Body Sculpting programs have been around now for over a decade and have become very successful. You can build muscle, kill fat and to some extent, tighten skin. In short, yes, body sculpting really works. If you decide to try it, you must use an effective machine (not all body sculpting devices are created equal) and follow a consistent program. Should you just take Ozempic instead? The answer is even more clear– if you lose weight with Ozempic (or Wegovy or semaglutide– or any of the GLP-1 drugs) you’ll have an even bigger reason to pursue body sculpting. In this article, you’ll learn how and why body sculpting really works, and why it can be a huge advantage if you’re going to try a weight-loss drug.
There are many different devices out there to kill fat. How do they work?
If you heat the fat cells high enough, the cells undergo what is called “apoptosis” or programmed cell death. They get injured just enough for the cells to break down and be absorbed by the body. The fat inside the cells is released into the lymph system and you eventually clear that fat in your urine. A similar result happens if you freeze fat. A different process happens when you stimulate the muscles in a series of massive contractions, but the result is the same– the fat cells die.
One device (Emsculpt/Emsculpt Neo) has been shown to safely and effectively build muscle. This device uses magnetic waves to cause massive contractions of the muscles. This is repeated over 20,000 contractions in a 30 minute session, resulting in very quick muscle build-up. The average muscle improvement with Emsculpt neo is 25% after a series of 4 sessions. There are other muscle-stimulation devices that have been developed to compete, but to date I have not seen evidence of great results from any of them.
Because of complications, freezing fat is falling out of favor. However, RF heating and massive muscle stimulation have proven safe with very minimal risk. RF heating devices vary in how they work, and some carry a higher risk of burns. Muscle stimulation has been found to be very safe, though it can occasionally irritate existing joint or tendon issues. As a personal example, I have found that Emsculpt Neo for my arms irritates my tennis elbow on my right arm. Everywhere else it actually feels really good. You can’t have RF or Emsculpt if you have metal in the area or a pacemaker or defibrillator.
Emsculpt Neo feels intense at first, but it does not hurt at all. Sometimes it feels like you might cramp, but it doesn’t. Once you ease into it, the experience is actually very pleasant. By the end of the treatment, most people can’t wait to do it again. The device feels warm but not too hot. Overall it is very well tolerated. Coolsculpting causes pain during the freeze and also during the thaw. Most people who have had both report that Emsculpt Neo is a breeze compared to Coolsculpting.
Ozempic (and all the drugs like it) has become incredibly popular as a way to lose weight. This class of drugs was originally developed to treat diabetes, but quickly became a go to for weight loss. So much so, that the maker of Ozempic can’t make enough of it, and people are getting it from all kinds of sources, most of which are actually illegal (places making it for research purposes only– not made for injection into human beings, purchased without a medical license and then being sold directly to patients illegally). If you are trying it, make sure you are getting it from a real doctor who gets the real drug and knows how to manage complications.
If you’re already on Ozempic and have lost weight, you know what it does to the body. Often the volume of fat burned leaves the skin droopy and the body looking almost unhealthy. Emsculpt Neo can maximize your results in fat burning and build muscle to keep a healthy physique. We have also seen that Emface (a device for lifting facial skin) can be very helpful for improving “O face” or “Ozempic Face.”
Yes. The only device that does this is Emsculpt Neo. When Emsculpt first came out in 2018, it used HIFEM (high-frequency electromagnetic energy) to stimulate muscle contraction to build muscle. It was developed to work alongside the RF heating devices that melted fat. It worked on muscle, but scientists were surprised to find that it also killed fat on its own. Emsculpt was used in treatment regimens that included RF to maximize the fat loss. These treatments took a long time to do, since the devices could not be used at the same time. But then Emsculpt Neo was introduced in 2020, and this combined RF and HIFEM into one device that could perform both at the same time. This combination was found to improve both the fat reduction and muscle building ability– the RF heating improved the muscle results of HIFEM and and the HIFEM improved the fat reduction of the RF. The neo was found to reduce fat by 30% and improve muscle by 25%. To date I have not seen any other device deliver that kind of result.
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