In the non-invasive, non-surgical body sculpting arena, fat freezing is one of the most common and talked about treatments. And no wonder really! Losing pockets of fat without needles, scalpels or any downtime sounds like the dream! But is it safe?
I have all types of people come into my clinic looking for targeted fat removal. And this can be for a variety of reasons. However, the most common reason seems to be people realizing that it gets harder to lose the fat the older we get. Indeed there have been recent studies proving that the body’s ability to remove subcutaneous fat decreases with age. Thank goodness for technologies like fat freezing and cavitation then!
We have two different types of fat in our bodies. Subcutaneous fat is the soft, squidgy fat you can grab hold of. The other type of fat is visceral fat. This is the fat that lies around your internal organs and needs to be controlled as it can lead to diabetes and heart disease. This fat is very hard, and technologies like fat freezing and cavitation are unable to reach or treat this. Reducing visceral fat is an inside job looking specifically at nutrition and exercise.
The first cryolipolysis technologies for the aesthetics market were introduced in 2010. Unlike liposuction which comes with the risk of anaesthesia, downtime, pain and infection, fat freezing is painless, non-invasive with no downtime. Over 8 million treatments have been performed worldwide, with hundreds of studies concluding that cryolipolysis is a safe and effective treatment to reduce fat deposits in most body areas. And providing you don’t overeat and put weight on, your results will be long-lasting.
Treatment time is 45 mins and each treatment will eradicate 20-40% of the fat cells in the treated area.
At Ultimate Bodyworks a thorough consultation to check medical history and medical conditions is carried out to ensure you are safe to have fat freezing. If there is any risk at all, I refuse treatment. I hate doing this as I completely understand the emotional relationship we have with our bodies, but ultimately, my responsibility is to keep you safe and so I often turn people away for medical reasons. And of course, there are still potential side effects like minimal bruising, redness, skin sensitivity and numbness. But all of these will resolve fairly quickly after the treatment. I have carried out literally hundreds of freezing treatments over the 4 years that Ultimate Bodyworks has been open and all have been completely safe and effective.
Results can start to be measured as soon as one-week post-treatment and full results take between 6 weeks to 3 months to come through depending on whether or not shockwave therapy is used as part of the treatment. Shockwave helps to break up the frozen fat cells, which are now basically waste in the body, and helps this waste to move into the lymphatic system to be disposed of by the body. You can have another fat freeze on the same body area 6 weeks after treatment if a shockwave course has been completed and 3 months later if not.
So, in conclusion, cryolipolysis is a safe, effective procedure that helps get rid of stubborn unwanted fat in most areas of the body, such as thighs, upper arms, abdomen, chin, flanks, and everything in between.
If you would like to book a free, no-obligation consultation to find out if fat freezing is the best body contouring option for you, get in touch, I’d love to help.
