How Does Body Contouring Work?

With today’s body contouring technology we have the ability to minimize fat cells and tighten sagging skin. ZENA Medical offers both non-surgical and surgical options to sculpt your body’s physique.  

UltraShape® POWER is 100% safe and comfortable. Ultrasound waves penetrate your skin like shockwaves, disrupting the walls of fat cells, which release in the form of triglycerides. Your liver processes this and removes them from your body. Pockets of unwanted fat don’t stand a chance, and with precise placement of the ultrasound waves, your ZENA Medical provider can slim down your flanks, stomach, back, and thighs for maximum impact. The most you’ll feel is a slight vibration through your tissues as UltraShape® POWER shapes your body. 

If skin tightening and cellulite are of concern, VelaShape® III could be more your speed. It uses 3 different kinds of energy to correct the appearance of cellulite and skin laxity. First, mechanical tissue manipulation occurs when the handpiece pulls your tissues using vacuum pulses, controlling exactly which tissues receive treatment. Next, bi-polar radiofrequency and infrared heat raise the temperature of tissues deep inside to remodel at the cellular level, increasing collagen production and shrinking tissues for tighter, smoother skin. Cellulite is not a kind of fat that can be exercised away, so there really is no amount of running, treadmill time, or strength training that can do what VelaShape® III and ZENA Medical can do. VelaShape® III is comfortable, with many patients likening it to a warm massage. 

These non-surgical body contouring techniques can take time to produce optimal results. If you’re looking for something more dramatic, Dr. Leong performs surgical cosmetic body contouring for ZENA Medical in the form of liposuction, a tummy tuck, or mommy makeover.

Even surgical techniques for body contouring have progressed significantly in the last several years in terms of how long recovery takes, how much sculpting the surgeon can do, and how much tissue trauma must be endured. Liposuction is gentler than ever. Having a tummy tuck can address both stubborn fat and skin laxity—along with repairing muscles that have weakened due to pregnancy and childbirth. A mommy makeover can combine both procedures as well as address breast concerns typical of post-pregnancy and breastfeeding. You get all the body contouring you need in one procedure with one recovery period.