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Lazy Chronicles: Ultrasound Cavitation

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How many of us look at our prominent belly and wish it would disappear without having to spend inordinate amounts of time at the gym? And while there is no miracle solution, the scientific health community is investing more and more into finding low-effort solutions to aid weight loss.

Style.com/Arabia’s Lazy Chronicles investigates these so-called wonder treatments by putting our own bodies on the line. Dear readers, we sacrificed for you—read on to find out how.

Treatment: Ultrasound Cavitation

Tester: Senior Editor, Sofia

Tested at: Euromed Clinic, Dubai

Middle East Locations: UAE, KSA, Qatar.

The hostess welcomed me and asked that I wait for my practitioner to finish a treatment. I waited for nearly 30 minutes (but it allowed me to mentally redecorate the whole place in the meantime). The practitioner announced that I could lose up to two centimeters of fat around my midsection and that three to five sessions were recommended to achieve that result.

So how does this procedure work? I was asked to lie on my side while she applied the ultrasound gel. She explained that the ultrasound bombards the fat cells that absorb its energy and are then destroyed from within, breaking down into a liquid that the body naturally eliminates with sweat. And, in theory, that’s it. It all sounded good to me. And speaking about sound, when it hits a condensed mass the ultrasound gel makes a noise that only the patient can hear. “Its constant ‘beeping’ is normal,” the practitioner explained—although I found that the noise was particularly anxiety-inducing. But once again, resilience. I am seeking fast results and I can handle a downside, or two…or three. I told her that I had better see the promised results.

And after 45 minutes of intense discomfort, I saw results. I lost two centimeters in circumference. I celebrated by promptly buying a cupcake at Kitsch Cupcakes, which has a boutique right below the clinic. The irony was not lost on me.

I went home pleased to have lost some circumference, but little did I know that I would lose some skin, too. And herein lies the dramatic conclusion to this review: shortly after returning home, I lifted up my shirt to see raw skin and blisters materialize. Indeed, I am a resilient beauty addict seeking miracle results, but this time, the alternative of putting in hours at the gym would have been the preferred choice.

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