Have you sweated it out at the gym and counted calories trying to lose those last few pounds or shed stubborn pockets of fat without success? Body contouring offers a way to blast stubborn fat or finish your weight-loss journey to get the shape you’ve been working for.
Depending on your unique needs, Dr. Rawan Abu-Zeitoon and the team at Chrysolite Aesthetics in Houston, Texas, use either CoolSculpting® or VelaShape® to help you reach your aesthetic goals. Here’s a closer look at the amazing benefits these treatments provide.
Surgical body sculpting options, like liposuction, require incision and invasive techniques to remove fat from your body. This means general anesthesia, risks of complications, scarring, and a lengthy recovery time.
Body contouring, on the other hand, gets rid of unwanted fat without incisions, scalpels, or other invasive techniques. It works using specific forms of energy that penetrate below the surface or your skin to blast subcutaneous fat without damaging surrounding tissue.
CoolSculpting exposes fat cells to extremely cold temperatures, causing them to die. This effectively eliminates fat without the need for cutting your skin. VelaShape uses a combination of infrared light, vacuum suction, and radiofrequency energy to heat cells and connective tissue, stimulating growth of new collagen and elastin proteins to tighten your skin, trim your figure, and minimize cellulite — all at the same time!
A huge benefit of body contouring is that you can treat many different areas of unwanted fat — including sensitive areas, like your chin. Some of the most popular body contouring treatment areas include:
Though everyone is different, for best results, Dr. Abu-Zeitoon may suggest treating small, targeted areas during each session. Keep in mind that body contouring isn’t a weight loss solution. You’re a good candidate for body contouring if you:
Dr. Abu-Zeitoon helps determine which treatments are right for you by reviewing your medical history and evaluating your overall health. She then recommends a personalized body contouring plan to help you reach your goals.
When you gain weight or have excess fat stores on your body, it’s not because the number of fat cells in your body increases. Fat cells grow larger instead of multiplying, and your body doesn’t grow new fat cells. In other words, once a fat cell is destroyed, it’s gone for good.
You can maintain your body contouring results indefinitely as long as you continue to exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet, maintain a healthy body weight. If you do gain weight, the existing fat cells you have will grow larger, and you may notice fat pockets in new areas.
Body contouring at Chrysolite Aesthetics is safe and effective. For example, studies show an average 20% reduction in fat in each CoolSculpting treatment area. What’s more? They don’t involve a lengthy recovery, like surgical alternatives. You can leave your session and carry on with normal activities right away, making this treatment perfect for sneaking in on your lunch hour or between appointments.
There’s no wrong time to start body contouring, but keep in mind that it takes time for your body to collect and dispose of the waste the destroyed fat cells leave and for your boosted levels of collagen and elastin to get to work.
Your final and optimal results usually take about 3-6 months after your treatment sessions, so by beginning body contouring in the winter, you’ll be able to enjoy your new shape just in time for summer!
Ready to reap the many benefits of noninvasive body contouring? Contact Chrysolite Aesthetics in Houston by calling 832-698-1157 or book a consultation online now.
