Velashape vs. Zerona

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Hi Folks,

I decided to quote Dr. Troy Don who runs a Zerona clinic in Southern California and considered to be one of the experts for this advanced new procedure:
“For those of you who don’t know what either are, this will be a simple overview of each.

"First Zerona…

"The Zerona Laser is a low level energy laser that produces no heat to the tissues. In fact, patient cant even feel the laser on them. The Zerona laser has been shown to produce a reduction of the circumference of the waist, hips, thighs of on average (with the laser alone) of 3.5 inches after 2 weeks. Oh, and that’s without the patient changing their eating or exercise habits. It is FDA cleared. It’s the non-surgical option to SmartLipo or Lipo-suction. There are no side effects.

"Second Velashape…

"From the company website: VelaShape is a non-invasive medical device based on elōs™ technology – a combination of heat, light, suction and massage – and is specifically designed to improve skin texture, reduce the appearance of cellulite and target localized fat deposits. It’s FDA approved.
"Velashape did a study on women post-baby… the results are these: after 5 weekly treatments, the average circumferences (combined for waist, hips, thighs) was a reduction of 5.93 cm (that’s 2.38 inches).

"The comparison…

"Again, without knowing what the person submitting the question meant by “better” let me give some scenarios.

"If you want results, Zerona is over twice as affective. In my office, 6.5 inches is average lose.

"If you want speed, Zerona is done in 2 weeks, half of the time as Velashape.

"If you want comfort, Zerona is painless and completely comfortable – you can’t even feel it. Velashape is a device that will suck and massage your tissue as the technician rolls it over the target area. Having not experienced it, I can only imagine that its like when you apply a vacuum cleaner to your skin, it kind of latches on. The machine looks like a vacuum cleaner. You can see it for yourself on the company website.

"If you want fast, effective, and comfortable results, then Zerona is the way to go… but then again… I have a biased opinion.

"If you compare cost, the prices are comparable based on a survey found on RealSelf.com. Velashape had an average cost of $3,692. Zerona in my office starts at $3,300.

"I’d love to hear from people who have had Velashape. Looking at survey of 15 reviews – 20% said they’d do it again… leaving the rest saying never again. Many complaints was that it was very uncomfortable and most important not effective.”


Now a few words of my own. Personally, I do not believe in all those systems that combine heat and pressure. You need more than that to force the fat material to leave its cells. The Zerona system, with its special laser beams, is the real solution that not only making some cosmetic/ aesthetic appearance to your skin but actually can empty those fat cells and by their shrinking causing you to lose meaningful amount of inches.