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Emsculpt is a unique body sculpting treatment in that it targets two elements instead of one. Most body sculpting technologies, like CoolSculpting or Kybella, only target body fat. This one targets muscle and, in so doing, burns fat. This treatment can also burn fat without destroying fat cells.
One 30-minute Emsculpt session produces nearly 20,000 muscle contractions, while Emsculpt Neo produces up to 24,000.
Contracting repeatedly without rest stresses the muscles, which triggers rapid changes at the cellular level that increase muscle size and strength.
To supply energy for so many muscle contractions, neighboring fat cells break down via a process called lipolysis. Damaged fat cells eventually die, and the body naturally eliminates them over the coming weeks. The result of the combined action of muscle tightening and fat-cell destruction is stronger, more defined muscles.
Emsculpt Neo combines enhanced electromagnetic energy with radiofrequency heat, with a patented electrode found in no other device. The RF heat boosts blood supply to the muscles, which helps increase the number of muscle fibers and overall muscle volume. According to one study, Emsculpt Neo “activates muscle-derived stem cells similar to a 12-week resistance training.”
Its RF energy also heats the fat layer to just above 42°C, the temperature at which fat cells begin to break down. Severely damaged fat cells are metabolized and eliminated by the body over the next several weeks, leading to permanent fat loss.
Both treatments keep working after you finish your last session: your muscles should continue to grow and your fat to shrink for about four months after you finish your last procedure.
This nonsurgical treatment can tighten, tone, and strengthen the large muscle groups of the abdomen and buttocks as well as of smaller body areas, including the upper arms, thighs, and calves. The result is increased muscle definition and reduced circumference.
Emsculpt Neo, launched in fall 2020, is a next-generation, FDA-cleared device that combines enhanced HIFEM technology (delivering up to 20% more electromagnetic pulses than the original) with radiofrequency (RF) energy in the form of heat, to burn fat more effectively.
Emsculpt Neo can treat all the same areas as the original Emsculpt device, though treatment of the butt, arms, and calves is typically done without heat, to avoid the volume loss that would come with fat reduction.
Four sessions, typically spaced two to five days apart, are recommended over a two-week period, with either the classic Emsculpt or Emsculpt Neo device.
Both devices can also reduce muscle separation in the abs, a symptom of diastasis recti, a condition where your abdominal muscles separate (usually during pregnancy) and create a belly pooch. It’s the only nonsurgical treatment shown to be effective in treating abdominal separation. While doctors on RealSelf recommend a tummy tuck for people with significant separation, they say Emsculpt can be a good option for avoiding surgery.
One 30-minute Emsculpt session produces nearly 20,000 muscle contractions, while Emsculpt Neo produces up to 24,000.
Contracting repeatedly without rest stresses the muscles, which triggers rapid changes at the cellular level that increase muscle size and strength.
To supply energy for so many muscle contractions, neighboring fat cells break down via a process called lipolysis. Damaged fat cells eventually die, and the body naturally eliminates them over the coming weeks. The result of the combined action of muscle tightening and fat-cell destruction is stronger, more defined muscles.
Emsculpt Neo combines enhanced electromagnetic energy with radiofrequency heat, with a patented electrode found in no other device. The RF heat boosts blood supply to the muscles, which helps increase the number of muscle fibers and overall muscle volume. According to one study, Emsculpt Neo “activates muscle-derived stem cells similar to a 12-week resistance training.”
Its RF energy also heats the fat layer to just above 42°C, the temperature at which fat cells begin to break down. Severely damaged fat cells are metabolized and eliminated by the body over the next several weeks, leading to permanent fat loss.
Both treatments keep working after you finish your last session: your muscles should continue to grow and your fat to shrink for about four months after you finish your last procedure.
This nonsurgical treatment can tighten, tone, and strengthen the large muscle groups of the abdomen and buttocks as well as of smaller body areas, including the upper arms, thighs, and calves. The result is increased muscle definition and reduced circumference.
Emsculpt Neo, launched in fall 2020, is a next-generation, FDA-cleared device that combines enhanced HIFEM technology (delivering up to 20% more electromagnetic pulses than the original) with radiofrequency (RF) energy in the form of heat, to burn fat more effectively.
Emsculpt Neo can treat all the same areas as the original Emsculpt device, though treatment of the butt, arms, and calves is typically done without heat, to avoid the volume loss that would come with fat reduction.
Four sessions, typically spaced two to five days apart, are recommended over a two-week period, with either the classic Emsculpt or Emsculpt Neo device.
