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FOR:ASCULPTEDBACK
TRY:COOLSCULPTING
EventhemostdevotedF45erscanbe
plaguedwitha pinchof fatthatbulges
outfrombras,swimsuitsandsportsbras.
Totargetthisnotoriouslytrickyarea,
Melbourne-basedplasticsurgeonDr
ChrisMossrecommends
CoolSculpting,a trusted“formof
cryolipolysisthatusesfreezing
temperaturesto breakdownfatcells,”
heexplains.“It’sgreatforstubbornfat
thatdoesn’trespondto lifestylechanges
andcantargetbackfatandupperarms
byselectivelydamagingsmallpocketsof
fatcellsthataretheneliminatedbythe
body.”Thepainlevelvariesbyperson,
butis generallywelltolerated(no
anaestheticis necessary),andwitha
sessionlastingjustanhourwithno
subsequentdowntime,it’scertainly
moreefficientthanendlesshoursof
kettlebellswings.Butdoingyour
homeworkis vital:“Correctassessment
andapplicatorplacementis essential,so
havinga skilledandexperienced
practitionerperformthetreatment
ensuresthebestresults,”DrMoss says.

FOR: IMPROVED
MUSCLETONE
TRY:EMSCULPT
Tosuperchargea sixpack,skipcrunches
in favourof thisnewelectromagnetic
technologythatreceivedTGAapproval
thisyear.Administeredin a doctor’s
office,thedeviceworksto contract
abdominalorglutealmuscles20,000
timesperhalf-hourtreatment,thus
buildingmusclewhiletargetingfat.
Inclinicaltrials,participantslostan
averageof 4.4centimetresin waistline
circumferenceand 19 percentfat,while
boostingmusclemassby 16 percent.
Impressive,yes,butit can’twork
miracles—foursessionsare
recommendedandthere’sa caveat:it’s
forthosewhohaveminimalbodyfatto
beginwith;fitnessis a prerequisite.

FOR:AGEINGCLEAVAGE
TRY:LASERRESURFACING
ANDSKINBOOSTERS
Tryas youmight,youcan’tchest-press
yourwayoutof splotchy,sun-damaged
skin,whichcanaddyearsto the
appearanceof anotherwisetoned
décolletage.Torestoreyouthfulness,Dr
Mosssuggestsa two-prongedapproach.
Firstup,passeswitha FraxelDuallaser,
whichheusesonthefaceto “treatfine
lines,wrinkles,pigmentation,uneven
skintoneandacnescarring,”he
explains.“Ata lowersetting,it’salsoan
excellentoptionfortreatingsundamage
andskin ageing on the décolletage.

Thistypeof laserstimulatesthebody
to repairthedeeperlayersof theskin
whilemaintainingtheintegrityof the
skinsurface.”Abouta fortnightis
requiredforhealingas theareais a bit
slowerto bouncebackthanabovethe
neck.Oncepigmentationis addressed,
herecommendsmicro-injectionsof
RestylaneVital,a hyaluronicacidfiller
“injectedsuperficiallyintothesurface
of theskinto producea smoother,
moretonedsurfacewithimproved
hydrationandglow”.While40+
injectionsmaysoundirksome
(dependingonthepatient,anddon’t
worry,numbingcreamis available),the
tinypricks“alsoactivatethefibroblasts
to producenewcollagenandelastin,
whichresultsin betterskinintegrity
anda healthierlook.”Pulloutthose
plungingnecklinesonceagain.

FOR:STUBBORN
CELLULITE
TRY:VELASHAPE
Celluliteis as egalitarianas it is
stubborn.It affectsthevastmajorityof
women,regardlessof weightorfitness
level,as theconnectivetissueis
stretched,causingthedimplingeffect.
Forsmoothing,considera combination
therapypraisedbyKellyGeorge,RN,
whotreatsclientsat hernamesake
clinic.“WeuseVelaShape,a
combinationof infrared,radio-
frequencyandvacuummanipulation
whichshrinksfatcellsandimproves
lymphaticdrainage,eliminatingwaste
fluids,”sheexplains.“This,in turn,
reducesthesizeof thefat
compartment,allowingthetensionon
thefibrousconnectivetissuesto ease.”
A handfulof sessionsarerequired, but
smootherskinanda potential
reductionin overallthigh
circumferencemaketheeffortworthit.

FOR:AFLATSTOMACH
TRY:LIPODISSOLVE
Fat-dissolvinginjectionsarea modern
godsendforspot-treatingunwanted
bulges,andDrAndreasFox,plastic
surgeonat ArtisanAestheticClinics,
trustsLipodissolvefornixinga belly
“pooch”.“It’sa comfortableand
effectivemethodfortreatingsmall
pocketsof fataroundthebellybutton,”
heexplains.Aftera thorough
consultation,numbingcreammay
beappliedbeforetheinjections,
whichcancausea fleetingburning
sensation.Swellingandbruisingmay
follow,butthefatcellsarebroken
downandexpelledthroughthe
lymphaticsystem,fora flatter, more
sculpted abdomen.

187 HARPERSBAZAAR.COM.AU September 2019

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