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Building strong, toned muscles relies on the body’s amazing ability to heal itself. You create muscle tone by damaging the muscle, typically during strength-training exercise. As the muscle repairs the damage, it fuses fibers within itself, increasing its strength.
Because medical research now allows us to understand how to generate muscle mass, you don’t need to do this the old-fashioned way. If you’re tired of spending hours at the gym — or your schedule doesn’t allow for that kind of commitment — you have another option you can explore.
Meet EMSCULPT NEO®. With this innovative treatment, which we offer here at MD Aesthetics in Folsom, California, you can relax as your body builds muscle. Parminderjit Singh, MD, and Tarandeep Kaur, MD, can use this treatment — which combines radiofrequency energy and high-intensity focused electromagnetic technology (HIFEM) — to tone your stomach, thighs, glutes, arms, and more.
How EMSCULPT NEO Works
EMSCULPT treatment uses HIFEM energy to stimulate contraction in your muscles. In one 30-minute session, we can encourage your body to do the equivalent of 24,000 reps (e.g., 24,000 crunches if we’re targeting your abdominal muscles or 24,000 squats if we’re targeting your glutes). And you get to relax the entire time.
Some of the most common treatment areas include:
- Abdomen
- Arms
- Buttocks
- Calves
- Flanks
- Thighs
With EMSCULPT, you have a way to improve tone in any of those areas. But EMSCULPT NEO takes things a step further, adding in radiofrequency energy. This helps to destroy fat cells and firm your skin.
As a result, this treatment can deliver better muscle tone alongside an overall improvement in the treated area.
What to expect during treatment
Each EMSCULPT NEO treatment takes 30 minutes. You relax — either in a chair or on an exam table, depending on the body area we’re treating — as we put this innovative treatment to work for you.
By moving the EMSCULPT NEO applicator over the body area you want to tone, we encourage muscle contraction to build strength in the targeted muscles. Most people report that the treatment feels like a hot stone massage, saying it’s comfortable overall. You will likely feel a warm sensation as the energy moves into the muscles.
After treatment, some muscle soreness is normal — not unlike the soreness you’ll feel after a hard day at the gym. You might also have some redness or swelling, but it should fade quickly. You don’t need to worry about any downtime with EMSCULPT NEO.
You may see some results after just one treatment, but most people choose several for more dramatic results. We tailor your treatment plan to your needs, but it often requires about four EMSCULPT NEO sessions spaced 5–10 days apart.
If you want to get toned muscles without spending hours at the gym, talk with Dr. Singh or Dr. Kaur. To find out if EMSCULPT NEO is right for you, call our office to schedule an appointment or book your visit online today.