Microwave energy at 2.45GHz breaks down fat cells while contact cooling protects the surface — for cellulite, localised fat and loose skin.
Body line concerns that diet alone does not solve — can Body ONDA Lifting be the answer?
Hello. This is Dr. Lee Yumin, medical director of MeSOnBom Clinic in Hongdae.
Many people reach their target weight after dieting successfully and still sigh in front of the mirror.
The number on the scales has fallen, but what they see does not match what they hoped for.
The body line concerns patients bring to us are rarely simply about being overweight.
The three most common are localised fat that exercise and diet never shift (love handles, the underside of the upper arm, the lower abdomen), cellulite that makes the surface uneven like orange peel, and skin that sags like a deflated balloon after rapid weight loss or with age.
The device drawing attention recently for addressing these safely without surgery is Body ONDA Lifting.
Let me explain in detail.
ONDA is an innovative device using microwave energy at 2.45GHz — entirely different from lifting devices based on ultrasound (HIFU) or radiofrequency (RF).
It applies safely to the body a principle similar to the way a microwave oven generates heat by vibrating water in food.
The microwave energy passes through the epidermis with minimal absorption by water at the surface, concentrating energy in the targeted subcutaneous fat and dermis.
Its key strengths are as follows.
Selective destruction of fat: microwave energy effectively breaks down the membrane of fat cells so that they are cleared naturally from the body through sweat and urine.
Strong contact cooling: while the energy generates high heat beneath the skin, a cooling system at the device surface keeps the epidermis cold, greatly reducing the risk of burns and the pain. Being able to have the treatment comfortably without anaesthesia is a considerable advantage.
Promoting collagen: it contracts aged collagen fibres in the dermis and induces new collagen, restoring lost skin firmness.
Body ONDA Lifting is best suited to areas that need both fat reduction and improved skin firmness at once.
Stubborn cellulite: the hard, clumped cellulite on the back of the thighs or beneath the buttocks is the result of fat cells and fibrous septa tangling abnormally. ONDA loosens those firm septa and breaks down the surrounding fat for a smoother texture.
Localised fat: it works well at reducing the thickness of stubborn fat in areas hard to shift with exercise — the back around the bra line, the loose upper arm, love handles above the waistband.
Tightening loose skin: it firms the abdomen that has lost elasticity after childbirth, or skin left loose after substantial weight loss, giving the body line more definition.
Body ONDA Lifting is without question an excellent device, but depending on body shape, skin thickness and the amount of fat, treatment alone can leave something wanting.
There is a treatment worth combining with it for a more complete body line.
Fat-dissolving injections (body contouring injections).
Where the subcutaneous fat layer is particularly thick and firm, combining fat-dissolving injections before or after ONDA works well.
With the solution breaking down fat cells first, the microwave energy acts more deeply and widely, raising the reduction in size further.
Successful body contouring of course depends first on accurate assessment of your fat thickness, degree of sagging and whether cellulite is present.
With full consultation, placing Body ONDA Lifting at the centre and combining the treatments you need strategically, you should find the answer to a long-standing concern.
I hope you achieve a more defined body line with ONDA before summer arrives in earnest. Thank you.
Our medical team will advise you based on your skin condition.
