Not all Fat Melting treatments are created equally or deliver the same visible results. Some devices are backed by science and deliver a noticeable reduction in stubborn fat cells, whereas other devices (which are not TGA approved) often require a strict diet to be followed and copious amounts of treatments to be had in order to achieve a slight reduction in stubborn fat.
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At Elite Body Contouring we only use the PowerShape' device in our Fat Melting treatments. PowerShape RF Fat Melting is clinically proven and listed on the TGA register (ARTG No. ) for results and safety.
Ultrasound Fat Cavitation was one of the first non-invasive fat melting treatments that clients opted for in which a quick and easy (cm) loss could be achieved without the surgery, however ultrasound fat cavitation does come with some disadvantages, including the requirement to drink at least 2 litres of water and to exercise vigorously immediately post treatment to allow for the body to flush the liquified fat, naturally.
Additionally, Ultrasound Fat Cavitation works by using powerful ultrasound waves to disrupt the fat cell membrane. The ultrasound vibration is so powerful that clients will hear a buzzing sound in the ear. Although not damaging to the ear, many clients feel that the vibration heard through the ears is irritating. Another disadvantage of Ultrasound Fat Cavitation technology is the pressure required to be applied by the therapist in order to mould and manipulate the stubborn fat for the best possible treatments outcome can be uncomfortable for clients - especially when working over areas with minimal fatty tissue .
In order for Ultrasound Fat Cavitation to be effective, there must be a certain amount of fat in the area of concern ,which limits the technology to be able to service the more leaner body types who are concerned with smaller deposits of fat.
Radio Frequency on the other hand doesn't rely on ultrasound vibration in order to disrupt the fat cell membrane, so there is no buzzing sound experienced during the treatment. RF relies on a high heat energy which feels quite comfortable on the skin, and due to no extra pressure needing to be applied to the treatment area, the sensation experienced is that similar to a hot stone massage, which is why at Elite Body Contouring, we believe that we are able to deliver better results and a more comfortable treatment experience with our PowerShape' device for RF Fat Melting vs Ultrasound Fat Cavitation.
Both Fat Freezing and Fat Melting treatments offered at elite body contouring provide a safe, gentle and non-surgical alternative to reduce stubborn subcutaneous fat for people who struggle to shift this through a healthy diet and lifestyle alone. Fat freezing permanently destroys stubborn fat cells using a technology called Cryolipolysis (a controlled cooling , vacuum applicator system) whereas Fat Melting shrinks the size of the fat cell causing a long lasting (but not permanent) volume reduction using a technology called Radio Frequency (heat energy emitted via a special hand-piece).
Our clients often find that a combination of fat melting and fat freezing treatments had concurrently may accelerate their results and provide a fast tracked approach in helping reach their fat reduction goals.
Which treatment is right for you should be determined in-clinic after a consultation with a trained body contouring specialist. Your individual concerns and goals will be identified and a tailored treatment program will be put together for you.
Throughout a fat loss journey we may find ourselves getting close to our goal and plateauing, this could be for many different reasons. One main reason you might struggle to shift that last bit of tummy fat is because it consists predominately of subcutaneous fat. Subcutaneous fat sits above the muscle and below the skin, its often soft and pinch-able and through any health and wellness journey, will be the last bit of fat left to shift. Subcutaneous fat is the type of fat we specialise in reducing and removing at Elite Body Contouring.
The tummy is one of the most commonly treated areas with our RF Fat Melting treatment, as often people have a large deposit of stubborn subcutaneous fat situated in this area. Unfortunately, non-surgical fat melting (and in fact any non-surgical body contouring treatment) isn't a quick or magic fix, however, it is a great option to work hand in hand with an overall health and wellness transformation journey to help you fast-track your fat reduction goals.
RF works by emitting energy at high heat into the layers of the dermis and the skins subcutaneous tissue . Because of the high heat used and the power behind the RF technology, it is important to do your research before undergoing any RF procedure.
