Taking Action: Can You Really Lose One Inch of Fat with LipoSonix? | Choicy Beauty- a beauty training academic

Dr. Stephanie Gafford, aka Dr. Beautiful, had been looking for a non-invasive fat reducer for quite some time. Then in October 2011, she learned of one making its way to the United States.

"They've been using this device overseas and in Canada for at least four years and there's been ten years worth of market research, so we know that it's a very safe device and that it works," said Gafford.

That device is called LipoSonix and Gafford believes it separates itself from all the other so-called fat reduction treatments on the market.

"So many devices before have not worked and this has done a really good job," said Gafford.

The high intensity ultrasound received FDA approval in December for treatments on the abdomen and love handles. During the procedure, the head of the device is placed on the treatment area and focuses the ultrasound energy on the targeted fat.

"What happens is the body emulcifies that fat and then it's reabsorbed over the next eight to twelve weeks," said Gafford. "So a patient comes in, is treated for an hour and then over the next eight to twelve weeks, that fat is permanently eliminated."

That fat may be permanently eliminated within eight to 12 weeks, but only from the treated area. Makers of the device say the process destroys the fat cells beneath the skin, which are then naturally removed from the body.

"As long as you maintain your weight or lose weight, you'll never have to worry about that fat coming back," said Gafford.