Mostafa Rezk, DO

Congratulations on your weight loss. What a good way to treat yourself after all that hard work. SculpSure is a great way to target those remaining bulges of fat. And because SculpSure uses heat, it will help some with skin tightening in the treated area too!

Yes. SculpSure, because it uses heat, allows for an extension beyond the exact area where the device is placed. There is not an exact measurement to how far it extends as that is dependent on the area, but you can anticipate it having a smooth transition to any surrounding area of fat.

Body sculpting works by apoptosis, liposuction by removal of the cells. In both cases the body cannot regenerate new fat cells. However, if there is weight gain due to excessive calories, the body will find a place to store the fat. That may mean you will gain fat in other areas or that the remaining fat cells in the area treated could expand. To prevent this, it is best to be at a stable weight for a few months before treatment.

Both Coolsculpting and SculpSure are FDA approved and safe to target fat in undesired areas. CoolSculpting works with a suction and freezes the area within the suction. SculpSure sits on top of the skin and is held in place with brackets and straps. Just based on how little fat you have to grab onto, I would recommend SculpSure. I also like SculpSure because there is some spread beyond just the area in directed contact with the laser and can offer skin tightening. SculpSure usually requires two sessions (unlike CoolSculpting) for the best results, but in your case you may only need one which could save you some money.

Yes! The neurostimulator located in your back/buttocks will not prevent you from warm sculpting the abdomen. The lasers involved with SculpSure stay local to the treated area and with no suction involved unlike with CoolSculpting so there isn't any pulling of the skin either. It is still best to wait at least 14 weeks after the device is implanted before having SculpSure.