After a long journey of weight control and starting to see a significant loss of weight, shall the celebration begin?! Perhaps it is too soon to celebrate as rapid loss of fat will leave the body with sagging, loose skin and being out of shape. Although a regular and continuous workout can help improve the body contouring, do aesthetic treatments or body contouring therapies provide more promising results on rebuilding the body shape?
Out of Shape Body
Loose body skin can happen after a loss of a huge amount of weight where it doesn’t give the skin adequate time to gradually contract, resulting in loose, hanging skin. Also, ageing can lead to loose skin as the collagen in the skin is declined, losing the structural support to the skin. The loose skin is not fat tissue. People with loose skin are not suggested to go on diet because it will only make the loose skin worse and tend to have rebound weight gain.
No matter if you are chubby or slim, loose and hanging skin on the body will make us out of shape and lack curves. To tighten the skin and rebuild a firm body contour, there are 2 essential goals to meet, 1) total body fat below 20% and 2) body containing adequate muscle. Keeping a low body fat content will maintain a less chubby appearance while building muscles will create a tight, firm body contour and reduce the appearance of loose skin.
Causes
We can look into the causes of loose skin or out-of-shape body from 2 factors: fat and muscle (age).
◎ Fat
○ After a huge amount of weight loss, you can be left with excess skin as the support is declined, especially the weight loss happens rapidly.
○ Obesity. A body with high body fat tends to have fat burgles hanging out from the body, causing the body to be out of shape.
◎ Muscle (Age)
When we grow older or lack exercise, the muscle mass will decline which will cause the skin to become loose and the body to be out of shape.
○ Low muscle mass
Muscle is considered as the ‘second heart’, the stronger the muscle, the better the blood circulation and metabolic rate. After our 30s, we start to lose our muscle gradually, therefore, it is important to maintain the muscle mass and its quality in order to keep the skin from sagging rapidly.
○ Body protein declines as we age
Our body composition contains 18% protein, however, the percentage gradually drops when we get older. Collagen is a type of protein that provides structural support to the skin. When the amount of collagen decreases, our skin will receive less support from them and hence become loose. Loosen skin will no longer hold the subcutaneous fat in place and make the fay tissue become sagging and hanging.
Symptoms
The body shows loose skin, sagging skin or out of shape body.
Affected group
Loose body skin and out of shape body can happen to anyone regardless of gender and body shape.
Treatment
Muscle and fat are in different structures and not interchangeable, it is important to know that it is impossible to turn fat into muscle by any means. In fact, losing weight and building muscle can be achieved at the same time and causing no conflicts.
Ai Beauty Clinic offers a range of quality treatments for you to improve loose skin/out of shape body. If you want to tighten your skin and get back a curved body shape, the “Fat Reduction + Muscle Building” treatment could be the one that you have been looking for. It is a dual treatment that will treat the root problem (fat and muscle) and you will not have to worry about the pain and risk as they are painless and have a low risk profile.
A. CoolSculpting Elite (Fat freezing treatment)
What is CoolSculpting:
CoolSculpting Elite system is a fat freezing treatment system developed by renowned dermatologists Dr.R.Rox Anderson and Dr. Fieter Manstein at Massachusetts General Hospital (A teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School), and manufactured by American medical equipment manufacturer ZELTIQ AESTHETICS, INC.. The system has been widely used in more than 80 countries globally with more than 5 millions successful practical cases. This technology has been certified by the US FDA, China CFDA and CE. Its safety and prominent results have granted the CoolSculpting technology to be a world class body sculpting treatment.
Principles:
Based on the cold-intolerance property of fat cells, CoolSculpting technology utilises low temperature (4~5℃) applicators to chill the unwanted fat cells. Fat cells will then die and be excreted out of the body as they can not tolerate low temperature. The accurate temperature setting and the usage of the applicator probe ensure that the process will not damage any normal body tissues except fat cells. Thanks to the high accuracy and specificity, one treatment can achieve a removal of 22.4% fat.This treatment is highly effective on fat reduction as it can directly reduce the number of fat cells.
Procedure:
1、Face-to-face consultation: Evaluation of bulges including location and size. Doctor will provide a suggested treatment plan based on your situation and expectation.
2、Pre-treatment: Draw markings to define treatment areas. Clean, disinfect and install the tip of applicator.
