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Body Contouring

Body contouring without surgery uses cold, heat, a magnetic or electrical field, or an injected drug to reduce a localized fat bulge or to tone a muscle. Products include CoolSculpting, SculpSure, truSculpt, Vanquish, Emsculpt, Evolve and Kybella.

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The map

Body Contouring providers in Florida

Every practice whose website names body contouring: medical spas, dermatologists, surgeons, laser clinics and other aesthetic providers. Dot size is Google reviews. Tap a practice for its dossier.

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Providers

Florida body contouring providers

Most Google reviews

  1. 1Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic SurgeryCape Coral67,804
  2. 2PHDermatology- Palm HarborPalm Harbor15,337
  3. 3Hollywood Dermatology & Cosmetic SpecialistsHollywood10,069
  4. 4Refresh - Aesthetics & WellnessFort Lauderdale8,613
  5. 5Dermatology Associates SarasotaSarasota4,436
  6. 6Avana Plastic SurgeryMiami3,997
  7. 7Spectrum Aesthetics®Miami3,502
  8. 8Taryn Gallo, MDSebastian3,317
  9. 9Medi-Weightloss Winter ParkWinter Park3,289
  10. 10Liquivida Wellness Center | Lauderdale BeachFort Lauderdale3,282
Every Florida provider
1,714providers
455,947Google reviews

By region

  1. Southeast839
  2. Central307
  3. Tampa Bay246
  4. Southwest144
  5. North123
  6. Panhandle55

The treatment

What body contouring changes

Nonsurgical fat reduction treats a fat bulge without an incision. ASPS groups it as cryolipolysis (CoolSculpting), injection lipolysis (Kybella), radiofrequency lipolysis (Vanquish) and laser lipolysis (SculpSure).

The devices act through the skin. Cold or heat destroys fat cells, and the body clears them over the following months. After cryolipolysis, the fat layer thins over 2 to 4 months.

Kybella is a drug, deoxycholic acid, injected into fat under the chin. FDA approved it on April 29, 2015. It destroys the fat cell membrane.

Muscle devices such as Emsculpt use a magnetic field to contract the muscle under the applicator. Emsculpt NEO adds radiofrequency heating of the fat in the same session.

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What it changes

  • Fat bulges of the upper and lower abdomen
  • Flanks (love handles)
  • Inner and outer thighs
  • Fat under the chin (submental fat)
  • Bra fat, back fat and the banana roll under the buttock

What it does not change

  • It is not a weight-loss treatment. AAD describes good candidates as people whose weight is in the normal range for their height.
  • It does not tighten loose skin. ASPS lists loose skin or poor tone as reasons a patient may not be a candidate.
  • It does not treat fat inside the abdomen. ASPS lists fat deep to the abdominal muscles as a reason not to have laser lipolysis.
  • Results are smaller than liposuction. AAD states liposuction delivers more dramatic results and non-invasive results are subtle.
  • Kybella is approved only for fat under the chin. Its label states use outside the submental area is not established and not recommended.

The guide

Body Contouring, section by section

Devices and injections

CoolSculpting, SculpSure, truSculpt, Vanquish, Emsculpt, Evolve and Kybella: year, how each works and published results.

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Fat layers and muscles

The fat layers and muscles each treatment targets, from the chin to the thighs.

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History

From popsicle panniculitis in 1970 to the first FDA fat-freezing clearance in 2010 and the devices since.

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After treatment and risks

Week by week after treatment, the risks in numbers and when results show.

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Questions

Answers to the questions patients ask most, with sources.

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Florida providers

Florida body contouring providers ranked, with their dossiers.

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