A Leg Up: Emsculpt NEO for Thighs and Buttocks

Many patients simply are not pleased with the appearance of their buttocks and thighs. Some want to lift the buttocks, improve the tone and shape of the buttocks, reduce fat around the thighs, or some combination of these.

Minimally invasive treatment options to safely and effectively achieve these goals have been limited. Emsculpt NEO has emerged as a potential tool for the management of aesthetic concerns related to the thighs and buttocks.

I participated in a study that evaluated evaluated the treatment effects of Emsculpt NEO on the lateral thighs or “saddlebags.”¹ The study involved 71 subjects who received a series of four weekly treatments with Emsculpt NEO (30 minutes per treatment) applied to the lateral thighs.

Interim data (one month and three months) have been presented thus far.

MRI analysis revealed a statistically significant reduction in the fat layer thickness. Among subjects assessed at one-month post-treatment, there was an average 13.9mm or 23 percent reduction in fat thickness. Among those assessed at three months, the reduction in fat thickness increased by 30.9 percent (18.7mm).

Subjects reported high levels of satisfaction with the treatment results and also generally perceived treatments as comfortable. No adverse events were documented in this cohort of patients.

In clinical practice, I use Emsculpt NEO alone and in combination with other devices and minimally invasive treatments to address patients’ concerns in the thighs and buttocks.

The patient shown in the image is a 38-year-old woman with a BMI of 22 and a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7, which is essentially ideal. However, she desired lifting of the buttocks and improvement in the dimpled appearance of the skin texture. She achieved excellent results using Emsculpt NEO and Emtone to the buttock/saddlebag and superior posterior thigh region. Note the central buttock textural changes and shortening of the intergluteal cleft.

1. Palm M, Halaas Y, Kinney BM, Goldfarb R. MRI Multicentre Study on High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Procedure Simultaneously Combined with Synchronized Radiofrequency for Treatment of Lateral Thighs: Preliminary 3-Month Follow-up Data. Pesented virtually at ASDS November 2021