It happens like clockwork. Every year, a majority of people go through the holidays, frequently overindulging in foods (and amounts) they don’t usually eat. As a consequence, almost everyone gains fat during the holidays.
Some folks really take advantage of the entire holiday season. They start packing on the pounds with Halloween candy and don’t stop until after New Year’s Day.
New Year’s Resolutions
It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that many of the top resolutions people make each year revolve around losing weight and/or getting fit. These are commendable resolutions. Your health and wellness should be a top priority.
But after making their resolutions, and getting down to the business of taking off that excess holiday weight, many people are still disappointed with their results. Even though the scale says they’ve lost the weight they wanted to lose, they still don’t like what they see in the mirror.
It can happen because, even when you exercise and control what and how much you eat, you can’t control where the fat loss occurs. So you can be left with fat pockets that are stubbornly resistant to all your wise choices and determined efforts.
Body Contouring and Shaping
This is when body contouring procedures can help you achieve the look you want. Body shaping and contouring treatments are specially designed to treat specific areas of the body that are harboring stubborn fat cells.
For instance, a SculpSure®, treatment uses laser energy to take care of reducing fat in specific areas. So if you’ve met your weight loss goal, or are close to getting there, SculpSure® can help get rid of those stubborn saddlebags on your thighs that just won’t seem to budge. And that’s just an example of one area…SculpSure® is actually effective in several other body areas as well.
Other procedures, like Coolsculpting®, use “cold therapy” to accomplish the elimination of fat cells. They even have specially designed handheld devices for certain body areas, like the thighs and the upper arms.
If you’re still battling a bra bulge, or maybe you have fatty pockets at the knees, Tightsculpting® may be your answer. It can also treat other areas and uses laser energy to not only remove the fat cells but to stimulate the body’s natural collagen production to help tighten up the skin.
Body contouring and shaping can also be achieved with Trusculpt® iD, particularly in the stomach area, and includes the flank areas, more commonly called “muffin top” or “love handles”. Trusculpt® iD uses a type of energy called RF energy, or radiofrequency energy, to eliminate between 20% and 30% of fat cells as well as tightening up the skin.
When Your Best Efforts Aren’t Enough
The important thing to remember is not to beat yourself up when you’ve done your best and still have areas on your body you’d like to see improved. Help is available in the form of a wide variety of body sculpting methods from which to choose.
Keep in mind, while these treatments will help you lose some fat, they’re not intended to treat obesity. Ideal candidates for body shaping or contouring are at their goal weight or close to it, within about 20-30 pounds.
The first step is to schedule a consultation, where you’ll be guided as to which treatments are best suited for your unique situation and aesthetic goals. With today’s technology and all the different procedures available, there’s no reason the image you see in the mirror can’t match the one you see in your mind.