Non-Surgical Fat Loss in St. Augustine

Almost everyone has experienced stubborn fat at least at one point in their lives. Whether it’s on their belly, back, or love handles, these areas of fat remain resistant to diet, exercise, and even medical weight loss treatments like semaglutide.

At Crescent Beach Care, we offer multiple options for non-surgical fat loss in St. Augustine. However, to understand which ones might work for you, you’ll need to understand why areas of fat remain despite your best efforts, and how our treatments target these areas to help you see improvements in your body shape.

Understanding Stubborn Fat

The first step to losing stubborn fat is to understand why it’s so stubborn. It’s not necessarily about willpower or dedication to losing fat, but human evolution.

Fat is a storable type of energy for your body. Biologically, all animals need fat, but humans have notably high levels of body fat, and it’s for the sake of survival. This is because our brains are considerably large when compared to our body weight, also known as the encephalization quotient (EQ). Throughout human evolution, our brains have grown larger and larger, and they take up a lot of energy—making up at least 20% of our metabolism. So, to continue powering our brains during times of food scarcity, our bodies adapted to have larger fat stores.

Genetically, we’re meant to survive traveling long distances, running from wild animals, or hunting and gathering our food. However, our society has changed to where we don’t need to do these things anymore—so there is a mismatch between our bodily needs and our environment.

What Determines Fat Distribution

When taking a comparative look at those experiencing stubborn fat, where they specifically store that fat varies. Some people store more fat on the hips and thighs, some in their buttocks, their abdomens, or their flanks (love handles). There are many reasons why these variations can happen, but here are the main factors that determine fat distribution.

Genetics

Genetics play a large role in where your body holds stubborn fatty deposits. Researchers have studied the effects of genetics on fat distribution, and based on ancestry and racial background, your medical provider can help you know how likely you are to hold on to fat, where your body will store that fat, and your likelihood of developing obesity-related health conditions.

While you cannot control your genetics, you do have some control over how much fat your body stores with our treatments for non-surgical fat loss in St. Augustine. Your Crescent Beach Care provider can talk to you about your options and help you create a plan to effectively reduce stubborn fat and improve your confidence.

Age

Everyone ages, and with age comes changes in your body’s composition. For example, your body fat distribution often shifts as you get older. Studies have shown that aging increases your likelihood of developing fat in the abdominal region while decreasing fat in the lower half of your body.

We offer many treatments for non-surgical fat loss in St. Augustine to counteract these changes. They can help reduce areas of stubborn fat, build muscle mass, and much more.

Hormones

Hormones impact our health more than we typically think, and hormone changes throughout the different phases of our lives can impact how our bodies hold fat. We experience more dramatic hormone changes during puberty, pregnancy, and menopause/andropause, and our levels of testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone all change during this time.

On average, doctors have seen that premenopausal women develop more fat in the hips and upper thighs, whereas pre-andropausal men are more likely to develop abdominal fat around their organs, also known as visceral fat. Changes are then seen in postmenopausal women, who begin developing more abdominal visceral fat and lose fat around the hips and upper thighs.

Lifestyle

One factor you can control when it comes to fat distribution is lifestyle. While age, hormones, and genetics influence your likelihood of experiencing stubborn fat, your lifestyle largely dictates how much fat develops.

Maintaining healthy habits—like eating balanced meals, exercising, drinking plenty of water, and getting enough sleep—dramatically impacts how much fat you develop in certain areas of your body. While you can achieve noticeable results with our treatments for non-surgical fat loss in St. Augustine, they will not last without establishing healthy habits that keep the fat off your body.

Your Options for Non-Surgical Fat Loss

We offer a wide variety of non-surgical fat loss treatments, each using slightly different methods to accomplish various fat-loss goals. Our team can help you determine the best treatments for you based on your lifestyle, your health history, where fat is located on your body, and more. Here are the options your provider will talk about and how they work to accomplish your goals.

