Upper Arms
2 Rounds of SculpSure
SculpSure • Austin, Texas
SculpSure Laser Fat Reduction in Austin
A non-invasive, 25-minute laser treatment for defined pockets of subcutaneous fat on the abdomen, flanks, back, inner and outer thighs, and under the chin — planned at Grace around your anatomy, not around a device.
Current SculpSure Offer
50% Off SculpSure + Complimentary Consultation
1060 nm Diode LaserApproximately 25-Minute CycleNon-Invasive · No Incision
Quick answer
What is SculpSure and who is it for?
SculpSure is a non-invasive 1060 nm diode laser that heats fat beneath the skin in areas such as the abdomen and flanks, with contact cooling for comfort. Each treatment cycle runs about 25 minutes. It is designed for pinchable fat — not weight loss or loose skin — and results develop gradually after treatment.
Real Grace Results
See What SculpSure Has Actually Changed for Our Patients
Actual Grace MedSpa patients treated in our Austin clinic. Additional views are included where they help show contour from another angle.
Back + Bra Line
2 Rounds of SculpSure
Abdomen + Flanks
1 Round of SculpSure + 4 EvolveX Sessions
Abdomen · Side View
2 Rounds of SculpSure
Flanks · Side View
2 Rounds of SculpSure
Lower Abdomen
2 Rounds of SculpSure
Individual results vary.
Upper-arm treatment is an off-label use. SculpSure is FDA-cleared for the abdomen, flanks, back, inner and outer thighs, and submental area.
The abdominal/flank result shown involved 1 round of SculpSure + 4 EvolveX sessions. It is a combination result, not a SculpSure-only result.
★★★★★
“I am very pleased with the SculpSure product. The laser treatments are amazing and I am seeing great results. I have lost another pant size since having these treatments.”
Current SculpSure Offer
Claim 50% Off SculpSure + a Complimentary Consultation
Tell us the area you want to change. Grace will assess what is actually shaping the area — including localized fat, skin quality and muscle tone — before recommending SculpSure or any other treatment.
“We don’t start with the device. We start with you.”
Body treatment planning at Grace begins with what is actually creating the shape you are seeing — fat, skin quality, muscle tone or a combination.
Why Grace
Why Patients Choose Grace for SculpSure
A device reduces fat. A plan changes a contour.
SculpSure treats what sits inside the framed treatment area. That makes assessment and applicator placement the parts that influence whether treated zones transition naturally into the surrounding contour or leave an area looking unevenly treated.
At Grace, the conversation starts with the concern rather than the machine. Some patients have a genuine pocket of subcutaneous fat and are excellent SculpSure candidates. Others are describing skin that has lost firmness, weakened core tone, or overall weight — and those are different problems with different answers.
When laxity or tissue quality is what you are really seeing, Morpheus8 Body or EvolveX may be the stronger match, and treatments are sometimes combined rather than chosen against each other. When weight itself is the issue, a medical weight-loss conversation comes first.
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“The entire staff is amazing, friendly & knowledgeable… you get the personalized touch that other places tend to neglect.”
Meet Eva & the TeamWe don't start with the device.
We start with you.
Is SculpSure Right for What You're Seeing?
SculpSure makes the most sense when there is a defined pocket of subcutaneous fat that has not responded to diet and training, in someone at or near a stable weight.
SculpSure may be a strong fit if you're seeing
- A defined pocket of fat rather than generalized fullness
- Lower-abdominal fullness that resists training
- Flank or love-handle fullness above the waistband
- A pocket along the back or bra line
- Inner or outer thigh fullness
- Localized upper-arm fullness
- Submental fullness under the chin
- A stable weight you can maintain
Another approach may make more sense if
- Loose or crepey skin is the dominant concern
- SculpSure is primarily a fat-reduction treatment. When laxity or crepey skin is the dominant concern, Grace usually chooses a treatment designed specifically for tissue quality. Explore Morpheus8 Body or our guide to body skin tightening.
