Written by Anna Avaliani, MD
“SculpSure is body contouring. It is NOT weight loss”
According to the World Health Organization, in 2014 approximately 1.3 billion adults 18 years and older worldwide are overweight.
SculpSure™ is the world’s first hyperthermic laser treatment for non-invasive lipolysis or destruction of fat cells FDA cleared in May 2015. The first approved area was love handles or muffin top followed by the abdomen. Ideal SculpSure Candidate:
- Must be healthy
- Want to look and feel better
- Have an area of concern which they want to improve
- Does not want surgery
- Does not want downtime
- Have a BMI below 30.0
- Have realistic expectations
- Practice a healthy lifestyle
- Exercise at least 2-3 times a week
- Have tried diet and exercise
- Understands it’s a gradual process and may require multiple treatments
What happens to the fat after SculpSure™ treatment?
SculpSure™ destroys up to 24% of fat cells in the treatment area. Most patient need about 2 treatments in order to see a noticeable difference in fat cell reduction but individual results do vary.
“SculpSure™ is using heat to destroy the fat cells. It doesn’t melt them! Fat cells are gone and will not come back. Melted fat comes back, destroyed fat-does not.”
Can fat come back after SculpSure™ treatment?
There will be remaining fat cells in the area where the procedure was performed. If you gain a considerable amount of weight, like 10-20 pounds, the area where the treatment was made will have an increase because fat cells will get fatter.
Fat doesn’t travel anywhere.
Does SculpSure™ make your skin loose?
It does not stretch the skin. A proper consultation should be performed prior to determining if one is a candidate for the treatment. It’s important to distinguish loose skin versus fat and also to set goals and ask for patient expectations as their options might be surgery.
“SculpSure heat technology is also collagen stimulating and many patients have noticed an improvement in the superficial skin texture in addition to the fat cells being gone.”
Will fat cells come back after SculpSure™?
Fat cells to dot multiply and will not come back. The remaining fat cells might always get bigger is significant amount of weight is gained.
To find out if you are the right candidate for SculpSure ™, please call today for your consultation with Dr.Avaliani at 212-673-8888