Let’s face it, everyone. Most of us still have those recalcitrant fatty spots that will not quit, regardless of how much we work out and eat right. You know, that residual muffin top, those love handles that won’t die, the eternal arm jiggle. Ugh, it’s all so real!
While peripheral fat has, for a long time now, been addressed by invasive surgical procedures such as liposuction; these treatments usually come with a whole host of risks, costs, and recovery downtimes that make them less than appealing for most people.
Luckily for us, the world of beauty and aesthetics has provided, over the past decade or so, a solution that is gentler and by far less invasive: cryolipolysis treatment. Fat freezing technology in this new innovative method is fast becoming one of the hottest-attended trends today regarding genuinely safe and effective body contouring with zero surgery and next to no downtime.
If you are thinking of finally bidding adieu to those obdurate fatty areas without laying knives on your skin, then cryolipolysis can be the icy solution you have been praying for.
The Science Behind the Cool Fat Freezing Technology
So how does this cryolipolysis work its fat-busting magic? It’s time to get a little nerdy.
The word translates to “cold-induced fat elimination.” It is a patented technique in which controlled cooling technology is used to precisely and selectively freeze and kill fat cells. It uses the science that fat cells are more vulnerable to freezing temperatures than surrounding tissues.
In a cryolipolysis procedure, a specific applicator is used directed towards areas such as the abdomen, flanks, bra bulge, arm, or chin. The applicator gently engulfs the skin and underlying fat into the cooling panels with its suction cup. Such cooling panels then get cooled to a precise temperature of about 11 to -13 °C. Because of this process, the fat cells present within a treated region crystallize, consequently leading to cell death.
Over the course of weeks and months following treatment, your body’s lymphatic system naturally moves in to metabolize and flush away these crystallized dead fat cells through its ordinary waste removal process. What will you see then? A sculpted, smoothed, and slimmer you in these formerly frustrating bulges—and up to 25% permanent fat reduction—is possible.
While this makes cryolipolysis most definitely not a fat loss option for the obese, it can eradicate those stubborn pockets of fat that otherwise will not budge with a healthy diet and exercise. This makes it, therefore, an attractive option for those near the goal weight but who wish to have non-invasive body contouring and fat reduction.
Benefits Associated with Choosing Cryolipolysis Treatments
In a world where different forms of surgical, non-invasive, and aesthetic fat reduction procedures exist today, cryolipolysis is fast gaining prominence for many obvious advantages:
- A Safe Non-Surgical Alternative to Lipo: Perhaps the most significant advantage that cryolipolysis offers is that it delivers liposuction-like results without the inherent risks, pain, or recovery from invasive surgery. Because the fat cells are not killed but instead simply frozen and then metabolized out, there is no need for incisions, anesthesia, or extended downtimes. It’s about as non-invasive as a fat-removal treatment gets.
- Long-Term Fat Loss Results: Unlike non-surgical fat reduction treatments like lipo laser or radio frequency therapies, which only work to shrink fat cells, cryolipolysis destroys them for good. Once flushed out in the weeks following treatment, the treated fat cells are gone for good and will not return, giving you long-term sculpting results.
- Minimal to no downtime: Among the most significant benefits related to cryolipolysis is that most patients can return to daily activities immediately following their appointment, and zero downtime is involved. In the worst-case scenario, you might experience slight temporary redness, swelling, or numbness in the area where the treatment is performed, but all these vanish quickly within one or two weeks.
- Personalized and accurate treatment: With the next generation of cryolipolysis applicators, an experienced provider may now precisely contour and shape just about any area of unwanted fat on the body, tailoring treatment parameters to your unique needs. Commonly treated areas include the stomach, love handles, thighs, arms, back fat, double chin, and more.
- A More Comfortable Body Contouring Experience: If you’ve ever tried other non-invasive body contouring treatments, such as lasers or ultrasound energy, you are well aware that they can get pretty uncomfortable. There are some instead obliterating heating sensations that are associated with these treatment options. Many patients report cryolipolysis treatment as much more comfortable, with many simply feeling intense pulling or cooling sensations during treatment.
- Results Visible in a Matter of Weeks: Although the outcome of the treatment takes around 2-4 months as the time your body takes to absorb melted fat cells, most patients see significant slimming and smoothening at the treated areas within a period of 3–4 weeks after the cryolipolysis treatment. Such a fast transformation helps gain the motivation to hold on until those final body goals.
Lipo Laser vs. Cryolipolysis: Which is Better for Fat Reduction?
With so many fat reduction technologies on the market these days, you might find yourself questioning how cryolipolysis will hold up to other popular choices, such as lipo laser treatments. Here is a brief comparison of their fundamental differences:
The non-invasive lipo laser treatment uses low-level lasers or other forms of light-based energy to deliver heat to the fat cells in a specific area, thereby shrinking their size in the short term. Since the cells are still alive, they will eventually plump again unless ongoing treatments are applied.
What makes cryolipolysis treatments so unique is the fact that they freeze the fat cells to permanent destruction. Once treated, fat cells die and are flushed out by your body’s lymphatic system over time; they are gone for good and provide long-lasting fat reduction and body contouring results.
As far as treatment comfort and side effects are concerned, for most people, cryolipolysis treatment is much more comfortable when compared to the sensation of lipo laser energy, which feels hot and prickly. Cryolipolysis also has minimal recovery time.
Of course, results may vary with either technology on an individual basis. But for most people looking for a more dramatic yet comfortable solution for sculpting resistant fat, cryolipolysis is fast becoming the technology of choice instead of older lipo laser options.
Experience the Transformative Power of Cryolipolysis at VLCC
But if you are ready to unlock that most contoured and sculpted body of yours via the proven power of cryolipolysis fat freezing, there is no better destination than VLCC’s world-class body sculpting facilities.
As a leading brand in the beauty and wellness sector, VLCC has been a leader in such innovative aesthetic technologies as cryolipolysis treatment for many years. Their highly skilled team of body-sculpting experts offers outstanding treatment standards using the latest and most advanced cryolipolysis systems.
Every personalized cryolipolysis treatment at VLCC begins with a thorough consultation that allows for an analysis of your concerns and the creation of a treatment plan individually tailored to target the cold spots on your body where the fat is most stubborn. Following this, the specialized cooling applicators will be carefully placed, and treatment parameters will be set by their experts to best align with your goals.
Post-treatment, your clinician will also give you a great deal of education on how to best enhance the fat cell metabolism and lymphatic draining process in your body for maximum results over the coming weeks. It is this kind of end-to-end expert counsel and support that makes the VLCC experience in cryolipolysis so exceptional.
But cryolipolysis is only one of the many powerful body contouring solutions you find at the state-of-the-art facilities of VLCC. There’s a comprehensive menu featuring complementary treatments like:
- Lipo-laser treatments
- Ultrasound cavitation
- Radio frequency skin tightening
- Lymph drainage massages
- Personalized nutrition and exercise coaching
VLCC transforms your total body in a complete 360-degree manner through the integrated approach of choosing multiple modalities with customized treatment plans for each person.
