Quarantine weight gain is something many people have beenstruggling with since the COVID-19 lockdowns began in the early part of theyear. Our lives have been disrupted, and our day-to-day routine has changed alot as our activities have been restricted. With easy access to food andalcohol in the nearby kitchen, along with the fact that lots of us are workingfrom home and not moving around as much as we normally would in an office (andare too busy to fit workouts into our altered routines), it’s easy to pack onsome extra weight. To top it all off, in this tension-filled time, chronic stressoften leads to high levels of the “stress hormone” cortisol being produced inour bodies, which stimulates our appetite. Cortisol can also influence whereyour fat is stored, making it more likely to be deposited on the abdomen. Aspractices have re-opened around the city, state, and country, injectables and bodycontouring procedures like CoolSculpting®have been Albuquerque patients’ preferred treatments for addressing alittle extra flab.
These aesthetic treatments, combined with healthy lifestylehabits, can help get you back on track, restore slimmer facial contours, andlose unwanted volume. Sometimes, excess fat goes to areas we’ve alwaysstruggled to slim down for most of our lives because of our body shape. Thesespecific areas—like the stomach, flanks, below the chin, the outer thighs, and theback—may not respond well to conventional fat-reduction methods, such as exerciseand reducing our calorie intake. CoolSculpting® is a fat-reductiontechnique that allows you to get rid of some of the extra fat in these troublespots that you feel self-conscious about or that get in the way of your dailylife. Remember, though, that it’s strictly for generating cosmetic results.Exercise and a healthy diet are still important!
With CoolSculpting®, the applicator suctions upgrabbable areas of fat and lowers the temperature in the tissue. The fat cellsthere are chilled and killed, and the body looks leaner over time as these deadcells are flushed out. Although the treatment can cause a numbing or pinchingsensation, it’s generally not painful and is well tolerated by patients. Youwon’t have to go through an extensive recovery process or manage severe sideeffects after. Typically, CoolSculpting® causes only mild swellingand bruising.
Would you like to know more about how CoolSculpting®can help you shed resistant fat? Request a consultation with us today by calling(505) 855-9267or fill out a contact form to reachout to our team at WesternDermatology Consultants.
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