What Is ?
is a relatively new non-surgical treatment for reducing the amount of fat on your body, thus slimming and improving your body’s contour. The treatment also causes skin to become smoother and tighter, an outcome that helps minimize the cellulite “dimpling” that almost inevitably shows up on women’s thighs and buttocks as they age. (Men’s thicker skin usually keeps them from forming cellulite.) More than 80 percent of adult women have some amount of cellulite on their body.
How Does It Works?
uses a patented technology that its manufacturer, Syneron, calls elõs (Electro-Optical Synergy). It’s a combination of bi-polar radiofrequency energy and infrared light energy, coupled with vacuum suction and mechanical massage. The technology works on the theory that the heat from the radiofrequency and light energies increases the metabolism of the targeted fat cells, causing the fat to “burn off” and the cells themselves to shrink in size. At the same time, the device’s massage and gentle suctioning actions help smooth out the skin.
After the treatment you have the same number of fat cells, but they’re smaller in size—and your skin looks much smoother.
What Kind of Results Does Produce?
According to Syneron, clinical trials have shown that treatment reduces thigh circumference by 2 centimeters, abdomen circumference by 2.5 centimeters, and hip circumference by 3.2 centimeters.
Of course, results vary significantly from patient to patient. What kind of results you’ll see after treatment will depend on many factors, including the density of your fat cells.
