CoolSculpting

Are You Sabotaging Your Body Contouring Goals? Leesburg, VA

August 20, 2020

Sometimes, without even realizing it, we do things that go against or make it harder for us to achieve our body contouring goals. If you’re working hard to slim down fat or tone your trouble spots, or to lose a certain amount of weight and you can’t seem to make any progress, we want you to know that you’re not alone! So many of us are in exactly the same boat, especially during this pandemic.

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We’re here to say, “Don’t give up!” You are not alone, and we are here to help with our clinically-proven fat reduction (CoolSculpting^®), muscle toning (EMSCULPT^®) and weight loss treatments (PROLON^® The Fasting Mimicking Diet).

In the hopes of making your life a little easier, so you can achieve your body contouring goals with gusto, we thought we’d share a few body contouring mistakes to avoid!

Body Contouring Don’ts:

Fearing the weight scale
The weight scale doesn’t have to be your enemy. It can help you stay accountable and fuel your motivation! In one six-month study, people who were overweight or obese who weighed themselves every day consumed fewer calories and lost 6.6% of their body weight, on average, compared to people in the control group who didn’t weigh themselves daily.

Avoiding ALL Fat
Don’t drive yourself batty trying to reduce fat and calories. Certain fats (avocados, nuts and coconuts) are good for you and have been shown to actually aid weight loss efforts! Even though fat has twice as many calories as protein or carbs, it’s also very filling and takes a long time to digest. The other thing to keep in mind is that standard low-fat diets have a poorer track record when it comes to weight loss. This could be because fat-free options tend to be loaded with refined sugar.

Eating every two to three hours
It’s a myth that eating frequent, small meals (as opposed to three meals a day) can help you lose weight by boosting your metabolism. Research has shown that there’s no benefit to eating frequently. In fact, eating frequently may actually cause you to consume more calories than you need!

Eating breakfast, even when you’re not hungry
We’ve all been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it helps jumpstart our metabolism. And for many of us, this idea is hardwired in our brains, causing us to eat something in the morning even when we’re not hungry. Well, if you’re not a breakfast person, you can confidently forgo breakfast without feeling guilty! Studies have shown that whether you eat or skip breakfast, it has little effect on your weight. If anything, skipping results in slightly more weight loss. In one study, people who skipped breakfast ended up eating 144 more calories at lunch. However, their total caloric intake at the end of the day was 408 calories lower. That’s food for thought, right?

The other benefit of skipping breakfast (for those who are not hungry at that time of day) is intermittent fasting, which has been shown to help people lose weight, in addition to providing certain health benefits. For this reason, we offer The ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet here at AVIE! This diet helps your body lose belly fat rapidly by putting your body into fat-burning mode. This five-day meal plan mimics fasting to help reset your metabolic clock and other cellular functions so your body is renewed and performing at an optimal level. But back to breakfast: We’re not recommending that you skip breakfast. However, if it’s not your favorite time of day to eat, don’t sweat it!

Don’t forget that we are here to help you achieve your body contouring goals! This month, we’re having a body contouring special where you’ll receive 25% OFF four cycles of CoolSculpting. Or, you can buy a series of four EMSCULPT treatments for $1,800 ($1,200 in savings) or buy a series of six EMSCULPT for $2,200 ($2,300 in savings).

To learn more about body contouring or weight loss, please call 703.870.3844 or request a consultation online today!

— Kim

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Anti-Stress Tips You’ll LOVE! Leesburg, VA

July 23, 2020

We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for sticking with us through this difficult time! We know so many of you have been patiently waiting to get the treatments that help you look and feel your best. It’s not easy when your routine gets disrupted, and we are with you every step of the way.
Woman laying on the couch
Speaking of routines, we thought it’d be fun to share a few ways our team here at AVIE! has been able to keep our stress down in recent months. For example, we’ve been trying to limit the amount of time we watch or read the news each day, because research indicates that being exposed to disturbing news can raise your body’s stress response. It’s important to stay informed, of course! We’re just saying that you won’t find the news blaring in the background over here. At AVIE!, listening to relaxing music while we work is more our speed. And speaking of music…
Here are a few wellness tips we love:

Playing your favorite tunes!

When our favorite song comes on the radio, we perk up a little, our mood elevates and we may even start to move our body in rhythm to the music. We all intuitively know that music can be uplifting and soothing, and there’s research to back it up! According to Harvard Health, music therapy was shown to reduce symptoms of depression in four separate clinical trials. In another study of 60 chronic pain sufferers, music reduced pain, depression and disability. Music has also been clinically shown to help improve quality of sleep in patients with sleep disorders.

Dancing!

