New Fat Reduction Treatment

By Nicole Hayre, MD

Cosmetic Dermatology Center

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New Fat Reduction Treatment

There is a new weapon in the battle of the bulge and it may help you win the war. Zerona uses a laser that causes pores in fat cells to release the fat into the blood stream helping patients lose inches from there waist, thighs and buttocks. It also puts an end to the saying, “no pain, no gain.” Treatments are painless, without downtime, and can, over the course of two weeks, help you to lose three inches, or more.

Sound too good to be true? According to clinicaltrials.gov, the results of a double-blind placebo-controlled study of 72 participants who received Zerona treatments showed most participants to lose at least three inches off their combined waist-hips-thighs circumference in as little as two weeks.

How Does Zerona Work?

Zerona is the same laser that has its FDA market clearance for laser-liposuction, but instead of being used during liposuction, it is applied externally while the patient is resting comfortably.

Use of the cold laser causes the fat cells to make pores in their membranes. The fat is then released by the cells and absorbed by the lymph system. Once in the lymph system, it is processed by the body. The fat cells do not die, but instead repair themselves.

When the fat cells release their contents, they also release a chemical signal. This signal tells other fat cells in the body to do the same thing. The result is, while the majority of inches are lost where the laser was aimed, fat and inches are also lost in other parts of the body too.

Patients may feel a slight tingling or warm sensation, but they feel no pain.

Why Do Some People Lose More Than Others?

Some patients will lose more inches than others when having Zerona treatments. Patients who have previously had liposuction will generally not lose as much.

While every body is different, there are ways to maximize your results. Starting one week prior to beginning treatments, patients should drink a lot of water, and avoid alcohol and caffeine. The patient should also begin a special vitamin with niacin in it, in order to help process the fat.

Once treatments begin, the patient must stick to a schedule of having three treatments weekly for two weeks. Each treatment takes 40 minutes.

To enhance the effects, patients are encouraged to walk for 40 minutes in the evening of treatment days. Eliminating dietary fat also helps, because the body is then able to process the fat released from the treatments, instead of processing the burger you ate. Wearing a body-contour garment and having lymph massages are additional optional ways to enhance results.

Once treatments are finished, the patient should continue drinking water, taking the vitamins and avoiding alcohol and caffeine for one more week.

How Long Do Results Last?

Results after Zerona will last as long as a healthy lifestyle is maintained. If the patient does not exercise and eats too much, weight gain is inevitable.