- Avoid eating two hours before and after treatment sessions.
- Avoid heavy meals on the treatment days.
- Drink plenty of water to facilitate lymphatic drainage.
- Limit carbonated drinks and coffee, during the treatment period.
- Avoid fasting or the body will go into “Starvation Mode” and become more resistant to the release of stored fat.
- We encourage the client to perform 30-45 minutes of cardio-vascular workout after treatment to create the energy demand that will facilitate the metabolism of the fatty acids and glycerol freed from the fat cells.
- Consider contraindications or other medical issues that may impact the result of this “one-off” treatment. Some medical disorders that may reduce first treatment response include Thyroid, Immune, Lymphatic related conditions, pre-menopause, Diabetes and infections. (including Viral)
Possible Side Effects
- Diarrhea: When the fat is successfully broken down, it has to exit the body as stool. You may notice an increase in bowel movements. Typically, the diarrhea is mild and lasts no longer than 36 hours.
- Increased urination: loss of water from your tissues is normal following Fat enters the blood from the lymphatic system, increasing the “thickness” the procedure and is a good sign that you are removing fat from your body of the blood (oncotic pressure), and pulling water from tissues to carry the fat to the bowel for removal.
- Flu like symptoms and dehydration: this is rare but can occur due to toxins in the fat being removed via the lymphatic system, causing congestion. Congested lymph pathways can lead to aches, pains, water retention, soreness, and flu-like symptoms. This can be resolved by drinking water.
- Increased hunger: this is the body’s attempt to return to normal by re accumulating fat. Do not increase food consumption! Follow a low carb high protein, high fiber diet to combat hunger pains.
- Redness: there may be a slight possibility of some transient redness, from cavitation or radio frequency treatment. This will go away quickly.