Body contouring
Body procedures
Body contouring
Body contouring in California and Florida (Beverly hills, Newport beach, Orange County, Miami)
While liposuction can help you eliminate excess fat in problem areas, it doesn’t address all of the issues that compromise self-confidence, including sagging excess skin, non-contoured arms and shoulders etc. Body contouring involves evaluating your body as a whole and contouring it towards your goals, whether that is to create a more toned appearance, athletic appearance or the appearance of a body builder. However, it is important to shape your body proportional in all aspects. For instance, if only your trunk is toned but not your arms, then that will not look proportional. Similarly, if only your biceps are contoured but not your triceps or shoulders, then that will give a more suboptimal appearance. Therefore, we assess your whole body, and give you recommendations for a 360 high definition body contouring “make-over” where we remove and add fat in different areas to make your look naturally toned.
Abdominal etching
Abdominal Etching, also known as liposculpture, is a surgical procedure where unwanted fat around the midsection is strategically liposuctioned from the body in an attempt to contour and showcase the abdominal muscles – creating a 6-pack almost overnight. Since its development in the 1970’s, the improved procedure and practice of liposuction has resulted in safer, faster procedures with more impactful results. Abdominal etching can truly improve the contour and shape of your trunk.
Who is an ideal candidate for body contouring?
The ideal candidate for abdominal etching and body contouring is a healthy person who doesn’t smoke, has no life threatening health conditions, and doesn’t have obesity. Moreover, the ideal candidate is a person who would continue to work out and keep themselves fit.
Abdominal etching works best for people who are less than 30 percent over their ideal body weight, with healthy muscle and skin tone. Your age and your skin’s elasticity should also be considered when being realistic about the results of abdominal etching. People who undergo any type of liposuction must be healthy enough to safely go under anesthesia.
How does abdominal etching work?
Abdominal etching works similarly to traditional liposuction, but there’s one important distinction. The fat deposits that cover your abdominal muscles are carefully carved off your body, using small incisions usually based around your belly button.
When done carefully, this technique can deepen the natural grooves in your body and make your ab muscles appear much more prominent. Fat deposits may also be taken from the sides overlying your oblique abdominal muscles to narrow your midsection. When the swelling subsides and the area heals, you should see a visibly toned midsection.
Abdominal etching vs. traditional liposuction
Abdominal etching is similar to traditional liposuction in that the preparation for surgery, recovery time, and requirements for the procedure are very similar.
The results of abdominal etching are much more prominent and dramatic than traditional liposuction. It may also be more expensive and less convenient to find a provider who’s trained in this specific procedure.
Abdominal etching is considered a form of advanced or 3-D liposuction, which means the results are extremely specific and target certain areas of your body.
Traditional liposuction isn’t so exact. However, this means that if abdominal etching doesn’t heal correctly, or if your body simply heals in a way that your doctor doesn’t anticipate, you’re more likely to need corrective surgery.