Tone, Sculpt, Reduce: Our Favourite Body Contouring Tweakments

If you are struggling with stubborn fat and sagging skin that doesn’t want to budge even with a healthy diet and exercise, our favourite body contouring tweakments could help. In fact, there are more innovative technologies available to choose from than ever before.

From the non-invasive ‘hugging’ machine that can reduce bloating and puffiness, to the latest techniques for reducing fat with limited (or even no) downtime, these toning, sculpting, and fat-busting treatments are on hand to help you define and improve your body contours for 2024.

What is body contouring?

Body contouring is the collective term for any device or treatment that works by either reducing fat, or otherwise toning your body to help you achieve a smoother, more defined silhouette. Perhaps the best-known method is cryolyposis or fat freezing, which is popularly used for stubborn fat pockets around the stomach, chin, and thighs, but there are now fat-reducing ‘cold lasers’, and water weight-targeting lymphatic drainage solutions too.

It isn’t always about fat loss either. In fact, in certain areas such as the bottom and even the arms, the focus can actually be about adding volume and providing a lifted, toning effect that emphasises your curves.

Our favourite body contouring tweaks:

FOR LOVE HANDLES: CRISTAL PRO

For fat freezing that is as safe and efficient as possible, Deleo’s Cristal Pro offers a great solution for your love handles, saddle bags, and bra folds. As with traditional cryolipolysis, the treatment involves an applicator that sucks up fat and then cools it up to minus 12°C. This leads to the crystallisation of the fat cells, which can then be naturally eliminated by your body. What really sets it apart though is its diagnostic ultrasound scanner; this allows your practitioner to visualise and measure your fat layers for safer, more effective treatment. Multiple areas can be treated at the same time as well, with four applicators able to work simultaneously should you need them.

FOR DOUBLE CHINS: AIRSCULPT

Far less invasive than traditional liposuction, AirSculpt can remove fat and tighten your skin in any area with enough fat ‘to pinch’; the before-and-afters for double chins are particularly impressive. The innovative spinning technology plucks away at fat, cell by cell, removing it through a tiny opening, meaning there’s no need for needles, scalpels, stiches or general anesthesia. Less invasive it may be, but it can still remove large quantities of fat at once – up to five litres – and the removed fat can be transferred to other areas in the same session, to lift, shape and define your breasts, hips, and bottom.

FOR BLOATING AND CELLULITE: SLIMYONIK AIR BODYSTYLER 

Consider Slimyonik AIR Bodystyler as your new favourite super-charged massage, which allows you to go one step further in your mission to banish bloating, water retention and the appearance of cellulite. Completely non-invasive, the contouring and lymphatic drainage treatment involves simply slipping into a lower body compression suit and breathing in oxygen-rich air. The subsequent, enjoyably firm, undulating pressure you experience is designed to activate your lymph system, boost your metabolism, and increase blow flow, triggering your body’s natural detoxifying processes, to allow waste and fat deposits to be broken down. The result: improved skin firmness and relief from bloating around your stomach and legs.

FOR PAIN-FREE FAT REDUCTION: EMERALD LASER 

Forget the old mantra ‘no pain, no gain’, you’ll feel absolutely nothing while Emerald Laser gets to work banishing fat. In fact, there’s research to suggest the technology can help reduce any existing pain you have too, for double the benefits. It might sound too good to be true, but the clever technology uses harmless green light energy that targets your cells without generating heat or damage. Instead, you can lay back on the treatment bed and relax, while the light penetrates deep into your skin, creating small temporary pores in the targeted fat cells, which allows the fatty liquids to seep out, causing the fat cells to shrink. Your body’s lymphatic system then removes the fatty liquids naturally, so you get subtle yet effective fat reduction over time.

FOR EMPHASISING YOUR CURVES: LANLUMA

If you want to lift or enhance your bum, consider Lanluma as your minimally-invasive non-surgical alternative to a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) – aka the high risk cosmetic surgery that’s hit headlines for all the wrong reasons of late. This injection-based treatment is one of the only dermal fillers formulated explicitly for use in the body, and it is made from poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), which means it can activate the body’s collagen response too. This creates long-lasting volume and enhancement for a natural-looking bum lift and shape. Plus, it can be used on the thighs, arms, neck and for areas of cellulite, all with minimal downtime. Make sure you find a practitioner with plenty of experience in this technique, as body-shaping injectables can be problematic, particularly in undertrained or inexperienced hands.

The final word

It should go without saying that while the above technologies are getting better and better at non-invasive fat reduction and body contouring, a trip to the clinic is no replacement for a healthy lifestyle, especially when it comes to weight management. These treatments are for fine-tuning.  Before booking in for a consultation, you should always speak to your doctor if you have any medical conditions to confirm that you can be safely and effectively treated in clinic.