We’re not suggesting that you go out and start hitting the dance club circuit right now, but what about dancing to your favorite tunes in the kitchen? It’s silly, we know, but it may also be super good for you! An inspiring study in 2011 measured the effect of dancing on adults who were 65 or older and at risk of falling but otherwise healthy. Of the 134 adults, half were trained to walk and perform movements in time to music (in other words, dance), while the other half continued with their usual lifestyle. After six months, the “dancers” exhibited better gait and balance and experienced 54% fewer falls. In similar studies with Parkinson’s patients, dancing was shown to help improve mobility.
We adore studies like this! Doesn’t it inspire you to take a dance class and expand your horizons a bit? When social distancing guidelines have relaxed, what about learning how to salsa with your partner?

Treating yourself at least once a day

Treats can be anything, from a simple piece of chocolate to a visit to our medspa for SkinTyte^™ II, CoolSculpting^®, Botox^®… Other ways to indulge yourself include taking cat naps, tea breaks, reading a good book, knitting, painting or buying a new skin care product. (Check out our medical-grade skin care here!) The most important
beginning and presents a new opportunity to be kind to yourself. Best of all, kindness is contagious! Being good to yourself helps you spread goodness to others, which means the positive possibilities are endless.
We are ready to help you look and feel amazing this summer. We hope you are ready, too! To learn more about our services, please call us at 703.870.3844 or request a personal consultation online today.
— Kim
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4 Steps to Ditching Belly Fat! Leesburg, VA

July 2, 2020

If your belly happens to be your “difficult spot,” we have good news for you: we can help you reach your goals! All it takes is a little know-how and some expert help to slim down this notoriously tricky area of the body. Here’s a closer look at belly fat, and some strategies for achieving body contouring goals that last.
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Know what you’re up against
Is your belly pinchable, as in “pinch-an-inch” fat? That’s called subcutaneous fat, and it’s the harmless fat that causes muffin tops and double chins. It happens to most people, so no need to feel bad about it! Especially since CoolSculpting® was invented specifically to tame this common type of fat.
If your belly fat isn’t pinchable but more like a beer belly, you may have a different type of fat called visceral fat. Visceral fat is internal and wraps around your organs, affecting your health in negative ways. Visceral fat can only be reduced for the long-term through a healthy diet and exercise regimen. No surgery, liposuction or non-invasive fat reduction treatment can effectively reduce visceral fat.
Weight loss is your gain
A lot of people who are above their ideal weight have a combination of visceral and subcutaneous fat. If this is your case, and you would like to lose weight, we can help with a clinically-proven diet that can reduce weight and belly fat beautifully. We use Prolon^™ The Fasting Mimicking Diet^™, which is based on research to help people lose weight quickly, especially in their abdomen. ProLon is five-day diet that puts your body into fasting mode without inducing the deprivation and hunger of traditional fasting methods. The ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet is clinically proven to reduce inflammation in the body, helping your body to reset, so to speak. We’re not scientists here, but we know how to rely on science, which is why we offer ProLon at AVIE! It not only works to help you lose weight and belly fat, but it’s also healthy for you.
Get specific
Once you’re within your ideal weight range, it’s time to get a handle on your pinchable belly fat with professional body contouring treatments. CoolSculpting helps to reduce up to 25% of targeted fat per cycle by freezing fat cells away with special cooling applicators. Depending on the amount of fat in your target areas, you may need a series of CoolSculpting treatments. This month, we’re offering a special where you get 25% OFF four CoolSculpting cycles. That’s awesome savings!
Don’t forget toning
After the pinchable fat comes toning and sculpting with EMSCULPT^®, a non-invasive muscle toning treatment. Imagine being able to do thousands of crunches in one 30-minute period. That’s what EMSCULPT does for your abdomen. It also tackles the buttocks and thighs, by the way. This month, we’re having a sale on EMSCULPT: Buy four series of EMSCULPT for $1,800 ($1,200 in savings) or buy six series of EMSCULPT for $2,200 ($2,300 in savings).
Keep in mind that our professional body contouring treatments and services are intended to enhance your lifestyle, not to be a substitute for a healthy lifestyle. This means you’ll need to maintain a healthy diet and exercise regimen for the long term to achieve your best results and maintain them. No matter what, we are here to help you, and we can’t wait to see you soon for a personal body contouring consultation!
To learn more about fat reduction and body toning, please call us at 703.870.3844 or request a personal consultation online today. We can’t wait to help you achieve your goals!
— Kim
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Your Best Ways to Beat Belly Fat