Some possible things that could go wrong can include burning, blistering or scarring. Most of the timer an adverse reaction is due to a contraindication - for example, a client with an exiting medical condition that is contraindicated to the RF treatment, or if a client is currently taking a contraindicative medication (such as a skin thinner or anti acne medication).
To prevent the risk of having an unsafe RF treatment, we always advise clients to:
Simply put, radiofrequency is very high frequency electricity.
Low frequency electricity can make your muscles contract, even at low intensities. This is used in physiotherapy for musculoskeletal treatment and for pain reduction. A good example of this is EMS, or electrical muscle stimulation / TENS devices/treatments.
On the other hand, very high frequency electricity (>300kHz), when applied on the body, produces just heat.
High frequency wands used for facials operate at a lower frequency (60-200 kHz) and are vastly inferior to radiofrequency, in all aspects.
High frequency wands are of very low power (10 Watts), more superficial and would be very uncomfortable at the higher intensities used for radiofrequency.
Depending on the equipment used, the products applied and the protocols used, radiofrequency-induced heat can be anything from very deep (i.e. muscles and joints, for physiotherapy purposes) to very superficial (i.e. epidermis, for acne reduction etc) or anything inbetween.
For skin tightening and cellulite reduction the aim is to go deep/medium deep at the hypodermis/dermis level. You definitely don't want to go:
Either too superficial, whereby the epidermis will be burned, and the hypodermis/dermis will feel nothing
Or too deep, whereby the muscles will be warmed up, and the hypodermis/dermis will also feel nothing
Given that most so-called 'cellulite treatments' or body 'skin tightening treatments' on the market are:
superficial or medium-deep at best
and of low power
'it is essential to ensure that you receive both 'high-power' AND 'deep-tissue' radiofrequency, if you want to have good results - and without pain, superficial burns or irritation.
And it is important for the strong, deep radiofrequency procedures to be applied responsibly and by a well-trained person to ensure comfort, safety and effectiveness.
On the other hand, extreme intensity RF, i.e. radiofrequency applied in a stamp-like, static fashion and with anaesthetic cream/injections to mask the excessive pain, is definitely not a good idea, as the chance of permanent skin damage outweighs any mediocre benefits that such extreme intensity RF offers.
Needless to say that low-power RF machines are useless - especially those sold for home use (total waste of money).
The intense heat produced by high-power, deep-acting radiofrequency on the hypodermis and dermis has three actions:
It stimulates fat release (lipolysis) and weakens fat cells (adipolysis), leading to less cellulite fat
It stimulates collagen and elastin synthesis by collagen cells (fibroblasts) and collagen contraction of existing collagen, leading to tighter skin
It intensely stimulates circulation and lymphatic drainage on the area it is applied, leading to detoxification and better tissue metabolism in the tissues affected
All together, these three actions combined lead to both cellulite removal and skin tightening.
This means that with deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency you don't need to have a separate treatment for cellulite removal and another one for skin tightening.
High-power ultrasound cavitation is ideally combined with RF for cellulite reduction and sometimes it can also help with skin tightening - under specific protocols.
Strong ultrasound cavitation stimulates fat release and helps destabilise fat cells, leading to lipolysis (fat release) and adipocyte apoptosis (fat cell death).
Furthermore, ultrasound cavitation can help break down cellulite fibrosis.
If applied at very high intensity (but always within safety parameters) ultrasound can also stimulate skin tightening.
Similarly to radiofrequency, ultrasound has to be of high-power, deep-tissue to be effective. Low-power cavitation machines are useless - especially those sold for home use (total waste of money).
What you will feel when you have proper (i.e. high-power, deep-tissue) radiofrequency treatment is mainly deep heat.
If RF is properly applied, the surface of your skin (epidermis) will feel warm, while your deep skin layers (hypodermis and dermis) will feel very hot.
