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Lipocavitation for men in Laval

The area that did not move while everything else answered. Forty minutes of ultrasound on the flanks, stomach or hips.

An electrode strap laid across the abdomen of a man lying down

TYPE OF CARE

Esthetician's treatment. No medical procedure.

What is lipocavitation

A treatment using low-frequency ultrasound, applied to a specific area with a probe and contact gel.

The ultrasound causes microscopic bubbles to form and collapse very quickly in the fluid between tissues. The phenomenon has a name, cavitation, and the mechanical agitation it produces acts on how the tissue under the skin is organised.

The sentence to keep before you book: this treatment works the contour of one specific area, it does not make you thinner and it is no match for liposuction. It replaces neither training nor food. What it aims at is the local appearance of a spot that holds on. The skin may also feel different, but that is a possible extra, not what we are after.

What concerns a man of thirty-five in particular: male fat settles on the flanks and the abdomen first, and it stays there more stubbornly than elsewhere. That is the area that refuses to follow once your weight has gone stable again, and it is the reason behind most men's appointments here.

The key facts

price

  • $80 for one area
  • $130 for two areas
  • The price follows the number of areas, not the length

length

  • 40 minutes for one area
  • 1 hour for two
  • No downtime, you leave and carry on
  • Free body consultation, no obligation

area

  • Stomach
  • Flanks and hips
  • Thighs
  • Arms

how it feels

  • Usually well tolerated, a light vibration
  • Gentle warmth over the treated area
  • A hum or a high sound while the device runs
  • The session can be split if that bothers you
  • Say so if the heat or the pain gets excessive

after the session

  • Passing redness or warmth, for a length that varies
  • The humming stops with the device
  • Keep well hydrated through the day
  • Skip alcohol on the day, that is our instruction

what it addresses

  • The local look of the abdomen and flanks
  • Uneven skin texture
  • An area that resists while your weight is steady
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Is lipocavitation right for you?

The treatment works on the look of one specific area. It does not make you thinner and it replaces nothing.

It is for you if:

  • Your flanks are the last thing that has not moved

    You lost weight, your face changed, your legs did too, and the love handles are still there. It is the most common case by far.

  • Your weight is not moving much any more

    This treatment works on an area, not on a trajectory. If your weight still swings by several kilos, the change will be hard to judge and hard to keep.

  • You want one area worked

    The lower stomach, one flank, the hips. The treatment is local by nature, and the price follows the number of areas.

  • You have no downtime to spare

    Forty minutes, no downtime, and nothing visible on the way out but passing redness.

Are you trying to lose weight?

This treatment does not do that, and saying so here saves ten sessions of disappointment. Write to us. Naturopathy is a more useful conversation on that.

Contraindications

WHAT THE CONSULTATION CHECKS

Conditions, implants and medication can close the door. Your cardiac, liver and kidney history is reviewed before the first session, following what the maker of our device sets out. A clotting disorder or an active cancer get named there too.

A PACEMAKER OR AN ELECTRONIC IMPLANT

Implantable defibrillators included. Declare it when you book, no exception.

A METAL IMPLANT ON THE AREA

A pin, a plate, a prosthesis: that area is excluded, the others remain treatable.

BROKEN SKIN OR A RECENT TATTOO ON THE AREA

A wound, a rash, a tattoo under six weeks old: the session waits.

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A treatment adjusted to your area

Two men do not get the same session, and three things explain why.

WHICH AREA, AND HOW MANY
One or two, chosen at the body consultation. Price and length follow that number, not the size of the area.
REGULARITY
This treatment is not judged on a single session. The esthetician will tell you what rhythm makes sense for your area, without selling you a series at a first appointment.
WHAT YOU DO ALONGSIDE
The treatment works on the look of an area. It gives its most to someone whose weight is steady and who moves a little, and far less to someone whose everything is changing at once.

The session step by step

Here is how a lipocavitation runs at Béa, from the first word to the door.

  • A practitioner and a man looking together at the areas to treat

    1

    The area and the goal

    What you want worked, and what the treatment can genuinely do about it. Expectations get calibrated here.

