THROUGHOUT HISTORY, people
Shaping
&
A growing variety of noninvasive body contouring
technologies are finding a base in aesthetic practices.
30 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013 | MedEsthetics
By Andrea Sercu
© THINKSTOCK
Slimming
have sought the perfect cure for losing fat.
Tey've tried fad diets, popped appetite
suppressants, explored every kind of
exercise program and, when all else failed,
resorted to liposuction and plastic surgery.
But today, noninvasive body
contouring devices are piquing the public's
interest as safe and affordable means to
eliminate those last few stubborn inches.
Consider the change in the number of
liposuction procedures since 2000—from
354,015 to 202,128, according to the
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
(ASPS). In contrast, the new noninvasive
treatments—ranging from laser-based and
radiofrequency devices to high-intensity
focused ultrasound and cryolipolysis—are
the talk of consumer beauty magazines
and websites.