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You lost the weight. So why is that one area still there?
GLP-1 medications like semaglutide and tirzepatide have changed how weight loss looks. Patients lose meaningful weight, feel better, and reduce the health risks that come with excess weight, including heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. For the right patient, they can be highly effective.
But weight loss doesn’t do the same thing that body sculpting does.
Weight loss happens broadly. It changes your body overall, but it does not allow you to choose where fat comes off first, or where it remains. That’s why so many patients reach a healthier weight and still feel frustrated by one area that doesn’t look the way they hoped.
For some, it’s the lower abdomen. For others, it’s the waistline, love handles, thighs, or under the chin. And sometimes the frustration isn’t just what stayed, but what changed first, such as less fullness in the face, breasts, or buttocks while a stubborn area remains.
This is where targeted body sculpting can help.
Treatments such as CoolSculpting, BodyTite, and laser liposuction focus on areas that often remain despite successful weight loss. These treatments target fat in a specific zone and improve contour in ways that general weight loss cannot.
CoolSculpting remains an excellent nonsurgical option for patients who want no downtime. For most patients, a series of two to three treatments delivers the best result. With newer treatment protocols, a change in shape is noticeable in as little as three months.
For patients seeking a greater change in a single treatment, BodyTite and laser liposuction remain highly effective in-office options. These procedures can remove up to 80% of fat in a treated area, including the abdomen, love handles, double chin, thighs, and arms. Dr. Lo has performed these procedures since 2009, and they remain among the most reliable ways to address stubborn pockets of fat that persist after successful weight loss.
The key distinction is simple. These treatments aren’t competing with GLP-1 medications.They solve a different problem.
Weight loss changes the scale. Body sculpting changes the silhouette.
If you feel healthier, and closer to where you want to be, but still not quite finished, this may be the missing piece. Curious whether you’re a candidate? Ask at your next visit, or schedule a consultation.
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