Can Sheerwave RF Cavitation Significantly Reduce Stomach Fat?

Treatments with ultrasound can disrupt fat cell membranes, or make them “leaky” so that the contents of the cells leak out, but they do not reduce the overall number of fat cells living in that area. Liposuction is one of the ONLY ways to remove the excess fat cells, resulting in a permanent improvement in the contour. As the first doctor in Utah to do liposuction, I have seen various forms of fat reduction come and go. Carefully done liposuction, using very small cannulas remains the Gold Standard for body contouring, and can be done with a high degree of precision. Another technology that reduces the number of fat cells is CoolSculpting, which is based on the finding that fat cells die at a higher temperature than other body tissues. When the skin and fat of a problem area are cooled sufficiently, some of the fat cells will die, resulting in a permanent change in the proportion. SculpSure does the same thing with laser energy, and is a bit quicker than CoolSculpting. However, in my opinion, none of these technologies is as definitive and accurate as genuine liposuction, although we are definitely making progress in that direction. Liposuction remains the "Gold Standard" for body contouring fat reduction.