Even after reaching your goal weight, you might notice areas where fat persists despite many months of consistent effort. These stubborn pockets often resist traditional weight loss methods because of how your body stores and releases fat.
At Eze Health Center in Waldorf, Maryland, Chinyere Eze, MS, PA-C, and our team offer SculpSure® to target and reduce unwanted fat. We have the experience to help patients understand when body contouring treatments make sense as the next step after weight loss.
Here are five signs that you’re ready.
Weight fluctuations affect how your skin and fat respond to body contouring treatments. When your weight keeps changing, fat cells expand and contract, which can interfere with the precision targeting that makes SculpSure body contouring effective.
We recommend waiting until your weight has stayed within a five-pound range for at least three to six months before considering body contouring. This stability indicates that your metabolism has adjusted to your new weight and your fat distribution patterns have settled after your weight loss.
Your genetics determine where your body stores fat first and releases it last. Some people lose weight from their face and arms while retaining fat around their midsection. Others notice their legs slim down while their back and bra area remain unchanged.
Even if you’ve been maintaining consistent strength training and cardiovascular exercise for months, certain areas can contain the type of fat cells that resist your efforts to achieve a trimmer look. These stubborn deposits often concentrate in your:
Body contouring works particularly well on these resistant areas because the laser energy directly targets and destroys fat cells.
Many people confuse body contouring with weight loss treatment. SculpSure removes fat cells from specific areas, but it doesn’t create dramatic changes in your overall body weight. The treatment targets localized fat deposits that affect your body's shape and proportions.
The ideal candidate recognizes that SculpSure enhances the results they’ve already achieved through diet and exercise rather than replacing those efforts.
Skin quality affects how your body looks after fat removal. When skin has good elasticity, it contracts smoothly as fat volume decreases, creating the sleeker look that makes body contouring results so appealing.
SculpSure provides some skin tightening effects along with fat reduction, but this benefit works best when your skin already has reasonable elasticity.
Body contouring permanently destroys the fat cells it targets, but your remaining fat cells can still expand if you gain weight. The results of body contouring with SculpSure last longest when you maintain the healthy habits that helped you reach your goal weight initially.
At Eze Health Center, we evaluate your individual circumstances to determine whether body contouring aligns with your goals and current health status. Our assessment considers your weight stability, skin quality, target areas, and expectations to create a treatment plan that delivers the results you want.
Body contouring works best as the finishing touch on weight loss success. Are you ready? Call 240-219-6889 to schedule a consultation, or send us a message online.