3、Sculpting treatment: Place the applicator probe against your skin to deliver cooling to fat cells.
4、Post-treatment caring.
Duration: 1 hr
Who is it for:
- People who are not significantly overweight but looking for a fat reduction at specific body parts;
- People who are looking for a non-invasive method to reduce fat and have mild condition of loose skin;
- People who want a non-invasive fat reduction treatment without any involvement of surgical operation, liposuction or general anaesthesia;
- People who are not physically active and want to rapidly lose fat at specific body parts;
- People who want to reduce their total body fat prior to building muscle training;
B. Lipodissolve injection
What is Lipodissolve injection:
Lipodissolve injection is considered as the most safe and effective non-surgical fat reduction treatment, it works particularly well on local fat reduction and removal of stubborn fat such as double chin, chubby face, arm and leg. Lipodissolve injection boosts the metabolic rate of fat tissue, enhances the breakdown process of fat cells, and tightens and lifts the skin. The weight loss achieved by lipodissolve injection is from the fat reduction and not from the water reduction.
How does it work?
Lipodissolve injection solution will be injected into the subcutaneous fat layer. The active ingredients in the solution will break down the walls of fatty cells and increase the localised concentration of lipase enzymes to facilitate the destruction of fatty cells and let the body flush out the fat as waste via the lymphatic system. Lipodissolve injection has an additional function on promoting circulation of blood and lymphatic system, helping to rejuvenate the skin with the essential nutrients.
Procedure:
1. Face-to-face consultation: Doctor conducts evaluation of the thickness of the double chin and provides professional advice on whether or not a lipodissolve injection treatment is suitable. If suitable, the injection site will then be marked on the face.
2. Pre-treatment preparation: Local anesthetic. Clean and disinfect the injection areas.
3. Injection: Administered with blunt needles at the double chin. Only one injection at each injection zone.
4. Post-treatment precautions.
Duration: 30-45 mins
Who is it for?
- People who have problems of stubborn fat at troubled areas around the body including shoulders, inner thighs, joints, abdomen, etc;
- People who have excess fat deposit and mild condition of loose skin;People who have fat deposited in their body and want to eliminate cellulite;
- People who are experiencing uneven skin texture after liposuction treatment;
- People who want a non-invasive fat reduction treatment without any involvement of surgical operation, liposuction or general anaesthesia;
- People who lack exercise and are physically inactive;
- People who want to reduce their total body fat prior to building muscle training;
C. BTL EMSCULPT
What is BTL EMSCULPT:
Developed by BTL, BTL EMSCULPT is an innovative device that can simultaneously burn fat (19%) and build muscle (16%) by a non-invasive technology. The device offers effective and safe results without emitting any radiation, freezing or high temperature that may damage the epidermis. BTL EMSCULPT has been certified by the US FDA, CE and TGA, and supported by 7 pieces of independent academic research in the United States. EMSCULPT is the same technology that Kim Kardashian has used for shaping her figure.
How does it work:
BTL EMSCULPT adopts a breakthrough technology called High-intensity Focused Electromagnetic Technology (HIFEM) . In only 30 minutes, an energy pulse will stimulate muscle contraction for 20,000 times. The electromagnetic wave emitted from the well designed applicator can penetrate up to 7cm depth of the muscle layer in order to trigger extreme muscular contractions that the human body cannot achieve autonomously. These contractions facilitate fat burning (by increasing breakdown of fat cells) and muscle building and strengthening.
Procedure:
1、Face-to-face consultation: Customise a unique treatment plan for each client based on their condition and desired result.
2、BTL EMSCULPT: Place the applicator tip onto the treatment area, gradually increase the energy intensity.
3、Post-treatment precautions.
Duration: 30-45 mins
Who is it for:
- People who are not significantly overweight but looking for getting rid of stubborn fat at specific areas such as shoulders, abdomens and buttocks;
- People who have loosen skin and want to reshape their body contour and tighten their skin
- People who want to build muscle and burn fat at the same time;
- People who want to create a better body shape by both fat reduction and muscle building;
- People who want a non-invasive fat reduction treatment without any involvement of surgical operation, liposuction or general anaesthesia;
- People who lack sufficient exercise and want to lose fat healthily;
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