Emsculpt NEO

We’ll start with our most popular body sculpting treatment: Emsculpt NEO. This option for non-surgical fat loss combines the heat generated by radiofrequency with high-intensity focused electromagnetic (HIFEM) energy. These two energies work simultaneously to reduce stubborn fat and build muscle.

The radiofrequency (RF) energy warms the treatment area to around 109° Fahrenheit, allowing the heat to reach the subcutaneous layer of skin, where stubborn fat lives. 109° is known as the “Goldilocks” temperature, where it can effectively damage and destroy fat cells without harming any of the surrounding skin or tissues. This helps reduce the appearance of fat to create a slimmer physique.

At the same time, the device emits electromagnetic waves to stimulate rapid muscle contractions. This builds upon the fat loss while also improving muscle mass and tone. With Emsculpt NEO, you can build up to 25% more muscle and reduce stubborn fat by up to 30%. Patients have been able to shrink their waist up to 5.9 cm, which is roughly the equivalent of one dress or pant size.

Emtone

We also offer Emtone as another option for non-surgical fat loss in St. Augustine. Emtone is a unique body sculpting treatment that focuses on reducing the fat that causes cellulite, rather than targeting pockets of stubborn fat. It does this by combining the heat from both radiofrequency energy and targeted pressure energy (TPE).

It’s estimated that 80% to 90% of women who have gone through puberty have developed cellulite, and it’s a common concern we treat at Crescent Beach Care. Cellulite is caused by fat living in the subcutaneous layer of skin pushing upwards against the underside of the dermis, causing the “dimpling” that comes with cellulite. While many patients combine different types of body sculpting treatments to address their cellulite, the cornerstone of those treatment plans includes Emtone.

Emtone combines TPE and the heat from RF energy to reduce the appearance of cellulite. Radiofrequency heats the skin to 109° Fahrenheit, which delves deep into the subcutaneous layer to destroy fat cells. Meanwhile, the TPE increases fibroblast reproduction within your skin, strengthening the cellular structure to help prevent fatty tissue from creating a “dimpling” effect on your skin again.

Exion

Exion is a treatment for skin tightening and non-surgical fat loss in St. Augustine that combines the heat from RF energy and ultrasound. What makes this treatment unique is that it can be used anywhere on the body, and it also has a separate applicator to administer treatment to the face.

It works by combining ultrasound and radiofrequency energy. The ultrasound uses sound waves to generate heat deep within the tissue, destroying fat cells, increasing blood flow, and improving your body’s natural production of collagen and elastin.

This sets the stage for the heat generated by radiofrequency by allowing more uniform heating in the dermis and epidermis. The heat from both of these modalities not only helps destroy fat cells and shrink areas of stubborn fat, but also increase collagen and elastin production in all 3 layers of your skin to reduce wrinkles, fine lines, cellulite, and more.

RF Microneedling

Our last option for non-surgical fat loss in St. Augustine is RF microneedling. As you can guess by the name, this treatment combines traditional microneedling with the heat generated by radiofrequency, improving the impact each treatment has on your skin.

What makes this a popular treatment for our patients is that the depth of the microneedles can be customized to your needs, making it effective for both face and body. When used on the body, the needles can create microchannels in your skin up to 4mm deep, stimulating collagen and elastin production within your epidermis without causing much discomfort.

As these needles are creating microchannels within your skin, the device emits heat generated from radiofrequency. The channels within your skin allow the heat to penetrate twice as deep into your skin, reaching a depth of 8mm. This is the depth of the subcutaneous layer of skin, where stubborn fat lives. The heat then destroys those fat cells, creating a slimmer appearance while also improving the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines, and more.

Explore Your Options

Now that you know the science behind all of our treatments for non-surgical fat loss in St. Augustine, you can begin finding the right solutions for your needs. We encourage you to either request an appointment with one of our expert providers, or use our complimentary treatment planning tool to begin exploring all our aesthetic and primary care services, like cancer screenings, skin treatments, women’s and men’s exams, wellness services, and more!

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