What Does Vanquish Me Actually Feel Like?

When people are considering body contouring or body sculpting procedures, they are often concerned about the horror stories they hear with liposuction and all of its potential risks or even the sometimes-painful spot treatment of fat cells using cold therapy.

One of the reasons why 4ME Medical Spa and Dr. Baptista chose the Vanquish ME system was to offer a different and, candidly, more comfortable experience versus other body sculpting options. Most importantly, it is contactless – there is never any contact with the body – which creates the least discomfort of any body sculpting procedure on the market today.

Vanquish ME employs radio frequency (RF) waves, a proven technology used for decades in other medical specialties and now applied to fat reduction. The Radio Frequency creates heat at about 120 degrees, which then damages and destroys some of the hard to burn fat cells under the skin. The skin itself nor the hair or hair follicles are in any way affected by the procedure. There is no burning and no serious discomfort whatsoever.

Most patients would describe the sensation as having a heating pad over their stomach or laying out in the sun during a warm day. We have never heard the procedure described as painful. The recovery or lack thereof lends credence to that. The fact that patients experience no downtime after the procedure, with only mild redness as a side effect, reinforces the fact that there is very little, if any, discomfort. In addition, and unlike many other body contouring procedures, the Vanquish ME system treats from flank to flank. Not only does this reduce the likelihood of unevenness, treatment lines or demarcation, it also means that a larger treatment area can be targeted during each session versus spot treatment or surgical treatment like liposuction.

Should you decide to undergo the Cellutone cellulite treatment add on, this is a relatively short physical, mechanical massage that promotes the elimination and flushing of the treated fat cells. During Cellutone, a specially made medical device places pressure in the treated area, much like a rapid massage.

The immediate post procedure timeframe is just as mild as the procedure itself. You will experience some redness of the skin, which dissipates over the course of a week. Beyond that, there is very little, if any discomfort and patients continue their lives as normal without changing their lifestyle or their daily routines.

If you are concerned about pain or discomfort during a body sculpting procedure, worry no more! The Vanquish ME system is a proven effective, FDA approved and exceptionally safe option with the added benefit of having virtually no discomfort at all.