Get rid of the stubborn fat off your belly!

As the effects of the festive feeding frenzy becomes all too evident on our waistlines, many of us are on the lookout for a quick fix to tone those tummies, lose our love handles and tame troublesome thighs.  For those problem areas where it seems exercise has little effect, Dr Kuldeep Singh Senior Consultant, Cosmetic […]

As the effects of the festive feeding frenzy becomes all too evident on our waistlines, many of us are on the lookout for a quick fix to tone those tummies, lose our love handles and tame troublesome thighs.
 For those problem areas where it seems exercise has little effect, Dr Kuldeep Singh
Senior Consultant, Cosmetic Surgery of the Apollo Hospitals said the hospital is offering a new, non-surgical treatment option to freeze away fat.
 According to him, the new procedure that’s causing a buzz is CoolSculpting, a non- invasive, no needle, no scalpel and no scar alternative to liposuction.
 He explained that the procedure is developed by renowned Harvard University scientists.
His words: “Coolsulpting technology was born of the observation that some children got dimples due to eating popsicles. The idea behind this is that cold can selectively affect fat cells, which was the insight behind Cryolipolysis, the proven science on which Coolsculpting is based.
 “In this non-surgical treatment there is an applicator which is responsible to reduce the fat from a targeted area. There is a cooling effect which is given at the specified area in such a manner that it does not affect the tissues of the skin. The temperature thrown out by the applicator is more than enough to solidify the liquid fat in the body. The underlying principle of this method is that when the fat cells are exposed to extreme cold they begin to reduce their size and in the long run they disappear.
 “This happens because of a natural process known as apoptosis – also known as the natural death of the cells.
“The process of CoolSculpting helps in reducing the weight of the body gradually. This method is very much affordable and less expensive than the liposuction method. One important thing to be kept in mind is that one may need to do the process more than once to achieve the desired results. The main reason being the first round is that the fat cells may not be killed,” Dr Singh said.
 He added that the cool solution is the more natural solution. Procedures that use laser, sonic waves and even surgery to remove fat can actually destroy other tissue in the process by burning, shattering or extracting non-fat cells.
 This requires downtime for your body to heal. Totally uncool. Fortunately, CoolSculpting doesn’t burn, shatter or extract any cells. The patented procedure uses a targeted cooling process that kills the fat cells underneath the skin, literally freezing them to the point of elimination. The healthy skin cells remain well and healthy.