How to Avoid Weight Gain Right Now Leesburg, VA

June 25, 2020

Like the rest of humanity, have you been noticing your weight ever-so-steadily creeping up in recent months? To help you keep your weight in check, here are some proven weight-management tools we’d like to share, based on a recent article in everydayhealth.com.
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1. Ask for help!
Here at AVIE!, we offer the ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet^™, which is clinically proven to help slim belly fat and reduce inflammation. We love ProLon because it’s a safe and fool-proof way to reset your metabolism and detox your body. We like to think of it as a way to jumpstart a healthier lifestyle or body contouring regimen. What’s more, once you’ve achieved your ideal weight, body contouring treatments like CoolSculpting^® and EMSCULPT^® can help you slim, trim and tone specific “problem spots” to get you closer to your ideal body without the stress.
2. Eat smarter.
All those chips are tempting to toss into your cart, and while they certainly taste yummy in the moment, they may actually be stoking and perpetuating your cravings, according to research in the journal Cell Metabolism. In a recent study, adults ate “ultra-processed” foods (i.e., food that comes in packages with long ingredient lists) for two weeks and then ate unprocessed foods for two weeks. During the processed diet phase of the study, adults consumed about 500 additional calories per day.
3. Drink more water.
The ultimate hydrator is water, and it’s calorie-free! Drinking water throughout the day helps you stay hydrated, but it also helps your belly stay a little bit full, helping to quell hunger pangs. According to a review of animal studies in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, adequate water intake was associated with weight loss. The researchers concluded that drinking water may promote a healthy metabolism to burn fat and improve insulin sensitivity as well as decrease food consumption. Another promising study found that drinking 2 cups of H20 boosted the metabolic rate of participants by 30% for up to an hour.
4. Stress less.
Eating junk food when you’re stressed out makes perfect sense from a chemical standpoint. When we’re stressed, the stress hormone cortisol spikes, and eating sugar helps thwart the release of cortisol in the brain, helping you feel calmer. Unfortunately, eating sugar also starts a vicious cycle of sugar cravings; the more sugar you eat the more you want. Rather than cutting out sugar entirely, which only leads to more cravings, experts advise portion control. Try keeping single-size servings handy, like pudding cups, mini cookies or ice cream pops.
5. Practice portion control.
We’re all aware that food portions have grown larger over the years, which has skewed our perception of what’s a “normal” amount of food. Fortunately, limiting your portion size offers immediate progress. According to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who served themselves smaller portions ate less the next day, too! By shrinking your serving size for one meal, you are helping to retrain your brain into accepting less. A helpful tip when starting to reduce portion sizes: Try using smaller plates or bowls for your meals.
6. Be mindful of eating out of boredom.
We often eat because we are bored, when our brains trick us into thinking we’re hungry. Keeping yourself busy can help you stay on track with your eating schedule. You might also limit the number of times you pass your kitchen throughout the day. The saying “out of sight, out of mind,” actually works when it comes to food.
7. Plan what you will eat.
Experts also recommend planning your meals in advance, so you are never stuck without healthy food choices. People who plan their meals have a higher-quality diet and are less likely to be overweight or obese, according to a study in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Therapy.
8. Plan when you are going to eat.
Unstructured “grazing” is an easy way to gain weight, as we tend to grab what’s convenient, which often also happens to be snacks that are not very nutritious or satisfying. Eating randomly also increases our chances of overeating because we tend to lose track of our consumption. A bunch of little “snacks” throughout the day can add up fast.
Putting yourself on an eating schedule helps train your stomach when to be hungry, so you can stay in control of your consumption and plan your meals. A schedule prevents you from feeling blindsided by sudden pangs of hunger, which can lead to poor dietary choices.
To learn more about weight management tools, please don’t hesitate to call us with any questions at 703.870.3844 or request a personal consultation online today!

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3 Clever Father’s Day Gift Ideas Leesburg, VA

