Radio Frequencies Used To Zap Fat

Monday February 12, 2007

It's the bane of most people's existence. And it happens to just about all of us.

There's a certain irony in the fact that cellulite contains the word 'lite' - a term the food industry uses to sell you goodies with reduced calories.

But while getting rid of fat in food doesn't appear to be a problem, getting it off your body often seems to be impossible without major surgery.

Until now.

A Toronto company is the first to employ a new laser technology called Accent. It melts the cellulite away without any pain and without any invasive procedures. Hard as it is to believe, an attendant simply passes the specially focused beam over the troubled area and the fat disappears.

It's not inexpensive (see list below) but after trying everything else, Sophie Pavlou decided it was worth the money. "We tried exercise, kickboxing, this, that," she remembers. "Cellulite would not go. Diet, caffeine. Nothing works."

Then she put on a new 'Accent". "It's night and day," she proclaims after her treatments.

How does it work? The beam heats the skin with radio frequencies. "This technology penetrates deep and smoothes out the skin and ... eliminates [the cellulite]," explains Mandy Maresky of Cosmedicare.

Doctors will still tell you that it's important to eat right and exercise to get the fat off you and keep it that way. But Sophie is appreciative of the shortcut.

"It's literally melting the fat," she marvels. "The fat just melts away." She claims to have lost 13 lbs. with the method. And she's more than willing to come back for additional treatments if it becomes necessary.

"Just sitting here doing nothing and getting a massage and you're losing weight," she concludes. "I know it's crazy, but it works. And I'm proof. I mean it's unbelievable!"

So how much will your body area cost you? Check out the list below.

Thighs (back and front): $800
Abdomen: $400
Buttocks: $450
Arms: $400
Love Handles: $400
Face: $400
Double Chin and Neck: $350
Face and Double Chin: $650

For more information visit Cosmedicare's website here.

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