Quarantine weight gain is something many people have been
struggling with since the COVID-19 lockdowns began in the early part of the
year. Our lives have been disrupted, and our day-to-day routine has changed a
lot as our activities have been restricted. With easy access to food and
alcohol in the nearby kitchen, along with the fact that lots of us are working
from home and not moving around as much as we normally would in an office (and
are too busy to fit workouts into our altered routines), it’s easy to pack on
some extra weight. To top it all off, in this tension-filled time, chronic stress
often leads to high levels of the “stress hormone” cortisol being produced in
our bodies, which stimulates our appetite. Cortisol can also influence where
your fat is stored, making it more likely to be deposited on the abdomen. As
practices have re-opened around the city, state, and country, injectables and body
contouring procedures like CoolSculpting®
have been Albuquerque patients’ preferred treatments for addressing a
little extra flab.
These aesthetic treatments, combined with healthy lifestyle
habits, can help get you back on track, restore slimmer facial contours, and
lose unwanted volume. Sometimes, excess fat goes to areas we’ve always
struggled to slim down for most of our lives because of our body shape. These
specific areas—like the stomach, flanks, below the chin, the outer thighs, and the
back—may not respond well to conventional fat-reduction methods, such as exercise
and reducing our calorie intake. CoolSculpting® is a fat-reduction
technique that allows you to get rid of some of the extra fat in these trouble
spots that you feel self-conscious about or that get in the way of your daily
life. Remember, though, that it’s strictly for generating cosmetic results.
Exercise and a healthy diet are still important!
With CoolSculpting®, the applicator suctions up
grabbable areas of fat and lowers the temperature in the tissue. The fat cells
there are chilled and killed, and the body looks leaner over time as these dead
cells are flushed out. Although the treatment can cause a numbing or pinching
sensation, it’s generally not painful and is well tolerated by patients. You
won’t have to go through an extensive recovery process or manage severe side
effects after. Typically, CoolSculpting® causes only mild swelling
and bruising.
Would you like to know more about how CoolSculpting®
can help you shed resistant fat? Request a consultation with us today by calling
(505) 855-9267or fill out a contact form to reach
out to our team at Western
Dermatology Consultants.