However, you should NEVER feel burning or pain. If you feel burning or pain continuously, ie for more than a split of a second here and there, that means that the treatment is not provided properly.
Within a few minutes of their first treatment, most people get used to the feeling of deep skin heat and usually relax, finding the treatment comfortable or even relaxing/soothing in the following treatments.
In fact, by the second session many clients can even doze off during treatment.
A small minority of clients (5-10%) find the treatment uncomfortable but still acceptable while a very small minority (~1-3%) find it painful, in which case an alternative treatment should be provided.
There is no such thing as 100% safety with any medical, aesthetic or complementary treatment.
However, if the pain threshold rule is adhered, then properly applied deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency treatment should be ~99% safe or better.
In 1% of the cases, or less, minor / temporary irritation could occur, but nothing major or permanent should happen.
Of course, safety rate can vary widely, depending on equipment used and training levels, but this is the safety rate to expect. At our clinic our safety rate was 99.9% in the last two years ( and ). Not bad!
So a quality high-power, deep tissue radiofrequency treatment can be deemed extremely safe, if provided by a well-trained, experienced and knowledgable therapist.
(Unfortunately most RF/ultrasound operators only receive one day's basic training - and zero training in the science of cellulite and skin tightening, and this is a problem in our industry.)
Even with the absolute best possible technology available today for skin tightening and cellulite reduction, 6-12 sessions are recommended for good results, with a treatment frequency between twice a week to once in two weeks.
(3x sessions are good for a quick top-up before a holiday or a special event, but for good, long-term results 6-12 sessions are needed.)
The body needs FREQUENT and REPEATED stimulation, as well as TIME, to change.
(The body will NOT change with an one-off session or with sessions taken one month apart or less often OR overnight. Frequent, repeated treatments, as well as time, are all needed. Don't believe the smooth operators who promise convenient instant miracles. One-off miracle treatments, in particular, typically cause more harm than good, and results are not worth the pain or the extortionate prices)
Very bad cases may need 12-24 sessions, even with the best technology in the world.
If more than 24x sessions are needed, as in very severe cases of skin laxity or cellulite, then surgery should be considered for skin tightening.
On the other hand, cellulite surgery is usually a disaster, for several reasons (this is a matter for another article). So I would never opt for cellulite surgery or suggest it, regardless of cellulite severity. In 99% of cases cellulite surgery is a bad idea - don't fall victim to the promises.
Those promises of results with 'you only need 1-4 sessions', 'instant results overnight' or 'amazing body transformations with monthly sessions', as advertised by cowboys, are simply lies to take advantage of the naive, the gullible and the desperate.
The irony is that these wild claims and fake promises are usually made by those who usually offer low-power, superficial treatments that have no chance in hell of ever creating a 'body transformation', either in 1, in 10 or even in 50 sessions.
Oh well'
There is also another category of treatments utilising painful and/or dangerous 'destructive' technologies, such as radiofrequency (RF) microneedling.
Results with those treatments are:
Neither instant: you need 1-6 months to recover and experience the full 'results'
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Nor amazing: you can get the same results or better with deep tissue RF
Nor worth all the adverse reactions
Nor worth the extreme rip-off prices
Needless to say we don't do those treatments and do not intend to do them at any time in the future.
With proper, deep-acting, high-power radio frequency, clients typically experience some immediate skin contraction, which sometimes is quite impressive.
However, the skin contraction produced by just one session is temporary, so we don't make much of it. A series of treatments will produce a more permanent skin contraction, and that is what both client and therapist should focus on.
Furthermore, a series of treatments will gradually produce more collagen and reduce cellulite fat, which are also important long-terms goals.
Most people see the first long-term results in 3-4 sessions. Some people we see at the clinic start raving about the treatment after 1 session already, while some may need as many as 4-5 sessions to start seeing the first long-term results.
Everyone is different.
