It often seems like we don’t have quite as much control over our bodies as we’d like.
And as you age, you may notice that either life’s transitional phases or simply the hands of time influence the way your body appears and functions. Suddenly, you notice more skin dimpling and laxity, weaker muscles, and more areas of fat—despite working out and eating healthy.
For these concerns and more, our team at Bloom Aesthetics by Coastal Carolina Internal Medicine P.A. invites you to try body sculpting near Swansboro, NC. Whether you want to slim down and firm up or smooth out your appearance, we have a solution for you. But first, let’s talk about body sculpting and what it means.
Table of Contents
We have a lot to say about body sculpting, but you may not want to know all of it. To save you time and give you the most relevant information, you can skip ahead to sections you’re most interested in with these links:
- What Is Body Sculpting
- Emsculpt NEO for Muscle Building and Fat Reduction
- Emtone for Cellulite Reduction
- Exion Body
- Emface Facial Contouring
- Exion Face
- How to Maintain Results
- Beyond the Body: How We Improve the Mind
What Is Body Sculpting?
Body sculpting, also known as body contouring, is a term for noninvasive treatments that can refine and reshape specific parts of your body. These areas include:
- Arms
- Abdomen
- Thighs
- Lower back
- Calves
- Buttocks
We have 3 options for body sculpting at Bloom Aesthetics: Exion Body, Emsculpt NEO and Emtone. Let’s explore how these devices work and what they can do for you.
Emsculpt NEO: For Fat Burning and Muscle Building
Emsculpt NEO is a device that combines radiofrequency (RF) technology with high-intensity focused electromagnetic (HIFEM) energy to build muscle and reduce fat in the treatment area.
The HIFEM energy stimulates up to 20,000 muscle contractions in a 20- to 30-minute session—painlessly. This helps build muscle while the RF energy emits heat to your fat cells, permanently destroying them through a process known as apoptosis.
After 4 to 6 sessions, you can see improvements up to the following:
Please remember that while body sculpting near Swansboro can help reduce weight, it’s not a weight loss solution. For patients looking for medical weight loss treatments, you can meet with our weight loss specialists who can oversee your journey, helping you get to a healthier weight without experiencing burnout or exhaustion.
The Functional Benefits of Emsculpt NEO
Beyond aesthetics, Emsculpt NEO boasts amazing therapeutic and rehabilitative benefits as well. Whether you’re recovering from an injury or trying to prevent one, this body contouring treatment can improve how you feel and function.
Emsculpt NEO is FDA-cleared for the following:
- Muscle re-education
- Improving blood circulation
- Preventing of muscle atrophy
- Relaxing muscle spasms
- Maintaining or improving range of motion
- Preventing venous thrombosis
We recommend Emsculpt NEO for functional benefits, especially to the following patients:
- Post-surgery
- Anyone seeking improved mobility and flexibility
- Older adults who stay active but want to prevent muscle atrophy
- Recreational and professional athletes who want to prevent injury
In clinical trials, 83% of patients noticed an improvement in their range of motion and 90% of patients reported muscle re-education.
Emsculpt NEO + Emsella for Core-to-Floor Pelvic Floor Strengthening
While Emsella is not a treatment for body sculpting near Swansboro, it’s another functional device that we can pair with Emsculpt NEO for a core-to-floor workout.
Emsella strengthens your pelvic floor muscles using the same technology as Emsculpt NEO. Together, these treatments can provide the following benefits:
- Improved sexual function for men and women
- Enhanced orgasms
- Reduced frequency of urinary urgency
- Reduced urinary leakage
Emtone: For Cellulite Reduction
Emtone is another body sculpting treatment that we offer at Bloom Aesthetics. However, instead of targeting fat and muscles, it focuses on cellulite and skin laxity.
Cellulite
Let’s talk about cellulite for a moment. You know it when you see it—surface-level indentations on your skin that make it appear dimpled. It’s most common in women, with 80% to 90% of women having it. Men can have it, but it’s reported that less than 10% do.
Cellulite can result from hormones (primarily estrogen), aging, and genetics. The dimpled appearance emerges when fat tissues press against fibrous bands that connect our skin to muscle. The fat cells push up against the skin while the fibrous bands pull skin down, creating the dimpling that typically appears on your thighs, stomach, and buttocks.
The good news about cellulite: it poses no threat to your overall physical health—nor should it ever cause physical discomfort.
The bad news about cellulite: it causes you to feel self-conscious and, to this date, there is no known cure for cellulite.
But with Emtone body sculpting near Swansboro, NC, we can create smoother skin with long-lasting results.
How Emtone Works
Emtone combines RF technology with targeted pressure energy (TPE) to break down fat cells while also improving collagen production to enhance your skin’s strength, flexibility, and structure. Emtone also improves blood circulation and waste removal, giving you tighter skin and a smoother appearance.