  • An electrode strap being fastened across a man's abdomen

    2

    Preparation

    You lie down, the area is uncovered, the contact gel goes on. The rest of the body stays covered.

  • The device's control screen, a man lying on the bed behind

    3

    The probe

    Slow circular movements over the whole area. This is where you hear the humming.

  • An infrared wrap folded over a man's torso

    4

    Finishing

    The gel comes off, the area is wiped. The redness is already coming down.

  • A man in a robe walking toward the showers

    5

    Aftercare

    Keep well hydrated, leave the alcohol alone today, and when to come back if you continue.

Why choose L'Institut Béa

  • WE SAY WHAT IT DOES NOT DO

    This treatment does not make you thinner and it is no match for liposuction. That is written here, before you pay.

  • A FREE BODY CONSULTATION, AND OPTIONAL

    It exists to check that this is the right treatment, including when the answer is no. If you already know what you want, book straight away.

  • NO DOWNTIME TO PLAN FOR

    Forty minutes and you leave. It fits into a lunch break.

L'Institut Béa client

Their experienceat Béa

Beautiful Spa that is a one stop shop for all your beauty, body and aesthetic needs. The staff is skilled, warm and inviting and the zen decor makes you want to never leave. I have loved all of my services thus far, and I will continue to come back to discover new services.

Kim B.

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Before and after

These photos are published for information only and are in no way a guarantee of results. Every skin responds differently. Published with the written consent of the clients.

Before, abdomen
Before
After, abdomen
After

Concern
Abdomen
Protocol
Lipocavitation, a series
What the photos show
Both photos are taken lying down, from the same angle and at the same spot. What they compare is the line of the flank.

Common questions

Everything people ask us before a first session, answered plainly.

Does it destroy fat?

The word "lipocavitation" hides several devices, set differently, whose effects are not the same. Some ultrasound technologies aim at the thickness of subcutaneous fat; others do far less. We pitch what we expect on the device we actually own, not on the slogan of the trade. What is certain: this is not a way to get thinner, and it is not liposuction, which belongs to a physician, in another setting and at another price.

Then why do it?

Because an area that holds on is not solved by the same route as your weight. A man can lose it everywhere else and keep flanks that refuse to follow: that is where this treatment sits, on one spot rather than on a whole silhouette. It is also why it gives the most to someone whose weight has already settled: it finishes a job rather than starting one.

What is the humming?

Several low-frequency devices produce a hum or a whistle you notice mostly during the session. It is not painful, and it goes when the device goes. The sensation is strange the first time; most people stop noticing after ten minutes. If it genuinely bothers you, say so: the session can be split into shorter passes.

How many sessions does it take?

This treatment is not judged on a single session, and you should know that before starting. It is judged over a series, at a regular rhythm spread across several weeks, and the esthetician will tell you what makes sense for your area at the body consultation. What we will not do is sell you a series at a first appointment or promise a result after a given number of visits.

Does it show afterward?

Redness and warmth on the area, passing, for a length that depends on your skin and on the settings of the day. You get dressed and you leave: it is one of the few body treatments here that fits into a lunch break without anybody noticing.

What side effects are possible?

Most men take the treatment well. Redness, warmth, a tender area or slight swelling can show up and go on their own. As with any ultrasound device, poor use can also burn or irritate the skin further: that is why the contact of the probe and the settings are watched from start to finish. Pain or excessive heat gets reported on the spot.

Why skip alcohol on the day of the treatment?

Because it is our instruction, and we would rather put it that way than invent a mechanism for you. Keep well hydrated through the day, leave the alcohol alone, and follow what you are told for your own protocol. It is the only instruction on this page and it lasts twenty-four hours.

How is it different from Slimwave?

They work on different things. Slimwave contracts your muscles by electrical stimulation, so it works tone, and it runs 1 h 10. Lipocavitation acts on the tissue under the skin with ultrasound, so on how an area looks, and it runs forty minutes. If your subject is a stomach lacking firmness, Slimwave is better placed. If it is a flank whose shape you dislike while your weight is steady, this is the one.

A man sitting on the edge of the table after his treatment

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