Beyond Diet and Exercise: How EmSculpt Neo Sculpts Muscle and Burns Fat

Diet and exercise are important, but they don’t always deliver the contours and definition we all want. EmSculpt® Neo goes beyond the basics by building muscle and reducing fat at the same time, without hours spent at the gym.

Healthy eating and regular exercise are absolutely critical for overall wellness. But if you’re looking for a toned, sculpted body, sadly, even our best efforts can fall short. Even with consistent effort, stubborn fat pockets and flabby areas can persist, largely due to factors such as genetics, age, or other underlying issues that can’t be addressed through traditional approaches.

The good news: E. Jacob Simhaee, MD, FACOG, offers another approach — a nonsurgical solution that can help you achieve the contours you want without restrictive dieting or hundreds of hours spent at the gym. It’s called EmSculpt® Neo, and Dr. Simhaee explains how it works.

Why that bulge just won’t budge

Diet and exercise help maintain weight and improve muscle strength and balance, but they still have limitations.

Some parts of your body, like your belly, thighs, arms, or buttocks, may not respond easily to even the most disciplined routines, leaving you with flabby areas that detract from your overall contours — and your confidence.

What’s more, as we get older, muscle mass naturally declines while fat becomes harder to lose. Hormonal fluctuations, metabolic changes, and a more sedentary lifestyle can all contribute, too, making it difficult to sculpt contours and maintain adequate muscle tone, even with regular strength training.

If you’ve already spent a lot of time losing weight or maintaining it, isolated areas of unresponsive fat can be especially disappointing and frustrating.

The EmSculpt Neo difference

EmSculpt Neo combines two energy types — radiofrequency (RF) and high-intensity focused electromagnetic (HIFEM) energy —to target stubborn areas of fat and flabby muscle tissue, sculpting your body the way you want without surgery.

RF energy to “melt away” fat

EmSculpt Neo uses controlled pulses of RF energy to target stubborn fat, gently heating it and breaking down fat cell walls so fat effectively “melts” away. Thanks to the precise delivery system, RF energy targets only the fat cells, leaving the surrounding tissue unharmed and unaffected. Over the following weeks, your body naturally flushes away the remaining fatty debris, making it an ideal approach for stubborn pockets of fat.

HIFEM energy to build muscle

While RF energy targets fat, HIFEM energy helps tone the target area by building muscle tissue. HIFEM energy pulses trigger dozens of tiny muscle contractions, similar to the effects of exercise, but with much more powerful results.

Called supramaximal contractions, these tiny bursts force muscles to adapt, leading to increased muscle mass and improved tone. In fact, each half-hour treatment session provides thousands of tiny muscle contractions — far more than you could achieve during a trip to the gym.

By addressing fat reduction and muscle building simultaneously, EmSculpt Neo delivers comprehensive noninvasive body contouring, setting it apart from treatments that focus on fat alone.

Your treatment: What to expect during and after

EmSculpt NEO treatments take half an hour, and your treatment plan will be tailored to your goals and the specific areas of your body that are troubling you. During your treatment, you can expect intense contractions and deep warmth, comparable to a hot stone massage. There’s no need for anesthesia, and afterward, there’s no downtime, making it convenient for even the busiest schedules.

You’ll begin to see results within a few weeks of your treatment as your body removes fatty debris and muscle tissue rebuilds itself. Most women and men benefit from a series of treatments to attain optimal results.

Get the body you want — without surgery or downtime

EmSculpt Neo can help you get the sculpted contours you’re craving, but it’s no substitute for diet and exercise, and it’s not intended as a weight-loss solution. Instead, this innovative treatment is designed to work hand-in-hand with healthy eating and regular physical activity to put those much-desired finishing touches on your body while boosting your confidence, too.

To learn more about EmSculpt Neo and how it can help you look and feel great, request an appointment with Dr. Simhaee and his team at his Manhasset and Forest Hills, New York, practices today, online or by phone.