HEALTHA &R TWELLNESS
TOO MUCH LOVE
IN THOSE LOVE HANDLES?
Go from Flab to Fab with CoolSculpting
resulting in long-lasting reduction of fat
in those troublesome areas.
PureLife CoolSculpting can treat
multiple areas, including that spare tire,
love handles, muffin tops, saddlebags,
upper arms, inner thighs and double
chins. A single treatment typically results
in a 25 percent reduction of fat, and a
second treatment increases results to
50 percent. Clinically proven safe and
effective, PureLife CoolSculpting results
are a noticeable, natural-looking fat
reduction in treated areas. Additional
treatments in different areas may enhance
the desired aesthetic effect for patients.
Patients are able to resume normal
activities the same day, however results
are not immediate. Changes may be seen
as early as three weeks after treatment
with the most dramatic results seen
after one to three months. No special diet
or exercise program is needed. As long as you maintain your
weight with normal diet and exercise, your long-term results
should remain stable. If you can squeeze it, we can freeze it.
PureLife Medi-Spa offers a free weight loss program in
combination with CoolSculpting. An eight-week LipoPlex B12
Program is available to help patients reach their goals. PureLife
is proud to be a leading practice in Tampa Bay with four medical
devices, enabling patients to treat multiple areas simultaneously.
This is a time-saving benefit for people with busy schedules.
Call (727) 595-3400 or visit purelifemedispa.com today to schedule
a free consultation.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. G. Joseph Fitzgerald, owner and medical
director of PureLife Medi-Spa, has been practicing family medicine
for more than 22 years. Dr. Fitzgerald, DO, MT (ASCP), is also a
medical technologist, and in 2013 was awarded a U.S. patent for colon
cancer prevention.
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Let’s start this summer looking and
feeling great about our bodies. We
all have stubborn areas we wish
would disappear. In the past, the
only option for excess fat was liposuction,
a procedure that’s not so gentle. It requires
injections to reduce pain and constrict
blood vessels, and incisions into the skin
so a suction tube can be inserted to suck
out fat. After treatment, many patients
experience bruising, pain, swelling and
in some cases, lasting complications.
Not ideal for most, especially when you
consider the high cost of liposuction. The
good news? It has never been easier to
eliminate unwanted fat from your body
without surgery.
In September 2010, the FDA cleared
a technology that has dramatically
improved the process for eliminating
fat for good. CoolSculpting uses a process
known as cryolipolysis, a medical treatment used to destroy
fat cells. It’s basically controlled cooling for non-invasive
localized reduction of fat deposits. This body contouring
treatment has become the preferred method for eliminating
fat for good with more than five million procedures performed
worldwide. CoolSculpting requires no needles, no surgery and
little to no downtime making it the number one non-surgical
body sculpting procedure in the world. Since 2014, PureLife
CoolSculpting has been recognized as the best in Tampa Bay.
But how can cooling fat result in fat loss? The science behind
CoolSculpting is really pretty miraculous. The technology has
vacuum suction in the applicator. When placed on the treatment
area, the machine’s cooling plates chill the fat to just above
freezing. This crystallizes lipids in the fat cells. This crystallization
causes the slow collapse of the cells, resulting in cell death, called
cellular apoptosis. Since fat freezes before other surrounding
tissues in the body, CoolSculpting only targets fat cells in the
superficial fat layer, close to the skin. The body then naturally
eliminates the dead cells gradually through the lymphatic system,
PureLife Medi-Spa Wellness & Skincare
12442 Indian Rocks Rd., Largo FL
727.595.3400
www.PureLifeMediSpa.com
Dr. Joseph Fitzgerald
Medical Director/Creator PureLife Medi-Spa
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Fitz Tropics Family Care
12464 Indian Rocks Rd., Largo FL
727.596.5446
www.fitztropicsfamilycare.com
By Dr. Joseph Fitzgerald