ONDA BODY SCULPTING

Body Sculpting with ONDA® is the first device of its kind. It utilises an energy source that can simultaneously target fat, cellulite and lax skin. Yes, microwaves have been used in medicine for a long time, but the difference with the microwaves used in the Onda® device are their frequency: at 2.45GHz the skin is almost “transparent”, allowing the easy passage of energy which is then specifically concentrated in the sub-dermal fat layer. In this way, the upper layers of the skin are protected from unwanted heating and actually stay comfortably cool. For this reason, the microwaves Onda® works with, are called Coolwaves®.
Once the energy waves reach the fat cells, they produce painless but irreversible damage to the cell membranes. This causes leakage of fat from the cells into the interstitial space, where both the fat and the debris from the damaged membranes are cleaned up by the body’s inflammatory healing cells and taken away via the lymphatic system.

Compared to Radiofrequency devices, Onda® is able to deliver the majority of the Coolwaves® directly through the skin into the layer where the fat cells are located. Since Body Sculpting with ONDA® device delivers a more effective treatment, fewer treatment sessions are needed to see results.
The results seen with radiofrequency devices are typically not long-lasting (transient). With Body Sculpting with ONDA®, we are specifically destroying a proportion of the fat cells, so results tend to be much longer lasting and in some cases may be permanent.

Body Sculpting with ONDA® uses Coolwaves® which has a targeted action on the adipose (fat) tissue that produces the following effects:

• By heating the fat cells (adipocytes) it modifies their metabolism and affects the integrity of their outer membranes.
• The adipocytes then release a quantity of lipid (fat) through a mechanism called “blebbing”. Some blebs are formed along the outer membrane of the adipocyte and fat literally leaks out of these blebs.
• Blebbing gets so intense that the adipocyte membrane loses structural integrity. The cell membrane ruptures, and the fat cell is destroyed (“adipocytolysis” or “lipolysis”).
• The droplets of fat that are poured into the interstitial space between the cells, stimulates an influx of inflammatory cells (macrophages) from the blood. These macrophages have the task of “cleaning up” by engulfing the free fat and any other cellular debris. It is helpful to think of the macrophages as little garbage Pac-men, chomping up the waste.
• Once they have cleared the area of excess free fat, the macrophages migrate into the lymphatic system and are drained away. This is how the fat is eliminated from the body.

The area underneath the skin, particularly in the female thigh area, consists of small sections of fat lobules which are separated by parallel fibrous walls (septa). Cellulite occurs when there is a build-up of fat in these sections, and water retention around them (in the dermis and hypodermis). This increases the volume of each section, causing the walls of each section (the septa) to be compressed from within. Because these walls are attached to the dermis (anchor points) they pull at the skin surface, while the fat cells are pushing outwards towards the dermis. The result is a skin surface that takes on a bumpy, ‘orange-peel’ appearance.
For this type of cellulite, Body Sculpting with Onda® can act in two ways:

• Through a direct action on the collagen septa, in particular in the upper part towards the dermis, nearby the anchor points. As the septa (which, due to cellulite, are fibrotic and therefore less elastic) get softened by the Coolwaves®, they are regenerated with new and more elastic fibres of collagen. The final result is a visible improvement of the orange peel appearance and also the “constriction” within the fat lobule itself.
• Through reducing the volume of adipocytes, with a targeted action on them (see previous section).The total volume of the lobules gets reduced, with a consequent lower traction on the anchor points of the septa. With the reduction in fat volume, there is less outward pressure on the skin, leading to an improved microcirculation, better lymphatic drainage and therefore less water retention.

The heat produced by the Coolwaves® causes an immediate shrinkage of the collagen fibres in the lower dermis, with a consequent tightening. The final effect is an improvement of skin laxity.

People are often concerned about whether microwaves are safe. Differently from a microwave oven, the microwaves emitted by Onda® emission are highly controlled. The microwaves from Onda® are not free-range; they are both emitted and return back to the specially designed, patent-pending handpiece. This allows us to have a very precise depth of action, and to avoid any random, uncontrolled transmission in the body. No organs or tissues other than the target fat and lower skin layers are touched by the microwaves. This makes Body Sculpting with Onda® a very safe treatment.
In addition, the handpieces work only when they are in contact with the skin. Therefore, if the handpiece is not in full contact, it will stop emitting, ensuring complete control of the energy delivery.