Will I have good/noticeable results with Emsculpt? (Photos)

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I am 3 months postpartum and breastfeeding. I have a 3.5 year old as well, and I don’t see myself getting a tummy tuck in the next year or two. I had liposuction 10 years ago but after this baby I see that the fat in my lower abdomen is back! I’d like to try Emsculpt. Will I have noticeable/dramatic results?

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

with diet and exercise, EMscupt or trusculpt flex (which I think is better) can help tone your body. I would suggest hormonal optimization after having kids and liposuction and/or liposcution with heating.

my whole practice is doing lipoabdominoplasty, or at least liposuction with internal heating (which is not the gold standard for skin tightening with body contouring).

the smaller you are before liposuction the more contouring you can get from the procedure. most of my liposuction patients get pre and post surgical optimization with hormonal therapy (see link to help boost their weight loss before surgery and help them heal after).

You need a formal evaluation by an expert in body shaping and contouring to determine what is best.  Traditional liposuction awake and smart liposuction are old methods and do very poorly for tightening skin or significant skin tightening or contouring.  Small problem areas can be improved slightly by these methods.  The best in body contouring not only removes fat with energy devices like VASER ultrasound but also internally heat the skin with radio-frequency devices such as J PLASMA/RENUVION, InMode BodyTite, ThermiRF to heat the under surface of the skin and tighten it at the same time as fat removal. These combinations are called 4D HIDEF VASER contouring and can only be done by a well . trained body contouring specialist. At the same time fat should be harvested, PRP and stem cells added and injected into muscles or indentations/cellulite to get body shaping and contouring.  This is known as a Brazilian butt lift when you inject the fat to the buttock for contouring and lifting, but fat can also be used in areas such as the chest/breast, arms/shoulders, calves and face.  Cellulite should also be treated with cellfina, sculptra, subcision and/or fillers such as bellafill, renuva synthetic fat, or sculptra.  If skin is very loose before surgery then it will need to be removed such as lower abdominal skin (tummy tuck/abdominoplasty), breast skin (breast lift), arm skin (brachioplasty).  Overall you need a full assessment, but simple liposuction alone will not tighten skin and needs a combination of various methods -- fat removal, skin tightening, defining, fat grafting, skin removal -- to get the best in body contouring and body sculpting.  Dr. Emer.

Patricia Ann Wallace, MD · Answer

Pregnancy causes separation of the rectus abdominus muscles (diastasis recti), laxity of abdominal wall, skin laxity, and often trauma to the pelvic floor.EMSculpt can reduce the diastasis by 17%, increase muscle mass 25%, reduce fat by 30%, as well as improve appearance of skin and muscle tone.Combined with Emsella for pelvic floor rehabilitation- the combination restore CORE to FLOOR.Its a great treatment to help you get back to you and beyond.

David S. Rosenberg, MD · Answer

yes you should definitely see some good results after Emsculpt. You see the full results after 6 months from the treatment

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

There are four variables that contribute to the look of someone like yourselves  Abdomen.

These are skin laxity, excess subcutaneous fat, muscle separation from previous pregnancies and excess visceral fat.

Muscle strengthening does not correct muscle separation but it can allow people to hold a tighter flat or a Abdomen.  Emsculpt Only temporarily strengthens abdominal muscles. If the appearance of your abdomen is more related to skin laxity, muscle separation or subcutaneous fat then expect a limited improvement and remember that this is temporary only.
only temporarily strengthens abdominal muscles. If the appearance of your abdomen is more related to skin laxity, muscle separation or subcutaneous fat then expect a limited improvement and remember that this is temporary only.

For those who have money to burn and don’t mind having minor improvements it may be a justified procedure.

Pregnancies do not change fat distribution. The only body changes women see from pregnancies are muscle separation, skin laxity and often temporary weight gain.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD

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