What are Emslim / Emslim Neo?

Emslim is a non-invasive body-sculpting procedure that builds muscle and burns fat. It delivers high-intensity focused electromagnetic energy (HIFEM) pulses to the muscle tissue, creating supramaximal muscle contractions that activate more muscle fibers than what you can achieve through normal exercise.

 

What are Emslim And Emslim Neo?

Emslim is a non-invasive body-sculpting procedure that builds muscle and burns fat. It delivers high-intensity focused electromagnetic energy (HIFEM) pulses to the muscle tissue, creating supramaximal muscle contractions that activate more muscle fibers than what you can achieve through normal exercise.

 

This nonsurgical treatment can tighten, tone, and strengthen the large muscle groups of the abdomen and buttocks as well as of smaller body areas, including the upper arms, thighs, and calves. The result is increased muscle definition and reduced circumference.

 

Emslim Neo, launched in fall 2020, is a next-generation, that combines enhanced HIFEM technology (delivering up to 20% more electromagnetic pulses than the original) with radiofrequency (RF) energy in the form of heat, to burn fat more effectively.

 

Emslim Neo can treat all the same areas as the original device, and it recently gained for lipolysis (fat reduction) of the thighs. Treatment of the butt, arms, and calves is typically done without heat, to avoid the volume loss that would come with fat reduction.

 

Four sessions, typically spaced two to five days apart, are recommended over a two-week period, with either the classic or new-generation device.

 

Both devices can also reduce muscle separation in the abs, a symptom of diastasis recti, a condition where your abdominal muscles separate (usually during pregnancy) and create a belly pooch. It’s the only nonsurgical treatment shown to be effective in treating abdominal separation.

 

 

How do Emslim And Emslim Neo work?

One 30-minute Emslim session produces nearly 20,000 muscle contractions, while Emsculpt Neo produces up to 24,000.

 

Contracting repeatedly without rest stresses the muscles, which triggers rapid changes at the cellular level that increase muscle size and strength.

 

To supply energy for so many muscle contractions, neighboring fat cells break down via a process called lipolysis. The damaged fat cells release their contents as free fatty acids, and the cells themselves eventually die; the body's lymphatic system naturally eliminates them over the coming weeks and months.

 

The result of the combined action of muscle tightening and fat-cell destruction is stronger, more defined muscles and a leaner physique.

 

Emslim Neo combines enhanced electromagnetic energy with radiofrequency heat, with a patented electrode found in no other device. The RF heat boosts blood supply to the muscles, which helps increase the number of muscle fibers and overall muscle volume. According to one study, Emslim Neo “activates muscle-derived stem cells similar to a 12-week resistance training.”

 

Its RF energy also heats the fat layer to just above 42°C, the temperature at which fat cells begin to break down. Severely damaged fat cells are metabolized and eliminated by the body over the next several weeks, leading to permanent fat loss.

 

Both treatments keep working after you finish your last session: your muscles should continue to grow and your fat to shrink for about four months after you finish your last procedure.

 

Tip: Emslim is a popular nonsurgical butt lift treatment. It creates a firmer, more shapely butt via muscle building (minus the fat cell destruction), so it won't create the same degree of projection as what you'd get with a surgical Brazilian butt lift, which transfers a significant volume of fat into the butt. That said, it can be a good option for athletic patients that want a rounder, higher butt.

 

 

What happens during an Emslim Or Emslim Neo treatment?

Emslim

First, you’ll lie down, and the applicators will be strapped onto the targeted treatment area. Expect the session to last about 30 minutes for large areas and just 20 minutes if you’re having smaller areas treated.

 

If it’s your first Emslim procedure, your doctor will start the device on its lowest setting. As it begins sending high-intensity electromagnetic energy to the target muscles, you’ll feel them contract powerfully. The feeling can be strange—like you’re in the middle of an intense workout, though your body isn’t actually doing anything—but it shouldn’t hurt. In fact, some people find the feeling so unusual that they laugh.

 

Emslim Neo

An Emslim Neo treatment is similar, but you’ll also feel the RF heat, which should reach its full intensity within the first four minutes. A sensor in each applicator will monitor your skin temperature in real-time to prevent burns, but your provider will still check in regularly to ensure that you’re comfortable.

 

Your provider will gradually increase the intensity as much as you can tolerate, asking you if you’re comfortable as it ramps up. Most people were able to endure close to the maximum level of intensity by the end of their first session, which doctors encourage for best results. Over time, you may be able to start your sessions at higher settings.

 

The supramaximal contractions will cycle through different phases. Some will be rapid and light, and some will be slower and more powerful. The Emslim machine will contract your muscles hundreds or thousands of times, in just a few seconds.

 

During the last phase of treatment, the muscle contractions will be slow but powerful, to flush out any toxins or lactic acid released during the procedure and help reduce soreness.

 

You won’t need recovery time, but don’t be surprised if you do feel a little sore—like you pushed yourself through a tough workout. The soreness should improve within one or two days. You can resume