Lipaway™ Ultrasound Fat Reduction

Lipaway™ – utilising Selective Subdermal Body Shaping® Ultrasound Technology

If you have stubborn areas of fat deposition – ’aprons’ or ‘muffin tops’, ‘saddlebags’ or ‘bat wings’ – then Lipaway™ ultrasound cavitation treatment might be just what you are looking for!

If carried out alongside sensible lifestyle modification, this treatment can lead to significant and sustainable changes to your overall body fat content, and can help with ‘body sculpting’, in a way that involves no surgery and does not lead to destruction of your own tissue.

Lipaway™ is a safe and non invasive ultrasonic device (the system represents a variation on the same technology used for many years by physiotherapists for soft tissue injuries and radiologists for diagnosis). Ultrasonic energy emitted by the probe in contact with your skin leads to a mild heating effect within the fatty layer of the skin. As a result, small bubbles are formed within this fatty layer. When these bubbles collapse, there is a cavitation effect which leads to a temporary change in the integrity of the fat cell walls. This allows fat to drain out of the cell – which is then removed by the body’s lymphatic system. The effect on the cell wall may persist for some weeks but is not harmful, and the cells will recover fully.

The process is not painful, though you will feel a warming effect and be aware of a subtle vibration during the course of treatment. Later, you will pass more urine than usual and your urine will appear different – this is the result of the presence of fat. It is important that you remember to drink water after the treatment to avoid dehydration.

The Lipaway™ system is particularly effective at removing fat found in areas such as the abdomen, buttocks, thighs and upper arms. After just one treatment it is possible to achieve a reduction in body circumference of up to 3cm. A course of treatment is recommended for optimum results, usually around 6-8 treatments will be required 1-2 weeks apart.

Lipaway™ should not be seen primarily as a weight loss technique – an aid to body shaping is a more appropriate view. As already hinted, if weight loss is intended attention to lifestyle may be needed. This treatment is not recommended as part of a ‘quick fix’ weight loss programme, nor as a substitute for healthy eating. Any reduction in body mass achieved with the Lipaway™ will soon be regained if old habits continue.

At Hyde Park Clinic, we are pleased to offer a complementary one hour consultation with our resident Naturopath, Hamish Tailyour, as part of a package of Lipaway™ treatments, to help you make those lifestyle changes which could lead to sustained but healthy weight reduction alongside  at the same time as you re-shape your problem areas.

Your therapist will talk you through the whole process at your initial consultation, which is of course free and without obligation.