Cavitation in the field of aesthetics consists of the application of low-frequency ultrasound through the skin using special machines. By penetrating through the skin, ultrasound generates microbubbles inside the adipose cells known as 'adipocytes' or 'fat cells'. When these microbubbles implode, they break the fat cells in such a way that fatty tissue is broken down to make it liquid and be eliminated through urine or the lymphatic system.

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Cavitation is a new and increasingly popular system to get rid of localized fat that cannot be eliminated with treatments based on diet or exercise. Cavitation is also applied to combat the dreaded cellulite and reduce volume.

Currently there are very precise machines that use very low frequency – the first machines had a higher frequency – and that are therefore very selective when it comes to exclusively eliminating excess fat while respecting the surrounding tissues.

 

It must be taken into account that cavitation is used to treat only certain localized conflict areas, since it is not effective in people who want to lose weight in general or who are obese. In order to continue any treatment with cavitation, it is always advisable, in cases of excess weight, to lose weight first. Later, in these cases, cavitation can be applied in areas where there are accumulations of fat that are difficult to eliminate by conventional methods, such as the so-called cartridge belts or love handles in the abdomen.

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In short, cavitation is not a method to lose weight, but rather to shape the body by reducing the thickness of the fat and reducing contours.

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CONTRAINDICATIONS:

• It is not indicated for people who have serious autoimmune diseases, when the immune system attacks the body instead of protecting it.

• When there are auditory pathologies, because cavitation generates a kind of high-pitched buzz or beep that can be especially annoying for these patients.

• In cases of heart disease or epilepsy.

• When there are liver or kidney pathologies, since in these cases there may be problems eliminating liquefied fat after cavitation.

• When the patient uses a pacemaker or other type of electronic device.

• In cases of high cholesterol, since on the days that fat is eliminated, cholesterol levels can rise.

• In pregnant and lactating women.

• When there are injuries in the area to be treated.

• In most cases, to access a cavitation treatment it is necessary to previously sign a consent in which the patient states that they have been informed of each of the contraindications that exist in the treatment.