What is body contouring?
When people gain weight they increase the amount of body fat and their skin gets stretched to accommodate that extra weight. Similarly losing weight reduces the body fat but the excess skin is not so easy to get rid of. Body contouring helps to get rid of this unwanted skin and fat, to make the body as trim as it should be. It also helps to improve elasticity of skin. Surgical methods of body contouring give a proportionate appearance to the body allowing smoother contours.
What are the main contouring procedures?
- Arm lift – sagging of the upper arms (close to biceps) is corrected
- Breast lift – with age and after breastfeeding babies, breasts can sag or become flattened. This can be corrected by contouring
- Facelift – lifting the mid-face region, jowls and neck
- Lower body lifts – sagging buttocks, thighs and abdomen are corrected
- Medial thigh lift – lifting inner thigh skin
- Tummy tuck – removing excess skin and lifting up abdomen area
What is Emsculpt?
This device uses high intensity electromagnetic energy to contract the muscles improving body contours in the process. The Food and Drug Administration has cleared it for strengthening abdominal muscles, making the abdomen firm and strengthening and firming the buttocks. It is a recent advancement made in the non-surgical fat removal repertoire in Montclair NJ.
How effective is it?
One must bear in mind that there is no substitute for leading a healthy lifestyle. Emsculpt, CoolSculpting or any other fat removal technique cannot work miracles. They must go hand in hand with good habits such as eating right and getting adequate exercise. With age body metabolism slows down and one has to be disciplined to maintain a good physique.
What makes Emsculpt special?
Most devices focus on one task – mainly removal of fat. This device plays a dual role. Not only does it burn fat, it also builds muscle. Women who have gone through pregnancy and suffered separation of abdominal muscles can also find some relief from this method, although nothing beats a tummy tuck for that purpose.