Stubborn fat: non-surgical reduction

What is it and why does it appear?

Fat on the abdomen, flanks or thighs that does not go however hard you try? There are two kinds. Subcutaneous fat lies under the skin and can be pinched; our treatments work on this. Visceral fat lies deep, around the organs, makes the abdomen hard and bloated, affects health and is reduced only with diet, exercise and medical guidance. Subcutaneous fat is stubborn because the number of fat cells in an area is fixed from adolescence: dieting shrinks them, it does not remove them, and some areas (abdomen, flanks, inner thighs) are genetic 'stores'. Cryolipolysis permanently removes part of these cells with cold ^[1]; EMSculpt Neo triggers fat-cell apoptosis with radiofrequency while building the muscle underneath ^[2]. Both remove centimetres, not kilos. When the volume of fat is large, liposuction is the most effective solution, and Dr Papaioannou says so plainly at the assessment.

Types

• Subcutaneous: under the skin, can be pinched; responds to our treatments
• Visceral: around the organs, hard abdomen; only diet, exercise and medical guidance

What to expect

Before and after: with cryolipolysis the first difference shows after 20 days and the final result at 3 months, with an average reduction in fat thickness of 20–25% per session and up to 40% with CLATUU 360. With EMSculpt Neo the abdomen is flatter and firmer within the 4 weeks and keeps improving for another 4–8. Your weight does not change; clothes fit differently. It lasts with a stable weight.

Tips

• The treatments are sculpting, not weight loss: stabilise your weight first
• Water and movement in the weeks after, for fat clearance
• Protein and sleep help the muscle after EMSculpt
• A hard, bloated abdomen = visceral fat: talk to a doctor