New Year, New You: 3 Ways Emsculpt NEO® Can Help You Sculpt Your Body

Are you setting goals to look and feel like the best version of yourself in 2026? Though nearly 80% of New Year’s resolutions involve diet and exercise, healthy habits aren’t always enough to target specific areas like stubborn love handles or belly fat.

At The MD Aesthetics, our team offers advanced body contouring treatments to refine your physique beyond what you can achieve at the gym. Emsculpt Neo® simultaneously eliminates fat cells and builds muscle fiber to reveal your perfect shape.

If you’re working hard on your fitness resolutions but are frustrated by areas that refuse to change, Emsculpt Neo may be exactly what you need. Read on to explore three ways this innovative treatment can help you sculpt your body with medical-grade precision.

1. Targeting diet- and exercise-resistant fat zones

Your body decides where it stores fat based on genetics and hormones, often resulting in rolls or bulges that won’t budge despite your best efforts. Exercise shrinks fat cells but can’t spot-treat the pockets of fat that tend to settle around the waistline, thighs, and buttocks.

Emsculpt Neo uses radiofrequency (RF) energy to raise the temperature of fat cells in these zones. The heat damages the cells, causing them to break down and naturally filter out of the body. It also stimulates local collagen production for tighter, more radiant skin.

While this treatment can permanently eliminate fat and give you a more sculpted look, it’s not a weight loss solution or a replacement for healthy habits. For long-lasting results, stay active and eat a balanced diet to prevent the remaining cells in the treated areas from expanding.

2. Building and defining muscle without lifting a finger

Even the most intense workouts can only engage a fraction of muscle fibers at once, which is why it takes so much time and effort before you see significant definition. 

Emsculpt Neo uses high-intensity focused electromagnetic (HIFEM) technology to safely bypass these limitations, stimulating nearly 100% of muscle fibers in the treated zone.

A 30-minute session produces about 20,000 supramaximal muscle contractions — a level of intensity physically impossible to replicate at the gym, regardless of how many reps you do. 

As the RF energy melts away fat, these pulses rapidly increase muscle density and volume, resulting in a toned, lifted appearance and increased strength that makes your daily workouts more effective.

3. Customizing your full-body silhouette

No matter where you want to lose fat or build muscle, we can customize each treatment to address your unique trouble spots. The Emsculpt Neo system comes equipped with several applicator sizes designed to treat different areas of the body.

Popular treatment areas include:

• Abdomen and flanks
• Inner and outer thighs
• Buttocks
• Upper back and arms

By building muscle density and thinning the fat layer, Emsculpt NEO can also help reduce the appearance of cellulite in areas such as the thighs and buttocks. We ensure the results complement your natural proportions for a balanced, sculpted silhouette from every angle.

Ready to start seeing real results? Contact us today at The MD Aesthetics in El Dorado Hills, California, to schedule a consultation and learn how you can reach your body goals in 2026.