How to Maintain Your Body Contouring Results After Treatment

How to Maintain Your Body Contouring Results After Treatment

Body contouring is an effective way to eliminate stubborn fat, but now that you’ve completed your full set of treatments, how do you maintain your body contouring results to keep a sculpted look?

This guide is designed to support your body-sculpting results and help you stay toned and healthy.

Body Contouring Aftercare

Hydration: One of the most effective ways to maintain body-contouring results is to stay properly hydrated.

Hydration supports your body’s natural elimination process, helping release fat from your cells after treatment.

1. Drink water regularly: Stay hydrated throughout the day to help your lymphatic system process and flush out the targeted fat cells.
2. Avoid dehydrating beverages: Limit alcohol for at least the first few days after treatment to support your body’s recovery and metabolic processes.

Nutrition: Mindful choices will help your body sculpting results and reduce inflammation.

1. Whole foods: Focus on whole foods, emphasizing lean proteins, fresh fruits, healthy fats, and green vegetables. These foods provide the fuel to stay active and aid recovery.
2. Limit sodium-rich foods: Salt increases water retention, which can mask your results, so avoid excessive sodium intake.
3. Maintain your weight: Keeping your weight stable is the best way to preserve your newly sculpted look.

Exercise: Always follow your Regevity technicians’ post-treatment exercise guidelines. As a general rule, start with light walking the day after treatment.

1. Walking is a good way to ease into exercise because it is an excellent activity for promoting blood flow and reducing swelling.
2. Avoid strenuous workouts at the beginning of the post-treatment period, such as heavy lifting, high-intensity cardio, or other strenuous activities, for the recommended timeframe from your provider. Pushing too hard early can increase swelling or discomfort.
3. Follow your body’s lead. If any movement is difficult or painful, hold off until you feel better. Always follow your post-treatment instructions from Regevity. If the pain worsens, stop and contact your clinician immediately for further instructions.

General aftercare and comfort: Body contouring is a non-invasive treatment, but following basic aftercare instructions can improve your well-being and comfort.

1. Wear comfortable clothing: Wearing loose, soft clothing for the first few days after treatment will help you avoid irritation in the treatment areas.
2. Avoid excessive heat: Hot tubs, saunas, and very hot baths should be avoided for the first few days after treatment to minimize swelling in the treated areas.
3. Monitor progress: After body contouring, it is normal to experience mild soreness, light bruising, or tiny bumps immediately after treatment. These side effects typically fade quickly.
4. Follow-up appointments: Be sure to attend all of your follow-up appointments. These appointments are necessary for your technician to monitor your body’s response to your treatments and adjust your care plan as needed to achieve the best possible outcome.

Common Side Effects

It is always important to be aware of the common side effects of body contouring, as no medical treatment is completely free of side effects.

You may experience bruising, swelling, redness, and numbness, depending on the service you received. All of these are normal and typically fade within a few days after treatment.

Tips for Once You Return to Normal Activity

Exercise: Once you can return to normal exercise, one of the best options to incorporate into your weekly routine is HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training).

1. HIIT training is highly effective at promoting the “afterburn” effect. This is when your body continues to burn calories at a higher rate for hours after a session.

Advantages: It increases your metabolic rate, which helps keep your overall body fat percentage low and maintain the definition of the treated areas.

2. Strength training: When you reduce body fat, the muscles underneath become more visible. To promote a firm, sculpted look, weight training is the perfect complement to your results.
3. Low-intensity training: Activities like walking, swimming, or cycling are an excellent way to manage stress and cortisol levels because high cortisol levels have been linked to water retention and fat storage in the midsection.

Focusing on proper aftercare is the best way to enhance your body-contouring treatments at Regevity. Our goal is to help you maintain a sleek, toned body.