June 11, 2020

If you want to surprise Dad this Father’s Day with a gift he’ll never see coming, consider a gift card to AVIE! Medspa and Laser Center. A gift card is an easy way to jumpstart Dad’s self-improvement goals this summer. Here’s a look at three ideas that are sure to please.
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Fat Reduction
If the special man in your life has a spare tire or under-chin fat he’d like to lose, he may be an ideal candidate for our non-invasive fat reduction treatment, CoolSculpting^® or Kybella^®, the world’s first FDA-approved injectable for submental (under chin) fat reduction.
FDA-cleared CoolSculpting uses cooling applicators to freeze away targeted fat. Once Dad’s fat cells are frozen, they are gradually purged from the body through his lymphatic system, revealing subtle, natural-looking results. Because this treatment doesn’t break the skin, there’s little to no downtime, so no one will be able to tell that Dad’s had a treatment, which is just the way he likes it. (Actually, it’s the way we all like it!)
Kybella involves a series of well-tolerated injections under the chin and reveals optimal results with a series of treatments. Kybella is a non-surgical and minimally
invasive treatment, but it does cause some temporary swelling, which is a sign the treatment is working! We can help Dad determine if Kybella is the right fit for his needs during his personal consultation.
Muscle Toning
Does the special man in your life feel okay about his weight but a bit bummed out by his lack of definition in certain areas like his abs? If the shelter-in-place order did a little “damage” to Dad’s body image, he may be ready for a non-invasive muscle toning treatment called EMSCULPT^®. EMSCULPT uses HIFEM™ (high intensity electromagnetic) technology to stimulate thousands of muscle contractions where Dad needs it, triggering muscle fibers to strengthen and firm up, revealing a more toned and defined physique without the workout.
This month is the ideal time to shop for Dad, while we’re offering 25% off four cycles of CoolSculpting, and you can save $1,200 off a series of four EMSCULPT treatments or $2,300 off a series of six EMSCULPT treatments.
Hair Restoration
If the man in your life has expressed concern over his thinning hairline, a common condition called androgenic alopecia, then he may be a candidate for PRFM Hair Restoration. Here at AVIE!, we take the power of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) a step further by providing PRFM, or platelet-rich fibrin matrix, which is a purer and more potent form of PRP to help Dad achieve next-level results. Depending on Dad’s goals, he’ll need to undergo a series of treatments, but we can help him devise the ideal regimen for his needs during his personal consultation. The greatest thing about PRFM is that it’s totally natural, using Dad’s very own blood to achieve a thicker, fuller head of his very own hair. Dad can feel confident knowing he’s enjoying all-natural — and natural-looking — benefits without the hassle or risk of other hair treatments.
To learn more about these treatments and any other services on our menu, or to purchase a gift card to our medspa, please call 703.870.3844 or create a gift card on our website. You may also request a consultation online today! We can’t wait to help you!
— Kim

Summer Prepping Treatment Tips Leesburg, VA

May 28, 2020

We are truly humbled this year to be named a 2020 Winner for Best Med Spa by Northern Virginia Magazine. But do you know what? We couldn’t have done it without you, our dear clients, and we feel truly privileged to serve you!
2020 Best Med Spas Banner
Now that June is almost here (can you believe it?), you may be starting to think about your summer prepping needs. If getting your body and skin in shape feels impossible right now, don’t you worry, because it’s our job at AVIE! to make your swimsuit-season prepping as easy as possible. With a little bit of strategic planning, prepping for summer can actually be fun and rewarding. Here’s a closer look at treatments that can save you time and stress for summer and beyond.
2020 Best Med Spas Plaque
Laser Hair Removal
It’s not too late to schedule a series of laser hair removal treatments with us. As long as you aren’t tanning – and that includes spray tanning, self-tanning lotions and natural sun exposure – you can safely get treated. We’ve been performing advanced laser hair removal treatments here at AVIE! for decades and take laser hair removal very seriously. Our laser technicians are fully licensed and offer years of experience to deliver the most effective treatments for you. We’ll work with you during your consultation to determine the number of treatments you need to achieve your goals.
Vein Treatments
Spider veins, broken capillaries and other vein concerns on your legs are another reason why so many women have a hard time getting excited about wearing shorts or swimsuits. We think it’s time you felt good about your legs! We offer two types of vein treatments here at AVIE!: sclerotherapy and laser vein treatment. Sclerotherapy injects veins with a special solution, causing the concerned veins to collapse and gradually fade away in the weeks following your treatment. For smaller veins and facial veins, we can also use non-invasive BBL^™ photofacials. We can help you figure out which treatment is best for you during your consultation.
Body Contouring
If you’re bothered by pinchable fat, we offer CoolSculpting^® non-invasive fat reduction which freezes fat away anywhere you need it. CoolSculpting works extremely well for people who are close to their ideal weight, within 20 pounds or so, and who have bulges of fat like a muffin top or double chin. Once you’ve trimmed down a “problem” spot, you may enjoy even more contouring help with EMSCULPT^®, a non-invasive muscle toning treatment. EMSCULPT induces thousands of muscle contractions in targeted areas, helping tone and firm up flab without having to spend hours at the gym. EMSCULPT and CoolSculpting are definitely not substitutes for a healthy lifestyle, but they can help you achieve your body contouring goals much faster and more easily than you would otherwise.
We also offer a wide range of skin rejuvenation treatments, including skin tightening with Vivace^™ Microneedling RF, SkinTyte^™ II, Halo^™ laser skin renewal, ProFractional^™ laser skin resurfacing…the list goes on! We can’t wait to help you look and feel your best. To learn more about our summer prepping treatments, call 703.870.3844 or request a consultation online today.

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