Effortless weight loss: Are the EMSclulpt Neo and RSL devices more effective than the gym?

For many, body contouring devices seem like the easiest and fastest way to lose weight. They promise to reduce body volume by a few centimeters and promise a lasting effect. Perhaps the “most popular procedures for the sloth” are RSL shaping and EMSclulpt Neo technology. Founder of the Chemyanov Medical Lounge aesthetic medicine clinic, plastic surgeon Ph.D. We spoke with Georgy Chemyanov and Infacial clinical beautician Tatiana Solodka.

Is it true that such devices help to lose weight in volume without effort?

“Is this true!” experts say unanimously. But every device works differently.

“The main purpose of the procedure RSL shapingThe return of the patient’s body to its original volumes with minimal tissue trauma – affecting all layers of the skin, hypodermis and muscles. This is due to the vibrocompression effect of varying intensity, which initiates and normalizes metabolic processes in the body. After one procedure, a loss of volume of up to two centimeters is possible (the result can be different and can be determined individually), ”says Tatyana Solodka, cosmetologist at the Infacial clinic.

“to shape What is that – the so-called flagship in the industry of “lazy sports”, it has no analogues today. In one procedure, HIFEM + allows you to increase the volume of muscle mass due to its electromagnetic field and reduce body fat using radio frequencies. In other words, it allows you to lose weight and build muscle mass at the same time. Plastic surgeon, founder of the aesthetic medicine clinic Chemyanov Medical Lounge, Ph.D.

Here’s what you need to remember about RSL shaping procedures on the Emsculpt Neo device:

– RSL shaping is a hardware massage in which two types of effects occur: vibration and compression. This contributes to the normalization of blood circulation, metabolic processes and volume loss.

– The procedure on the Emsculpt Neo device is a combination of two technologies: RF and HIFEM+. The first contributes to the reduction of body fat, and the second contributes to muscle building.

Now let’s take a closer look at each procedure. The first is RSL sculpture. We pass the floor to Tatyana Solodka.

RSL shaping procedure

Is it true that a single procedure would not be helpful?

A procedure will have positive effects: it relieves swelling (and with the elimination of edema, the volumes can also decrease), relieves tension in the body and improves skin quality. But if you want to achieve more vivid visual changes and significantly reduce the volumes, you need to take a course of 6-12 procedures (the number is calculated individually).

How long does the effect last after RSL sculpting procedures?

This moment depends on many factors: compliance with the recommendations after the procedure and individual characteristics. The effect can last for 6 months, if you try to maintain it on your own, adhering to general good habits that affect the figure and health in general.

Do the devices show results on any body?

The technology relieves swelling not only locally, but in certain parts of the body, supports the lymphatic drainage effect, relaxes the nervous system, improves skin tone and quality (under the influence of LED therapy, metabolic processes in the skin are activated, collagen production increases). RSL also has a beneficial effect on the general condition of the body, increases immunity, normalizes the functions of the thyroid gland, adrenal glands and other important organs. Patients with any amount of body fat often report lightness after the procedure.

Which areas can be treated?

The effect of the device can be on the whole body, except for the décolleté and groin area. All problem areas that you identify with a specialist before the procedure are resolved with special care.

What are the contraindications for the RSL shaping procedure?

The procedure is contraindicated in the presence of the following diseases: oncological (with remission up to 5 years), infectious, viral, at any acute stage, fresh wounds and skin lesions, phlebitis, epilepsy, as well as contraindicated during pregnancy, breastfeeding .

It is often asked whether 1st and 2nd degree varicose veins are contraindications. No, compression and vibration tone the walls of blood vessels, which reduces their permeability, thereby creating the effect of “light legs” after the procedure.

How can the patient know if the device is fake?

Ask to provide documentation at the clinic confirming the authenticity of the device and a certificate of registration. To eliminate the fact that it is a fake, the device must be purchased from official distributors, you can always contact the manufacturer to clarify the authenticity of the device.

Let’s move on to the shape correction process performed on the Emsculpt Neo device. Georgy Chemyanov will tell about it.

Emsculpt Neo Procedure

Which areas can be treated?

The main areas of action of the apparatus are the anterior abdominal wall (we pump muscles, we choke fat in the waist) and gluteal muscles (we do not drown fat here, we only pump muscles). More than 20 thousand contractions occur in one procedure – it is simply impossible to sit so much in the gym, especially with a barbell. There are also attachments for the inner thigh, outer thigh, arm area (biceps). It is better to start with the press.

Advantages of the device

The indisputable advantage of such a procedure is that the next day the patient feels the tone of the muscles, but does not feel pain. This is because seven different phases of muscle contraction take place in one half-hour procedure, including preparation, active training, and muscle relaxation with the removal of lactic acid.

One of the undeniable medical advantages of this device: It is necessary for women with diastasis in the rectus abdominis muscles after pregnancy. Aggressively tone them down, reducing diastasis. The second, unique action is that due to the combination of RF and magnetic field, the device affects visceral fat, which is very important for men with the so-called “beer belly”. This is not subcutaneous fat, but internal fat that cannot be removed by liposuction.

Third medical indication: All the muscles of the body lose their tone with age. And with it, the support of the internal organs decreases, the posture deteriorates. Muscle pumping allows you to rejuvenate them, tone them and improve your posture.

How to determine if a device is fake?

Since the device is expensive, the operations on it cannot be cheap. Therefore, if we talk about “lazy fitness”, the prices are in the upper price category. But at the same time, the number of necessary procedures is much less. A course of 4-6 procedures once a week gives excellent results. Other devices mean more procedures and shorter intervals.

Does it make sense in one procedure or do you need a course?

Already after a procedure, patients feel a very strong tone in the muscles. But it’s like going to the gym: if you walk systematically, you will be in great shape, if you go once – yes, you will pump the muscles and it will benefit, but you will not reach the form you can. walked regularly.

Will the device be useful if the patient does not lead a healthy lifestyle?

The attitude to this procedure should be like a subscription to a fitness club. You need to monitor the amount of water you drink, eat more protein or add protein-containing sports nutrition, reduce calories and add light physical activity. Therefore, this technique is not for the lazy, but for those who do not have enough time to train or have age-related health restrictions that do not allow them to play sports. But for those who are ready to take certain steps to achieve the result. The ideal regimen is one gym workout and one Emsculpt Neo session per week.

Does the device show results on any body?

This technique is not suitable for patients with severe obesity, it simply will not give the desired result.

What is a strict contraindication for using the device?

Here are the same restrictions as with most cosmetic devices: exacerbation of chronic diseases, pregnancy, pacemaker, malignant tumors, etc.