Technological advances in medicine have made it possible to use low-frequency ultrasound for localized fat reduction, more often known by the popular names of love handles, love handles or jowls.

This also led to increasingly more popular names such as cavitation or ultracavitacion. The low-frequency ultrasonic waves are useful in combating various effects fatty accumulations. It produces lipolysis of fatty acids from adipocytes (fat-laden cells) due to a phenomenon known as stable cavitation, and increased cell permeability of the adipocytes. You get an increased flow of triglycerides. Furthermore, there is a breakdown of the fibers through mechanical action (“jet stream”). Finally, some content of adipocytes is metabolized by the liver and eliminated in the urine, so it’s always recommended drinking plenty of water both the day of treatment and subsequent days.

These treatments are performed in small, localized areas of the body but, although they may seem cosmetic, they are not without risks.

The ultrasonic cavitation can be considered as a treatment alternative to surgical liposuction, which can be more or less aggressive as is done with or without laser, and more or less extensive areas. Ultrasound can, in fact, avoid the operating room and avoid anesthesia because the procedure is painless and can be done in a medical office. It is not all advantages. There is a technique that can be applied to anyone happily, but should always conduct a medical examination and complete medical history. So there are contraindications for using cavitation devices for the treatment of localized fat. Such contraindications, absolute or relative depending on the individual case, are kidney failure, liver failure, carrying a pacemaker or other electronic devices, pregnancy, lactation, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, etc..

It is also important to be very careful when near vital organs, and even avoid certain areas (in terms of the power of WEEE), since they can cause damage to the thyroid (when treatments are performed in the neck) or the ovaries (when the abdominal area). Therefore, not everything is on the use of increasingly powerful computers and, of course, with greater potential risk, but you have to adapt the power and depth of treatment to the anatomical location of the treatment area and the amount and structure of each person’s adiposity. As I said the TV ad, to avoid the uncontrolled power.