Would 8 Emsculpt sessions be a waste? I was told that you plateau after 6

I started working with the Emsculpt prototype in 2016 (2nd clinic in the country) and I was a clinical site for the glute lifting study (published in Journal of Drugs in Dermatology). We have performed 1000s of treatments on males and females. The standard protocol of 4 treatments works beautifully. From my experience there is a distinct advantage to doing an additional treatment 4-6 weeks post 4 treatment protocol (my standard protocol in 4 treatments in 2 weeks, 5th treatment 4-6 weeks post last treatment). I have tried various series of treatment, and 4 still comes out on top "out of the gate". In the MRI follow up data collection there is a continued improvement in muscle thickness for 6 months (that's very interesting eh! More than the reported 16% in the study and on the brochure...actually closer to 23%). That is likely because it isn't just purely an increase in muscle and shape (lift), but there is a FUNCTIONAL improvement (you can FEEL a difference in the way that the muscle engages/contracts). Very cool. This means that you will likely see improvement/gain in muscle because you are using the muscle group differently (likely more fully engaging the contraction). That also explains why we don't see the need to continue treatments to maintain result (over time if you don't physically strain the muscle with weight bearing activity of some kind there can be a regression). However, most patients are doing some form of activity. I have found that if you take advantage of the naturally occurring improvement after your initial session (wait for 3-6 months), you can retreat the area and will see additional benefit. You can treat a different area during the "gap" in treatment of the original area. I would encourage you to not forget about the glutes. The improvement I see in patients posture and overall strength is significant when treating the buttocks. The largest muscle group on the body is the glute complex- greatest release of growth hormone and testosterone from exercising the legs (fastest muscle to atrophy when you become sedentary is the glute). Hope this helps! Cheers, Dr. JD McCoy

Thank you for your question. In our office, we generally recommend a series of 4 treatments. Then if you want to see if you can further enhance your results, wait 4 to 6 weeks and do an additional 2 sessions. You may see further improvement with this but there are not studies to confirm this. Alternatively, you can wait 4 to 6 months and then have a couple more sessions to maintain your improvements. With the addition of the small applicators, our packages are now an 8 pack that allows you to treat more than one area or they may be used for enhancing or maintaining your results.I hope this was helpful - Dr. Moore.