Both devices can also reduce muscle separation in the abs, a symptom of diastasis recti, a condition where your abdominal muscles separate (usually during pregnancy) and create a belly pooch. It’s the only nonsurgical treatment shown to be effective in treating abdominal separation. While doctors on RealSelf recommend a tummy tuck for people with significant separation, they say Emsculpt can be a good option for avoiding surgery.
How much is the cost?
- Average Cost:
- $3,050
- Range:
- $1,400 - $4,500
How long to get result?
People who are relatively fit may see improvements after just one Emsculpt or Emsculpt Neo treatment session.
After the recommended four sessions, good candidates should feel stronger and see more muscle tone and reduced fat in the treated areas, with the best results visible after three months.
Final results may take longer to appear, especially in areas with more fat. “Building muscle takes time. We can’t go to the gym once and say we’re toned and strong,” Dr. Nowak says. “The muscle builds over the next couple of months. Apoptosis—the breakdown of fat cells—takes a couple of months to happen.”
Additional sessions beyond the initial four won’t hurt, but they may not improve results either.
“Current studies have shown that results tend to plateau after four sessions,” says Dr. Nicole Hayre, a dermatologic surgeon in McLean, Virginia. “Therefore, extra sessions will likely not increase the benefits of the treatment.” You’re better off living a healthy lifestyle after your Emsculpt treatment series, and then possibly returning for maintenance treatments six months to a year down the line.'
Your results will last as long as you maintain them with regular exercise and follow-up treatments every six months.
“Just like with working out, if you stop going to the gym, your results won’t last,” says New York City dermatologic surgeon Dr. Lisa Airan.
After the recommended four sessions, good candidates should feel stronger and see more muscle tone and reduced fat in the treated areas, with the best results visible after three months.
Final results may take longer to appear, especially in areas with more fat. “Building muscle takes time. We can’t go to the gym once and say we’re toned and strong,” Dr. Nowak says. “The muscle builds over the next couple of months. Apoptosis—the breakdown of fat cells—takes a couple of months to happen.”
Additional sessions beyond the initial four won’t hurt, but they may not improve results either.
“Current studies have shown that results tend to plateau after four sessions,” says Dr. Nicole Hayre, a dermatologic surgeon in McLean, Virginia. “Therefore, extra sessions will likely not increase the benefits of the treatment.” You’re better off living a healthy lifestyle after your Emsculpt treatment series, and then possibly returning for maintenance treatments six months to a year down the line.'
Your results will last as long as you maintain them with regular exercise and follow-up treatments every six months.
“Just like with working out, if you stop going to the gym, your results won’t last,” says New York City dermatologic surgeon Dr. Lisa Airan.
Even that billionaire tech CEO Bryan Johnson uses EMSCULPT
Citations:
High Intensity Focused Electro-Magnetic Technology (HIFEM) for Non-Invasive Buttock Lifting and Toning of Gluteal Muscles: A Multi-Center Efficacy and Safety Study - PubMed
Objective: Surgical intervention has been the only method to improve the aesthetic appearance of buttocks apart from physical exercising. This study evaluates the efficacy of high intensity focused electro-magnetic (HIFEM) treatments as a non-invasive solution for improvement of buttocks through...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
High intensity focused electromagnetic therapy evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging: Safety and efficacy study of a dual tissue effect based non-invasive abdominal body shaping - PubMed
MRI, considered as a highly precise diagnostic method, revealed simultaneous muscle growth, fat reduction and reduced abdominal separation at 2 months and at 6 months post treatments, unrelated with dieting. Further research should investigate the exact physiological processes which stand behind...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Simultaneous Changes in Abdominal Adipose and Muscle Tissues Following Treatments by High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic (HIFEM) Technology-Based Device: Computed Tomography Evaluation - PubMed
Objective: This study investigates the effects of high-intensity focused electromagnetic technology for induction of changes in abdominal muscles and abdominal subcutaneous fat. Methods: 22 male and female subjects (aged 34 to 64, mean BMI, 23.5kg/m2) underwent 8 treatments of the abdomen (2 per...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
High Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Field (HIFEM) Devices in Dermatology“ - PubMed
Electromagnetic field devices, specifically high intensity focused electro-magnetic field (HIFEM), comprise the latest class of technologies being developed for dermatologic applications. The FDA clearance of these technologies includes such intended uses as “the stimulation of neuromuscular...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Noninvasive Induction of Muscle Fiber Hypertrophy and Hyperplasia: Effects of High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Field Evaluated in an In-Vivo Porcine Model: A Pilot Study - PubMed
Histopathologic quantification showed significant structural muscle changes through a combination of fiber hypertrophy and hyperplasia. Control biopsies showed a lack of similar changes. The data correlate with findings of other HIFEM research and suggest that HIFEM could be used for noninvasive...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
