Ultrashape is the leading method of non-invasive fat removal in Europe, but little known here in the UK. Much publicity has been devoted to Smart-lipo and the Vaser system but these remain invasive options. Ultrashape is truly non-invasive, without downtime and free of pain.

Ultrashape is a treatment that selectively destroys fat cells with ultrasound waves. Ultrasound waves have been used for over twenty years to treat kidney stones and generate diagnostic images; a different wavelength is used to destroy fatty tissue.

The treatment is relaxing and pain-free but takes time as the co-ordinates of the area to be treated need to be fed into the computer. Once this is done the treatment moves swiftly on, the therapist passing the transducer head over the area and making the shot when the display on the computer screen dictates. This allows for a smooth result with no gaps. 

Three treatments are recommended, preferably three weeks apart. Each time the improvement is approximately 30% - so 30, 60 and 90% is achievable. Best results are achieved when a fat-free diet is followed for a day preceding the treatment and for the following four days. Whilst the ultrasound is liberating fat from the resistant fat stores, you need to burn the fat as energy. Think of it like a camel living off its fat. Exercise helps, too.

Smaller areas of fat can be treated with the homeopathic medicine, Metabolites. This is an injection technique whereby the medicine is placed in the fatty tissue itself. This is known as Lipotherapy. The treated area may swell for an hour but then quickly subsides. Over the next 28 days the body is able to draw upon these fatty reserves and reduce the volume. This means, of course, that a sensible eating and exercise plan needs to be followed.