Category: non-invasive body contouring

There numerous non-invasive body contouring devices in use today that exert their effects using different energy forms. One such popular device is that of Vanquish. Delivering selective radiofrequency energy through external panels that have no contact with the patient’s skin surface, fat reduction can be achieved within a few centimeters of the skin’s surface. This Read More…

The market leader for nonsurgical fat reduction is Cryolipolysis or Cool Sculpting. It is the market leader not necessarily because it is the best body contouring device but because it is certainly the most heavily marketed to both physicians and patients. But it is not suitable for every patient that seeks nonsurgical fat reduction because Read More…

  Selective radiofrequency (RF) is the energy basis for how the fat reduction device, Vanquish, works. Through the use of an external applicator, RF-based energy is delivered to the subcutaneous fat. This is purported to cause fat cell death and it does so without discomfort or recovery. But with so many other energy-based devices that Read More…

Energy-based devices have achieved a viable status in the non-surgical elimination of fat. With numerous devices available, the question is what is the right energy-based technology that can achieve the best results. Options include ultrasound, radiofrequency and electromagnetic waves as well as laser and thermal energies. The use of selective radiofrequency (RF) is an FDA-approved Read More…

There are numerous non-invasive no downtime body contouring procedures for skin tightening and fat reduction specifically. One of these technological approaches is that offered by BTL Aesthetics. They offer plastic surgeons two-energy driven devices that work together to produce the best outcome without patient discomfort or recovery. These two devices include the Exilis and Vanquish. Read More…

The option to get rid of some abdominal and waistline fat without surgery has been a major non-invasive body approach for almost two decades. Numerous devices, injections and technologies have been introduced over the years…a few of which have stayed and most of which have gone. As old ones go, new non-surgical fat reduction methods Read More…

Non-invasive body contouring devices have been around for almost a hundred years and, historically, most were more gimmick than effective. But the past decade has seen a new generation of body contouring devices that actually have science behind them and do offer some fat reduction benefits. While all such current devices are different, they are Read More…