The Aesthetics Advisor

There's a new body contouring device on the block: Emsculpt. Here's what it does and what it's like to get sculpted. I’ll be honest: When I read about revenge bodies (hello, Khloe Kardashian), I often wonder whom the revenge is actually on? I mean, all that sweating and HIITing and eating fish all day long and permanently breaking up with pasta—are you really punishing your ex or yourself? Don’t get me wrong—there’s no denying that the results of all of that self-flagulation are pretty impressive. But do you really have to torture yourself to get those sculpted, toned abs and perky backside? Apparently not. Enter a new non-invasive body sculpting device called Emsculpt, which I heard about from a friend who (surprise!) just emerged from a messy divorce and wanted to get back the taut tummy she hadn’t seen since before having kids… and being single. Cleared by the FDA in late 2018, this new body contouring treatment uses high-intensity focused electromagnetic energy to

Body Contouring - An Introduction This is part 6 of our Aesthetics 101 series. Body contouring is a general term that refers to both surgical and nonsurgical procedures that are specially designed to remove or reduce stubborn pockets of fat to contour different areas of your body. There are many ways to tackle body contouring when diet and exercise don’t seem to work on stubborn, small areas of fat. Nonsurgical body contouring can also be called nonsurgical fat reduction. There are a number of nonsurgical body contouring treatments available; Liposonix, Lipocel, Sculpsure, Vanquish, i-Lipo, Exilis Ultra, CoolSculpting, Clatuu, CoolTech and the list goes on.. Body sculpting, on the other hand, generally refers to a wide range of cosmetic plastic surgery procedures designed to reshape and enhance the appearance of your body and remove fat. In many cases, the terms body sculpting and body contouring are used interchangeably. What are available on the market today? Noninvasive