Emsculpt Flashcards
What 2 things does the Emsculpt Neo do?
Eliminate fat cells and build muscle non-invasively.
What does radio frequency(RF) do?
Heats the adipose tissue for fat elimination.
What is HIFEM?
High intensity focused electromagnetic stimulation
What is HIFEM used for?
Muscle strengthening and toning
Is Emsculpt FDA cleared?
Yes
What are the most important Neo stats?
Decrease fat 30%
Build muscle 25%
Decrease visceral fat 17-18%
Visceral fat is most dangerous
How many weeks of HIIT training is Neo equivalent to?
12-16
RF creates an environment for…
Muscle to thrive and fat to die.
How does RF work?
Creates electric fields with changing poles(-/+). Makes current molecules play ping pong (between skin and muscle, through the fat between them) and heat up!
Fat has the highest resistance to RF and lowest conductivity because…
It has the least amount of water
Name the tissue layers
Top: Skin
Middle: fat
Bottom: muscle
What layer gets the hottest?
Fat: 43-45 degrees Celsius. Hot enough for apoptosis(fat cell death).
What is apoptosis?
Programmed cell death!
How deep can RF goes?
Does it reach organs?
7 cm
No, will get to muscles and bounce back. Organs are way too deep.
Name some muscles benefits of RF heating.
- Enhanced blood flow: faster growth and regeneration
- Heat shock proteins come to area: better hypertrophy
- Increased comfort: preheated muscles reach higher contractions in shorter time
How can HIFEM produce supramaximal contractions?
Electric currents bypass the brain to fully activate motor neurons.
Best results take how long?
90 days! Fat cells are being eliminated and can take 12 weeks for body to dispose them via lymphatic system.
What kind of contractions occur during treatment?
Supramaximal
What temperature does fat apoptosis occur at?
43-45 degrees
Neo is FDA cleared to…
Strengthen, firm and tone!
Muscle contraction percentages for general population, athletes, and Neo patients.
Average joe: 30-40%
Elite athletes: 60-70%
Neo patients: 100%
Why shouldn’t patients move applicators?
It’s a class 2 medical device that can cause blisters or burns.
What percent do you start treatment at? Should I turn up intensity during warm up period?
20-25 percent.
No, once’s the tap tap tap starts, you are now in muscle warm up period and should wait to increase intensity!
Two phrases when asking about paddle placement.
Does this feel even?
Does this feel secure?
Ideal hydration for patients?
55% for men
45% for women
No less than 50% or 40%!
