What it is
Stubborn fat is the area that will not shift. The tummy after a baby, the lower abdomen, the outer thighs, the backs of the arms. The weight comes off everywhere else and that one place stays exactly as it was.
Poor muscle tone is the other half of the same picture. The muscle underneath has lost strength and definition, so the area reads soft and flat rather than firm, and no amount of cardio changes the shape.
Most people arrive with both at once, which is why the two are treated together. At Skinfolk that is Emsculpt NEO, which builds muscle and reduces fat in the same 45 minute session, from £150 on our treatment list.
Why it happens
Fat is not distributed evenly and muscle is not trained evenly, and where each one sits is largely decided for you. The reasons people give us are ordinary ones.
- Where your body stores fat, which is set by genetics and by hormones rather than by effort
- Pregnancy and childbirth, which stretch the abdominal muscles and take time to rebuild
- The perimenopause and the menopause, when falling oestrogen changes where fat sits and how easily muscle is held
- Weight loss, which takes fat from everywhere except the one area and leaves tone behind
- Desk work and long hours seated, which quietly take tone from the abdomen and the glutes
- Training that works the whole body but never targets the area that bothers you
What makes it harder
What makes it harder
Cutting calories harder is the usual answer and it is the one that works least well here, because losing more weight takes tone with it and leaves the same area behind. Training only the parts you already like keeps the imbalance. Stopping a course halfway is the most common reason people see nothing, since muscle change is built across sessions rather than in one. And treating a body concern as a single appointment rather than a plan is what makes it feel like nothing worked.
Emsculpt NEO is from £150 and Emsculpt Classic from £100, and every price we publish is on our treatment pricing page.
When to see someone
- One area that will not change however consistently you train and eat
- A tummy that has not come back after a baby, or after weight loss
- Softness and loss of definition on the abdomen, glutes, thighs or arms
- Wanting shape and strength rather than a number on the scales
- Being willing to come for a course, which is where the change happens
When something else is the answer
- Loose skin rather than fat or weak muscle, where HIFU or Morpheus 8 is considered instead
- Skin that has lost firmness over the area, where Exilis radiofrequency is added alongside
- Bladder leaks or pelvic floor weakness, which Emsella is built for
- Weight loss as the goal in itself, which these treatments are not
- Pregnancy
If a body treatment is not the right answer for you, we will say so at consultation and suggest what is.
How it is treated at Skinfolk
It starts with a consultation. We go through the area that bothers you, what you already do, what has changed and your medical history, and only then is anything booked in.
Emsculpt NEO is the treatment we reach for when there is fat as well as softness, because it uses muscle stimulation and radiofrequency together and works on both in one 45 minute session. It is £150 a session, or £660 for a course of six, on our treatment list.
Where tone and definition are the whole of it and there is little fat to reduce, Emsculpt Classic is the better fit at £100 a session, or £480 for a course of six. Where the skin over the area has also lost firmness, Exilis radiofrequency is added to firm the skin while the muscle is rebuilt underneath.
You lie down fully clothed and the applicator is strapped over the area. There is no downtime and nothing to recover from. Change builds across a course rather than arriving in one session, and when to come back is agreed with you rather than assumed.
Stubborn fat and muscle tone questions
What causes stubborn fat that will not shift?
Where your body stores fat is largely set by genetics and by hormones, not by effort. That is why weight can come off everywhere else and one area stays as it was, and why training harder often does not change it.
How is stubborn fat and poor muscle tone treated at Skinfolk?
With Emsculpt NEO where there is fat as well as softness, because it builds muscle and reduces fat in the same session, and with Emsculpt Classic where tone and definition are the goal. Which one suits you is agreed at consultation before anything is booked in.
How much does it cost?
Emsculpt NEO is £150 a session or £660 for a course of six, and Emsculpt Classic is £100 a session or £480 for a course of six, on our treatment list. Every price we publish is on our treatment pricing page.
Which areas can be treated?
The abdomen, glutes, thighs, arms and calves with Emsculpt NEO, and the abdomen, glutes, arms and thighs with Emsculpt Classic. Which area is worth treating first is decided at consultation.
Is it a weight loss treatment?
No. These treatments change the shape and the tone of a specific area. They are not a route to weight loss and we will say so if that is what you are looking for.
Where is the clinic?
Skinfolk is at The Paddocks, Woodhall Lane, Ombersley, Uphampton, Droitwich WR9 0JR. We welcome clients from Droitwich Spa, Worcester, Bromsgrove and across Worcestershire. Details are on our contact page.
What treats it
Emsculpt NEO is the first treatment we reach for, because it is the only one of the three that builds muscle and reduces fat in the same 45 minute session. Emsculpt Classic is the choice where tone and definition are the goal and there is little fat to reduce.
Exilis radiofrequency is added where the skin over the area has lost firmness, since it warms the deeper layers to tighten skin rather than working the muscle. All three sit with our other body treatments, and the prices are on the treatment pricing page.
Book your consultation
Twenty minutes with us in Droitwich and you will know which body treatment suits the area that bothers you, what a course would look like and what it will cost.
Links to Pabau, our treatment booking platform. Or call 07930 517202.
