The holidays are over, your New Year’s resolutions have been set and now you’re looking ahead to Spring and Summer break wondering what additional options are out there to help you achieve your fitness and weight loss goals. When it comes to weight loss devices on the market, the first treatment that comes to mind is Coolsculpting. Often the most widely known and most heavily marketed, Coolsculpting and other Cryotherapy treatments tend to be patient’s first stop for body contouring assistance.
While FDA approved, Coolsculpting is often not the best choice for many patients looking for assistance with weight loss, body contouring and body sculpting. Instead, patients should consider another FDA approved fat removal and non-invasive alternative to liposuction: truSculpt! While truSculpt utilizes heat to permanently destroy targeted fat cells vs Coolsculpting’s cryotherapy technology, there are a few similarities between the two treatments.
truSculpt, like Coolsculpt, permanently destroys up to 24% of the fat cells targeted in each treatment. Both treatments may require multiple sessions with approximately 3 months following each session to obtain desired results and both treatments are able to target fat cells in multiple areas of the body. This, however, is where the similarities end and where truSculpt takes the lead as a more effective body contouring treatment.
With Coolsculpting, customized applicators can only be applied to “pinchable areas” of the body such as the abdomen, love handles, thighs and back/bra fat. Needing the treated areas to be “pinchable”, however, does restrict patients on which areas they are able to receive assistance. This “pinchable” requirement also prevents patients with BMI’s over 30 from being able to be treated. truSculpt, on the other hand, utilizes radiofrequency heat to destroy fat cells using individual applicators that can be applied to most areas on the body where fat cells exist. This allows a variety of additional areas to be treated, such as under the arms and under the chin, as well as allowing for patients with BMI’s over 30 to be treated. Patient’s who regularly work out but may have a few “problem areas” are also able to use truSculpt as a way to treat those areas unaffected by traditional fitness regimens.
An additional benefit of utilizing radiofrequency to permanently destroy fat cells is that truSculpt treatments also assist with skin tightening and textural improvements (i.e. cellulite) with each treatment. As patients lose weight, a side effect commonly seen is a decrease in skin elasticity. While Coolsculpting does not assist with skin tightening, truSculpt treatments absolutely do!
But wait! There’s even more!
CoolSculpt treatments can often be extremely uncomfortable, require downtime with lingering side effects and require patients to sit through treatments lasting up to 105 minutes per treatment. truSculpt, in comparison, is significantly more comfortable, has no side effects, is much more cost-effective, allows patients to resume daily activities immediately following their treatment and each treatment only lasts for 15-minutes!
truSculpt can be paired with our truFlex device to lose fat while also building muscle and is a great combination for postpartum or post-surgical patients, especially those suffering from diastasis recti! Patients in our Semaglutide program also benefit greatly from the skin tightening properties of truSculpt as well!
No matter the extent of your weight loss goals, our truSculpt device can assist you! Give us a call today or Book through our website to schedule your truSculpt consultation!
