Atlantic Ave Magazine - January 2020

health & beauty | dermaTOLOGy
By dr. thomas c. balshi, m.d.
Vanquish Your
Imperfections
As summer fades in South Florida, the zest for diet, exercise
and alluring shape only accelerates. “If I could just be one size
smaller” is not reserved for swimsuits. We are a people addicted
to healthy, fit bodies and beautiful contours, and now, those of
us who pine for any easy fix to love handles, muffin tops and
man boobs have a resource that seems too good to be true.
The technology is called Vanquish, a completely non-invasive
procedure to annihilate fat cells using radio frequency.
Dermatology and Laser Medicine claim it as an enormous
breakthrough. There is no surgery involved and no needles are required;
in fact, the procedure is completely pain free. The machine
never even touches the patient’s skin. Deep tissue heating without
damaging skin or muscle effects measurable results in this FDA approved
approach to the destruction of fat cells. Results can be seen
after just four sessions of forty-five minutes each.
Vanquish fat melting sessions are controlled and comfortable.
The dermatologist will adjust the laser to hover over the areas of
the body to be treated, never touching the machine to the skin. The
heat produced from the laser will feel warm, never hot, and will
resemble the sensation of a heating pad on the belly. Sensors built
into the device “tune” the patient’s fat and customize the energy
required for each patient’s treatment session.
The science involved is simple. Once the fat cells have been
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overheated, they die off and are filtered through the
lymphatic system, metabolized in the liver and then
excreted through urine. For this process to be effective,
patients are asked to drink plenty of water before
and after the procedure, aiding in the elimination of
dead fat. Some minimal redness may occur at the site
of the procedure, but swelling is extremely unlikely.
Patients are not reporting any contraindications.
They are losing two to four inches after four treatments
without changing their diets or increasing exercise.
Of course there are skeptics, but the ease of delivery
for Vanquish speaks bundles about its ability to
please patients. Unlike the other fat buster technologies
of the last thirty years, treatments don’t involve
downtime or discomfort for the patient. Liposuction,
while capable of eradicating larger volumes of
fat, requires anesthesia and surgery and sometimes
delivers uneven results. Ultrasound, in which a hand
piece is moved around the body to destroy fat with
deep-diving sound waves, generally requires pain medication.
Cryotherapthy, which freezes fat cells, does work, but is a slow
process for both the patient and the technician and requires a
significant time commitment. Vanquish, from all sides, seems to
be the fat busting venue of the future.
Vanquish is new, exciting and full of promise. Today it is eliminating
beer bellies and love handles.
Tomorrow it will reach to contour flabby arms and fatty necks.
From the point of view of the dermatologist, this is very “cool”
technology; from the point of view of the patient, this may be the
hottest technique on the planet for looking good.
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Dr. Thomas C. Balshi
4665 W. Atlantic Ave.
Delray Beach, FL 33445
561-272-6000
southflderm.com
www.balshimd.com