What is WarmSculpting with SculpSure?
WarmSculpting with SculpSure is an innovative laser treatment that permanently eliminates problem areas of fat. Even though WarmSculpting treatments are highly effective for body contouring, it isn’t intended for major weight loss. The best candidates are patients who are at or near their healthy weight, but who have fat that doesn’t go away despite diet and exercise.
What body areas are treated by WarmSculpting with SculpSure?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared WarmSculpting treatments to treat six body areas: your abdomen, flanks (the sides of your abdomen like love handles), back, inner thighs, and outer thighs. WarmSculpting treatments also safely to remove fat under your chin.
How do WarmSculpting treatments work?
The gentle SculpSure laser operates on a wavelength that’s only absorbed by fat cells. As a result, the laser goes through your skin without causing damage. It also doesn’t harm tissues near the fat being treated.
During your treatment, the laser heats fat cells just enough to make them break down and die. Then your body naturally removes the destroyed cells, permanently eliminating the fat.
What happens during WarmSculpting treatments?
The SculpSure system has four applicators that can be used together to cover a large area, such as your entire abdomen, or used individually so you can treat several problem areas during the same session. Once Dr. Hopkins securely fastens the applicators against your skin, they emit laser energy.
One WarmSculpting session only lasts 25 minutes. Throughout your treatment, you’ll feel deep warmth alternating with coolness. You’ll feel the temperature changes because the applicators have a built-in cooling system to keep your skin comfortable, while the laser cycles on and off to maintain the exact temperature needed to affect the fat cells.
Some patients say they feel a slight tingling sensation; otherwise, the warmth they feel is easy to tolerate. Afterward, the treated areas may be slightly red and swollen, but that doesn’t last long, and you don’t need to take downtime.
When will I see results?
The process of breaking down and removing fat cells doesn’t happen immediately. It takes your body a little time to finish the process and remove the waste. You’ll begin to see the results in about six weeks, with the full effect appearing within 12 weeks. Patients lose up to 24% of the fat cells treated.*
To learn more about WarmSculpting with SculpSure or to schedule body contouring, book an appointment online, or call Hopkins MD.
*Individual results may vary.
