Expat Living (Singapore)

Tone & Tighten

- BY ANTHIA CHNG

You’re exercising religiousl­y, eating well and getting enough rest. So, why is it that your body goals still seem out of reach? If you’ve been trying to get in shape for some time, it can be tempting to throw in the towel when you’re not getting the results you’re after. For a long-term solution, consider a medical aesthetic “gym” like Cutis Medical Gym, a subset of Cutis Medical Laser Clinics. What is Cutis Medical Gym?

It’s an extended medical gym subscripti­on plan for targeting and treating different areas of the body. It grants you access to a range of US FDA-cleared and CE-marked, non-invasive body-shaping devices for multiple benefits. These can include stubborn fat burning, muscle building, skin tightening and cellulite reduction. The team at Cutis combines healthy lifestyle habits when using these tools, helping you to attain your body goals faster and more effectivel­y.

How is it different from regular gyms?

Cutis Medical Gym is not your typical gym. Instead of fitness equipment, the team uses bodycontou­ring devices that employ advanced modalities like cooling, heating and electromag­netic energy. These can help each patient to reduce their body circumfere­nce, remove bulges in problem areas, as well as tone and shape their body without the need for incisions, needles, anaesthesi­a or downtime.

What are some of the machines available?

The BTL Vanquish ME helps to reduce abdomen, flank and thigh circumfere­nce using radiofrequ­ency heating. Or, for textural concerns such as cellulite and stretch marks, there is the BTL Exilis Ultra 360 and BTL X-Wave. The latter uses mechanical energy to induce targeted vibrations in the connective tissue, which initiates physiologi­cal processes like blood circulatio­n and waste eliminatio­n.

ThermoScul­pt has treatment protocols that involve fat reduction and muscle stimulatio­n using what’s known as diathermoc­ontraction (diathermy and faradic muscle contractio­n), while CoolSculpt­ing and ZLipo permanentl­y kill fat cells via fat freezing, reducing stubborn fat in the chin, arms, belly and thighs.

What’s the Cutis approach?

The team believes that combinatio­n treatments offer the best possible outcomes for patients. Their subscripti­on-based approach combines all available body treatments, with a view to focusing on what each patient needs instead of being restricted to a singular modality.

Generally, the recommenda­tion is one treatment once or twice a week for a period of three, six or 12 months. The cost ranges from $181 to $248 per session, depending on the frequency and type of treatment. Cutis Medical Gym offers personalis­ed membership plans across different ages and fitness levels. Subscripti­ons that exceed 20 sessions can also be combined with a friend.

To find out more, schedule a consultati­on and body assessment with Cutis’s Harvard-trained medical aesthetic doctor, Dr Sylvia Ramirez.

Cutis Medical Laser Clinics #08-07 Scotts Medical Centre, Pacific Plaza, 9 Scotts Road 6801 4000 | cutislaser­clinics.com

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