We generally recommend 6 to 8 sessions for significant cellulite reduction, with maintenance treatments every 3 to 6 months to keep the cellulite dimples at bay.
Pair Your Emtone and Emsculpt NEO
You don’t have to choose one treatment over another when it comes to body sculpting near Swansboro. If you feel that you could benefit from the rehabilitation, fat reduction, and muscle-building benefits of Emsculpt NEO and the cellulite reduction from Emtone, we can create a treatment plan where we combine both treatments for improvements in your body’s function and appearance.
Exion Body A Perfect Pairing For Emtone and Emsculpt NEO
Exion is a 5-in-1 platform that works on both your face and your body to target skin laxity and unwanted fat. You can use it on its own or as an additional treatment to pair with Emtone and Emsculpt NEO to enhance their results.
Exion combines monopolar energy and targeted ultrasound to heat the deepest layers of skin and stimulate collagen production. When paired with Emtone, you can further reduce cellulite and tighten skin for a smoother appearance.
Exion uses RF energy to melt fat—permanently, and can even work in areas that Emsculpt NEO can’t reach.
Emface: Facial Contouring
Along with your smoother and newly contoured body, you may also want your face to look as tightened and toned. Fortunately, in addition to body sculpting near Swansboro, NC, we also offer Emface for facial contouring.
Emface applies similar technologies as Emsculpt NEO, only to your face to give you the appearance of a nonsurgical facelift.
Using high-intensity facial electrical stimulation (HIFES), Emface induces repeated muscle contractions to your face—again, painlessly. This gives you a powerful facial workout that strengthens your facial muscles to give them more volume, which naturally lifts your skin to a more youthful position. The RF energy emits heat deep into your dermis (middle layer of skin) to stimulate collagen production and tighten your skin.
Emface works on the following areas:
- Forehead
- Undereyes
- Cheek
- Under the chin
- Upper face
- Lower face
The Functional Benefits of Emface
Not only can Emface improve your self-confidence, but it can also treat TMJ disorders, which cause pain in your temporomandibular joints (the joints on both sides of your face that help you chew, talk, and move your jaw).
The RF energy emits heat to your facial tissue to improve circulation in the treatment area and relieve muscle spasms. At the same time, the HIFES energy activates the jaw muscle to improve range of motion and ease pain from TMJ.
So not only are you getting a more youthful facial contour, you’re also improving your jaw’s function and potentially reducing discomfort. This combined approach makes Emface a multifaceted treatment, targeting both aesthetics and functionality for a comprehensive facial rejuvenation experience.
Exion Face
For best results, we recommend pairing your Emface treatment with Exion Face. This treatment delivers radiofrequency (RF) energy through microscopic needles to rejuvenate deep layers of skin and naturally reverse aging.
Not only does Exion Face stimulate collagen and elastin production, but it also boosts hyaluronic acid production by 200%. Hyaluronic acid has the ability to hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water. What does that mean for you? More moisture retention, smoother lines and wrinkles, and a naturally more plump appearance.
How to Maintain Results
Each of these treatments for body sculpting near Swansboro requires more than maintenance sessions—they also require a dedication to your health. That means regular exercise and healthy eating habits. Our team can help guide you on how to maintain your results outside of our office.
Beyond the Body: How We Improve the Mind
While we place a lot of emphasis on improving the way your body looks and functions, we want to take a moment and highlight mental health. Our body sculpting treatments require you to be active and eat healthy, but sometimes, depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions can make that feel especially difficult.
At Coastal Carolina Internal Medicine, P.A., we offer mental health screenings and questionnaires to help us understand your needs and create a personalized plan to achieve optimal well-being. This includes referrals to psychiatrists or other specialists, medications, and ExoMind.
ExoMind
ExoMind is from BTL, the same manufacturer as our body contouring devices. Instead of applying their technology to the body, they focused on the mind instead. Using electromagnetic stimulation, this noninvasive treatment revitalizes neural pathways to improve cognitive function, emotional balance, and overall wellness.
ExoMind is FDA-cleared for the following mental health concerns:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Binge eating
- Poor sleep patterns
- Mental fog
Offering ExoMind as a depression treatment or even an alternative treatment for depression and other mental health gives us the opportunity to focus on whole-person health. Because we align our practice with functional medicine, we understand that the body is an interconnected system, and therefore mental well-being is intrinsically linked to physical health and lifestyle factors. This holistic viewpoint allows us to identify and address the root causes of imbalance, rather than simply suppressing symptoms.
Schedule Your Consultation
We offer consultations and body sculpting near Swansboro on the same day to streamline the process. From improved appearance to enhanced functionality, there are many reasons you should give these treatments a try. To learn more, schedule a consultation or try our treatment planning tool.
