We understand that losing weight can be a huge challenge, both mentally and physically. And once you reach your ideal weight, sometimes pockets of stubborn fat remain, typically around your abdomen. We hear from patients just like you that this can keep them from feeling fully confident in how they look.
At BeachGlo Aesthetics, our main goal is to help you finally feel that confidence so you can live your best day every day. With body sculpting, you can address loose skin, poor muscle tone, and even stubborn pockets of fat. In this blog, we talk specifically about the best way to lose belly fat in Nags Head and how our team uses the latest developments in aesthetic technology to address abdominal fat.
Body Contouring
Many people imagine that melting belly fat means the stretched-out skin will go away, but that is not exactly the truth. Oftentimes, our body contouring patients have reached their ideal weight in their weight loss journey, but it’s areas of stubborn fat that keep them from truly loving their body. That is where body contouring comes in.
Body contouring, or body sculpting, treatments are services that specifically help to tighten skin, shrink stubborn fat, and tone muscle. While they help with weight loss results, they are not meant to be used for weight loss and will not deliver effective results if they are used for weight loss. There are 3 different types of body contouring treatments: invasive, minimally invasive, and noninvasive.
Invasive
Invasive treatments include surgical treatments like body lifts, tummy tucks, and liposuction. These procedures require you to go under anesthesia while a surgeon makes incisions into your skin, muscle, and tissue. While these procedures can create dramatic improvements to your appearance, they also require months of healing, and will most likely leave scars.
Most patients prefer to avoid invasive body contouring treatments because of this. That is why, when it comes to the best way to lose belly fat in Nags Head, we like to offer minimally invasive and noninvasive solutions.
Minimally Invasive
While our invasive treatments can surgically remove stubborn fat across your body, but this can result in loose or sagging skin—and that’s where minimally invasive treatments like fillers and wrinkle relaxers come in. These treatments can stimulate the production of collagen and elastin in your face to tighten and tone your skin. Plus, they do not require numbing or much downtime, and the final, healed results appear much more quickly than with invasive treatments.
However, minimally invasive treatments cannot target severe concerns like invasive methods can. Minimally invasive services can only improve mild to moderate aesthetic concerns. If you have severe concerns, then you may want to consider changes in diet and exercise or a surgical procedure.
Noninvasive
As our most popular services, noninvasive treatments do not require any injections or incisions. Most of the time, these treatments use the heat generated by radiofrequency to address your concerns. Many of our body sculpting treatments use some type of radiofrequency since the intensity can be adjusted to tighten skin and melt fat. It can also be used on the face and the body, making it a versatile treatment.
When it comes to finding the best way to lose belly fat in Nags Head, most of our patients choose noninvasive treatments because there’s no downtime, and they treat mild to moderate concerns. Most of the time, patients looking to target pockets of stubborn fat have mild to moderate fat deposits. These noninvasive methods are the ideal way to treat their concerns and feel confident in their figure again.
The Body Contouring Process
At BeachGlo Aesthetics, we offer noninvasive and minimally invasive solutions to help you lose belly fat. While the procedures themselves vary slightly, we are dedicated to delivering the same exceptional experience to each of our patients.
Consultation
First, you meet with one of our experienced providers for a one-on-one consultation. During this appointment, you talk with them about your concerns, your goals, and your medical history. Knowing these details helps your provider decide which treatments would help you the best and discusses them with you, making sure to describe how each option would help you lose belly fat. Together, you work to create a comprehensive care plan that encompasses all the treatments you need to achieve your body contouring goals.
Treatment
No matter which of our treatments you receive to melt your belly fat, you can trust that our team will prioritize your care. We want you to feel safe, comfortable, and confident in your slimmed-down body. We make sure you have the tools, resources, and support you need during the treatment process, using our expertise and knowledge to leverage your body’s ability to shrink fat so you can enjoy your results for years to come.
Results
Once you are finished with your comprehensive treatment plan, your provider will let you know when you can expect to see your full results and how long they will last. Since none of our belly fat removal treatments deliver permanent results, your provider may talk with you about creating a maintenance schedule and maintaining healthy habits to keep the fat from returning. This way, you can come in regularly to receive treatments that will help you keep up your belly fat removal results.
Your Options for Belly Fat Removal
Your provider works with you to find the best way to lose belly fat in Nags Head, combining only the treatments you need to accomplish your goals. Here are the options that may be included in your care plan.
Emsculpt NEO
Emsculpt NEO is a noninvasive body contouring treatment that uses both radiofrequency and high-intensity focused electromagnetic (HIFEM) energy. These two energies work together to simultaneously tone muscle and reduce the appearance of stubborn fat. This treatment has proven to reduce fat by 30% and build muscle mass by 25%. When used around the waist, it can reduce the waistline by up to 5.9 cm—about the equivalent of 1 pant size.
The HIFEM energy uses small electromagnetic pulses to stimulate muscle contractions within your abdominal muscles—about 20,000 contractions in one 30-minute session. These contractions provide your core with an intense workout, strengthening the muscle fibers and improving overall muscle tone.
Meanwhile, the radiofrequency energy in Emsculpt NEO heats the skin to about 109° to 112° Fahrenheit, penetrating past the epidermis and the dermis to reach the subcutaneous layer of the skin where stubborn fat lives. What’s great about this range of heat is that it can damage fat cells without causing any harm to the rest of your skin or tissue. When these fat cells are damaged or destroyed, your body removes them using your lymphatic system, shrinking the targeted area of stubborn fat. But not to worry—the unique cooling technology included in the device keeps you comfortable during the entire treatment process.
Exion Skin Tightening
When looking at the best way to lose belly fat in Nags Head, you may also benefit from Exion Skin Tightening. While this treatment is listed as skin tightening, its capabilities can address stubborn fat as well. By combining the heat from radiofrequency with the heat from ultrasound, it can tighten skin and reduce stubborn fat.
When paired with ultrasound, the heat from the radiofrequency targets the upper layers of the skin, particularly the dermis and the epidermis. This is meant to help with skin tightening, increasing collagen and elastin production to repair skin cell damage. While the radiofrequency in Exion still helps with some fat loss, the focus is primarily on the skin-tightening benefits.
The ultrasound technology, on the other hand, generates sound waves that penetrate deep into the subcutaneous layer of the skin. The waves not only push the heat deeper into the tissue, but they also help break down the fat cells more quickly. This is helpful for those who may have a bit more stubborn fat or those who struggle with cellulite.
Exion RF Microneedling
Another option you can look at when you are deciding the best way to lose belly fat in Nags Head is Exion RF Microneedling. This minimally invasive treatment combines the heat from radiofrequency with traditional microneedling. This helps with tightening the skin on both the face and body, and when used on the body, it can specifically target stubborn belly fat.
The needles create microchannels within the epidermis that are adjustable depending on the thickness of the skin. For thinner skin, like the under-eye area, we shorten the depth, while for skin on the belly, it can reach a depth of 4mm. This makes your body believe it has been injured. In response, it naturally increases your production of collagen and elastin to “heal” the skin, targeting wrinkles, fine lines, and loose skin.
When combined with radiofrequency, microneedling allows the heat to penetrate twice as deep, reaching 8mm into the subcutaneous layer of your skin. This breaks down the fat cells that make up belly fat, creating a slimmer appearance to your figure.
Discover Your Belly Fat Solution
Whether you use one treatment or any combination of our body contouring services, our team at BeachGlo Aesthetics is dedicated to helping you find the best way to lose belly fat in Nags Head. You can start your journey by either booking an appointment with our team or using our virtual consultation tool to discover the most effective treatment options based on your unique needs.
