What Is Body Sculpting? Everything You Need to Know About the ‘Dream Body’ Treatment

September 19, 2022

Non-surgical body sculpting treatments have proven to eliminate fat, shape areas of the body and tighten skin - without spending hours sweating in the gym or risking surgical treatments such as liposuction. 

Women with sculpted body

Named as one of Kim Kardashian's favourite treatments in helping her achieve the world-famous ‘curvy’ figure, body sculpting has seen immense growth in popularity, as a safer and easier method to achieve the dream body. But is it really that easy? 


In this blog, we discuss how body sculpting works, the different types, and why SMARTSculpt Pro is the leading non-surgical choice for treating fat reduction, cellulite and skin tightening.


What Is Body Sculpting?

Body sculpting is a treatment that destroys fat cells, without surgery, to reshape the body. There are many different forms of treatment, from freezing fat cells to penetrating heat through radio-frequency or ultrasound therapy.


What Treatments Are Available and What Is the Difference?


Cold Treatments 

Cold treatments, such as CoolSculpting, use controlled cooling, known as cryolipolysis, to freeze fat cells in the body, which the body later breaks down and excretes through normal systems. The FDA-approved treatment is used to slim areas of the body including the chin, arms, abdomen, love handles and thighs.


However, while cold treatments are generally labelled as ‘safe’, they are linked to an infrequent but severe side effect, paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (PAH). This is where fat cells in the treatment site grow larger rather than smaller. While this is a cosmetic rather than a physically dangerous side effect, paradoxical adipose hyperplasia requires corrective liposuction or other surgery to remove the enlarged fat cells.


Heat Treatments

These procedures involve the use of controlled heat to eliminate fat. Lasers penetrate deep enough to damage the structure of fat cells which the body then eliminates. 


Compared to cold treatments, heat treatments such as SculpSure, have been found to have fewer side effects. Heat treatments are a relatively new treatment (approved by the FDA in 2015), therefore no long-term side effects have been found as of yet, leading to it being considered a safe procedure while research is ongoing regarding the effects on the body. Only low levels of heat (42°C to 47°C) are applied to the skin during the procedure. 


Radiofrequency Treatments (Such as SMARTSculpt Pro)

Radiofrequency therapy has been used since 2001 to fight against sagging skin and signs of ageing. RF therapy uses low-energy radiation to heat the deep layer of your skin called the dermis. This heat stimulates the production of collagen to help improve signs of wrinkles and sagging skin.


Research has found that RF therapy is usually safe and can be effective at treating mild or moderate signs of ageing.

Why SMARTSculpt Pro?

Using RF technology, SMARTSculpt Pro is unique in its combination of four established technologies that work simultaneously together to promote cell destruction, increase metabolic activity, boost collagen regeneration, stimulate fibre reconstruction and improve skin structure and texture.


Its two key functions are:

  1. Fat reduction: SMARTSculpt Pro uses radiofrequency to target and “melt” adipose fat cells, a process called apoptosis. It also stimulates the body’s metabolism to “flush” the compromised cells through the body waste and lymphatic system.
  2. Skin tightening: RF stimulates the body to create collagen and strengthens fibroblasts to create a tightening of the skin. 


Is SMARTSculpt Pro Safe?

Because the SMARTSculpt Pro does not use any fat-freezing technology, it is safer than other products on the market and comes without associated risks, such as PAH. The treatment is non-invasive and the intelligent software creates a comfortable, safe treatment delivery.


How Quickly After Treatment Are Results Visible?

Inch loss can be measurable after just one session, and a tightening of the skin is often visible immediately. Skin tightening and cellulite treatments can last years if good practices are maintained, with clinical studies showing a continual improvement in inch loss and skin tone achieved beyond the prescribed course.


​​The best results are progressive and a course of treatments is recommended with periodical reviews and recordings. 

Join over 2000 salons worldwide already offering the SMARTSculpt Pro intelligent body shaping technology to thousands of patients.

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By Dee Malan • June 25, 2026
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By Dee Malan • June 22, 2026
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