Ultrasound waves are used to vibrate the fat cells’ membrane causing them to break down. Insoluble free fatty acids are transported to the liver and processed out of the body.

As fat cells are made mostly of oil, compared to other cells which are made of water, fat cells heat up faster than other skin tissue. At a skin temperature of 40°C, the fat cells begin to melt and metabolise.

This process disrupts the cell membrane, causing them to break down. The fat then leaves the cells and, through lymphatic drainage, is excreted through the liver.

Usually, fat cells freeze at -1 degrees. Cryolipolysis works by lowering the cells’ temperature to between 0 and -10 degrees, causing the cells to freeze and effectively die.

In fact, 20-40% of the fat cells treated in the area die naturally and dissolve over several months. It is worth noting that this freezing process does not affect the surrounding tissues.

Shockwaves compliment the fat melting and freezing process. Shockwaves shrink and break down fat cells by rapidly vibrate the cells. Then, fat cells metabolise and leave the body through lymphatic drainage. Shockwave also increases blood supply and softens connective tissue, resulting in a reduction in cellulite.

For skin tightening, sound waves stimulate blood and lymphatic circulation within the area. They also stimulate the connective tissue and septa mobility, giving the skin a firmer tone and reducing the dimples within the skin.

Radio Frequency is proven to tighten the skin by heating up Fibroblasts (also known as the connective tissue cells that produce collagen and elastin). This causes a controled trauma to the skin’s fibres and the body reacts to this by producing more collagen and increases bloody supply, thus tightening the skin.