Experience has shown that the results of any given session appear gradually and it takes about one month for 80% of the results of that session to show up, with another 20% improvement gradually occurring for about three more months after any given session.
I have seen hundreds of clients over the years who finished their course of 6x or 12x sessions, went on holiday and commented that they actually kept improving during holiday and even after holiday. This is very, very common.
As mentioned above, the objective is to give everyone the strongest SAFE treatment possible in order to stimulate skin tightening / cellulite reduction and offer the best possible results.
Then it's up to each individual body to respond to treatment. Some bodies respond faster and some slower, depending on genetics, lifestyle, metabolism and overall individual health/fitness at the time of treatment.
A strong, deep radiofrequency treatment always provides results - the only question is how fast these results occur, i.e. after how many sessions. As we discussed above, with a quality treatment most people need 6-12 sessions for good results
(Note: With lower quality treatments you may need 2x, 3x, 4x times as many, i.e. 12-24, 18-36 or even 24-48 sessions, i.e. practically never.)
Very stubborn cases may need more sessions, while the very severe cases will definitely need more.
So in a nutshell, yes, everyone (with rare exceptions) sees good results with deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency and/or deep acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation within 6-12 sessions, ranging from good to amazing.
As discussed above, with deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency (and high-power ultrasound cavitation) treatment intensity should be just below the pain threshold.
Going above the pain threshold with the use of anaesthetic creams or injections can cause a lot of adverse reactions.
Going really easy will result in poor results
And as mentioned above, there is a small minority of people who are too sensitive to have a decent treatment intensity. These are the people who do not respond well to treatment.
This practically means that such sensitive people may need double the amount of sessions that everyone else needs to see good results.
There is no way to predict who is going to be too sensitive so the the job of an honest, well-trained and responsible therapist is to inform the sensitive client that they may need 12-24 sessions for good results, instead of the usual 6-12.
Then the client can make an informed decision of whether to continue or not have any more treatments.
They can perhaps have high-power ultrasound cavitation or perhaps strong cellulite-specific massages for cellulite. We would not recommend any other cellulite treatment of any kind, as they are either ineffective and/or dangerous - and definitely not good for sensitive people either.
And they can also try specially applied high-power ultrasound cavitation for skin tightening or perhaps infrared/red LED treatment. The latter is very slow acting but is great for even the most sensitive people. Again, we would not recommend any other skin tightening treatment of any kind, as they are either ineffective and/or dangerous - and definitely not good for sensitive people either.
Can specific results after a number of sessions be guaranteed?
Absolutely not.
Nothing in biology can ever be guaranteed and whoever promises guaranteed specific results are lying.
No responsible doctor or healthcare practitioner ever guarantees a specific outcome. The body is not a car to replace a spare part and get it working perfectly again.
Just to make things clear: you cannot eliminate established cellulite either completely or for ever.
We are talking about long-term (not permanent) cellulite reduction (not elimination). Perhaps a maximum of 60% improvement in most cases and a maximum of 80% improvement in rare cases.
If cellulite is very little or very recent it can indeed be eliminated in some cases - but again not for ever. There is nothing permanent in biology - or in this universe for that matter.
Anyone who promises cellulite elimination, especially permanent cellulite elimination, are simply lying. Stop believing the internet hype.
The exact same things apply to skin tightening.
Nobody can have the skin they used to have when they were 18 again and no treatment (even surgical ones) can transform someone's skin to that of a top model, in the same way that no amount of training and/or anabolic steroids can turn a couch potato - or even a normal person - into an olympic athlete. Again, stop believing the internet hype.
Once I saw a client who came for a consultation and who literally grabbed her bottom, lifted it up by four inches with her hand and asked me 'Can you do this? Can you lift my bum that much? I want this kind of lift'.
Obviously my answer was an immediate and resounding 'No', adding politely that even if I could, I wouldn't do it. In fact, what she was asking was not even possible with surgery. Moreover, no surgeon would ever agree to creating such deformity, even if that was possible.
