as collagen is replenished, the skin appears more taut and youthful.
SkinTyte II™
SkinTyte II, a pivotal body sculpting technique, employs broad-spectrum light energy to deeply heat dermal collagen. This process initiates the body’s natural healing response, leading to increased collagen production.
InMode
InMode uses a combination of radiofrequency energy and pulsed electromagnetic fields. This dual technology creates uniform heat in the deeper layers of the skin, promoting the contraction of collagen fibers and stimulating the formation of new collagen. The result is a naturally tighter and revitalized skin appearance.
Muscle Toning
EMSCULPT®
EMSCULPT employs High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic (HIFEM®) technology to induce powerful muscle contractions that are not achievable through regular exercise. These contractions force the muscle tissue to adapt, resulting in muscle building and sculpting.
Combination Treatments
ThermiSmooth®
This treatment can smooth away cellulite, reduce fat, and tighten skin all in one treatment. It uses radiofrequency energy to do all of this without discomfort.
ThermiTight®
ThermiTight offers fat reduction and skin tightening on areas like the face, neck, stomach, and thighs using a tiny probe equipped with radiofrequency energy.
truSculpt® iD
truSculpt iD can reduce fat, tighten skin, and minimize cellulite, all in one treatment. A handheld monopolar RF device is used to heat the tissues, melt away fat, and firm up the skin over time.
EMSCULPT
EMSCULPT doesn’t just offer muscle toning. The High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic technology can also help to target fat in the treatment area for an impressive dual effect.
Factors to Consider When Choosing a Treatment
- Personal goals: What do you hope to achieve? Every individual’s aspirations and expectations from a treatment can vary. It’s important to clarify these with your provider to ensure you select the right treatment.
- Health and medical history: Your body contouring decision should consider any past or present medical conditions, allergies, or surgeries. Some treatments might be more suitable than others based on this information.
- Budget considerations: Beyond the desired results, financial aspects play a role. With a diverse range of body sculpting options available, it’s essential to find a balance between desired outcomes and budget constraints.
- Downtime and recovery: If you’re looking for minimal disruption to your daily routine, non-surgical body contouring options might be preferable. Understand the recovery expectations of each treatment before making a choice.
- Long-term results and maintenance: While the immediate outcome is something to consider, thinking about the benefits of body contouring in the long run is equally important. Assess how often you might need maintenance treatments or follow-up sessions for your desired results to persist.
Taking the Next Step Toward a Contoured Body
Our body contouring offers various options to align with your specific needs and goals. At Perfect Skin Center, we’re dedicated to helping patients in Tempe, AZ, navigate these choices. Give us a call at (480) 418-8277 or fill out our online form to schedule your personalized consultation.
