NECK-LESS
CoolSculpting meets the needs of
millions of people struggling with
unwanted submental fat in their neck
by offering them exceptional results
with no downtime. CoolSculpting is an
FDA approved technology that uses cold
therapy to freeze and destroy fat cells,
with no surgery or painful injections.
It delivers controlled, targeted cold
therapy through a process that lasts
about one hour per treatment area. The
skin is treated with cooling plates that
modify the temperature of the fat to
just above freezing. The cold treatment
temperature in CoolSculpting causes
the fat cells to give up their energy;
hence, cell death is the result. Though
the process is referred to as cryolipolysis,
it is not actually “freezing” the fat or the
surrounding tissues. Rather, the lipids
within the fat cell are crystallized. The
H E A L T H & W E L L N E S S
Dr. Joseph Fitzgerald
Medical Director/Creator PureLife Medi-Spa
PHOTO: B. LIVELY IMAGES
crystallization of lipids causes the slow collapse of the fat cells,
which results is cell death. The procedure targets only fat cells
and only those fat cells in the superficial fat layer close to the skin.
Then, via your lymph system, the dead cells are removed from
your body over the course of 60-90 days for a more gradual and
natural result. Treating the neck only takes 60 minutes, following
which the patient can resume normal activities.
HAVE YOU EVER WANTED A
tighter, more youthful neck without
surgery, scars or downtime?
Are you tired of looking at yourself in
pictures and seeing a double chin? Or are
you tired of staring in the mirror, looking
at your profile and asking yourself,
“What happened to my neck? How did
it get so full?” Chances are you inherited
your neck. The dreaded turkey neck is
a common concern among millions of
people. Submental fullness associated
with subcutaneous fat takes away from
a balanced facial appearance, making
individuals appear heavier and older
than they are. A survey by the American
Society for Dermatologic Surgery in
2014, showed 7 out of 10 consumers
are bothered by submental fullness.
If the thought of having numerous,
painful injections to your submental fat is not appealing to
you, or perhaps neck stretching yoga treatments and lifting
neck exercises have exhausted you, and even neck firming
creams and turtlenecks have failed you, we have a better and
permanent solution: CoolSculpting with Cool Mini.
A double chin is an extra layer of fat below the jaw-line called
submental fat and it can be as uncomfortable as it is unsightly.
A “turkey neck” is caused by the sagging of loose skin, flaccid
muscles and excessive accumulation of unwanted fat. There
are several strategies for treating submental fat, which involve
anesthesia, incisions, scarring, downtime, facial garments,
excessive costs, painful injections and more. A neck-lift involves
making an incision underneath the chin, removal of fat and 10-
14 days of downtime. However, we are in a generation of fast
and easy, budget consciousness, no downtime and wanting it
done yesterday.
PureLife Medi-Spa Wellness & Skincare
12442 Indian Rocks Rd., Largo FL
727.595.3400
www.PureLifeMediSpa.com
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. G. Joseph Fitzgerald is the Owner/Medical
Director of PureLife Medi-Spa and has been practicing family
practice medicine at FitzTropics, in Largo/Belleair, for 20 years this
July. He is on the Largo Medical Center staff and Director of Oak
Manor Nursing Home and Wright’s Health Care and Rehabilitation
Center.
Fitz Tropics Family Care
12464 Indian Rocks Rd., Largo FL
727.596.5446
www.fitztropicsfamilycare.com
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