I know that's an extreme anecdote, but there are limits and we should all be down to earth and realistic with what is possible and what we want from our body and our aesthetic practitioner.
Clinical practice has shown that the best treatment frequency is anything between twice a week to once in two weeks.
Treatment three times a week is OK for up to a couple of weeks and provided there is at least one day gap between treatments.
Treatment once a month is only suited to maintenance/prevention - never for improvement/reduction.
Strong, deep but balanced stimulation for a certain amount of time
Frequent repetition of that stimulation (neither too frequent and nor too infrequent). If you are short of time or live far away from the clinic that provides a treatment, it won't help if you have treatments once a month. All you will achieve is maintenance, but not improvement.
A minimum number of sessions. As we mentioned above, 6-12x sessions are needed for most women, with occasionally 3x sessions being enough for satisfactory results, and 12-24x needed for more severe cases of cellulite / loose skin or for perfectionists. Regardless of how much money you are prepared to throw at a super-expensive, overhyped, gimmicky treatment, you will not get satisfactory results in 1-4 sessions.
The passage of time after treatment, for tissue changes to occur, i.e. lipolysis, adipocyte apoptosis, collagen synthesis, collagen contraction. Again regardless of how much money you are prepared to throw at a super-expensive, overhyped, gimmicky treatment, you will not see overnight results. Best advice: start early, don't leave it for last minute before the holidays.
After you achieve a nice result from your course of treatments you may consider maintenance treatments.
As long as you keep active and you don't follow any crash/yoyo diets, you don't need much or any maintenance treatments - collagen stays in your body for a very long time.
Of course due to the natural ageing process at some point you will need to have some more treatments, but not for a couple of years or even longer.
On the other hand, if you have a very sedentary life (working/studying hard on your desk for 12 hours a day and for months on end with little exercise) then you need maintenance treatments.
The more sedentary you are, the more treatments are needed to prevent skin laxity from taking hold again. For the body, things are simple: if you don't use it, you lose it.
Most very sedentary people have maintenance treatments every 2 months or they have a course of 3-6 top-up sessions every year.
As long as you keep active, eat healthily, avoid sugar, fried food and alcohol, do not take hormonal contraception and do not smoke, you don't need much or any maintenance treatments.
However, experience shows that most women do not do all the above (blame modern life, the cause of cellulite), so maintenance treatments are more important for cellulite prevention than for skin looseness prevention.
Again, the more you abuse your body, the more treatments you need to prevent cellulite from taking hold again.
Most people have maintenance treatments every 1-2 months or they have a course of 3-6 top-up sessions every year.
So there you have it, answers to most questions asked about radiofrequency and ultrasound treatments for cellulite / skin tightening.
If you have any more pertinent questions about treatments, please feel free to suggest it here for inclusion in this article (please note we do not answer questions unrelated to our clinic and our treatments by , but we can post your answer here).
At LipoTherapeia we have specialised 100% in skin tightening and cellulite reduction for more than two decades and 20,000+ sessions.
This is all we study and practise every day and have researched and tried hands-on all the important skin tightening equipment and their manufacturers.
As strong, deep acting radiofrequency and deep-acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation are the technologies of choice for skin tightening and cellulite reduction, we have invested in the best RF/ultrasound technologies in the world.
Furthermore, over the last two decades we have developed advanced RF and cavitation treatment protocols in order to make the most of our technologies, for maximum results, naturally and safely.
Our radiofrequency/ultrasound treatments are comfortable, pain-free, downtime-free, injection-free, microneedling-free, 99.5%+ safe and always non-invasive.
And our focus is on honest, realistic, science-based treatment, combined with caring, professional service, with a smile.
We will be pleased to see you, assess your cellulite, skin laxity or fibrosis, listen to your story, discuss your case and offer you the best possible treatment.
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