- Overall weight, not one area, is what changed
- A medical weight-loss conversation is the more honest starting point, with contouring considered afterward.
- Muscle tone and definition are the real goal
- EvolveX and DreamBody Sculpting are planned differently from fat reduction, and this comparison explains how the fat-reduction options differ from each other.
Why Technique Matters
Why Framing—and Restraint—Change the Result
SculpSure treats the fat inside the applicator footprint. That makes the decision of where to place applicators — and where deliberately not to — the part of the treatment that determines whether a contour looks natural.
An abdomen is not one uniform surface. Fullness can sit low and central, spread across the flank, or taper unevenly from one side to the other. Treating an area symmetrically on paper can still produce an asymmetric result if the starting tissue was not symmetric to begin with.
Applicator placement influences whether treated zones transition naturally into the surrounding contour or leave an area looking unevenly treated. The plan therefore accounts for how the tissue sits against the applicator and how many cycles it will reasonably take. Treating less in one visit and reassessing with photography is often better than framing everything at once.
Reducing fat is easy.
Improving a contour takes planning.
What Is SculpSure Laser Fat Reduction?
SculpSure is a non-invasive 1060 nm diode laser treatment that raises the temperature of subcutaneous fat in a framed treatment area while surface/contact cooling helps keep the skin comfortable as the laser energy heats the underlying fat.
Nothing is injected and no incision is made. Applicators are secured over the area for an approximately 25-minute cycle, and up to four can be positioned at once so related areas — an abdomen and both flanks, for example — can be addressed together.
Fat cells affected by that controlled heating are cleared gradually by the body over the following weeks. That is why SculpSure results appear progressively rather than on the day of treatment, and why treated areas are photographed and reassessed rather than judged from memory.
SculpSure is FDA-cleared for non-invasive lipolysis of the abdomen, flanks, back, inner thighs, outer thighs and submental area. Upper-arm treatment is an off-label use rather than an FDA-cleared indication.
Where SculpSure Is Used
Abdomen
The most commonly framed area, and one where applicator placement across the midline matters.
Flanks & Love Handles
Often treated alongside the abdomen within the same 25-minute cycle.
Back & Bra Line
A defined pocket along the back can be framed when the tissue sits accessibly against the applicator.
Inner & Outer Thighs
Planned according to how the fullness is distributed rather than treated as one uniform area.
Upper Arms · Off-Label
Grace has treated localized upper-arm fullness, but this is an off-label use rather than an FDA-cleared SculpSure indication.
Submental (Under the Chin)
Used in selected cases after assessment of the tissue and the skin above it.
Evidence in Context
What Does the Research Show About 1060 nm Laser Fat Reduction?
A peer-reviewed 2017 study of non-invasive 1060 nm hyperthermic laser treatment measured an average 24% reduction in fat volume by MRI at three months and 21% at six months. Ultrasound measurements showed an average 18% reduction in fat thickness at both three and six months. Blinded photography also showed visible improvement.
The study was relatively small, and these findings should not be presented as a guaranteed SculpSure outcome. They describe average measurements in the studied group; individual results vary with anatomy, treatment planning and response.
Decorato JW, Chen B, Sierra R. Subcutaneous adipose tissue response to a non-invasive hyperthermic treatment using a 1,060 nm laser. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 2017;49:480–489. DOI: 10.1002/lsm.22625
Contour Quality
What About Skin Smoothness and Tissue Quality?
SculpSure is primarily a fat-reduction treatment, but the clinical literature around 1060 nm laser treatment also contains an interesting finding about contour quality.
In a 2019 study, 15 patients with contour irregularities after liposuction received two treatments with a non-invasive 1060 nm diode laser system six weeks apart. Blinded evaluators correctly identified the post-treatment image in approximately 85% of cases, and the investigators reported improved soft-tissue contour. They also clinically observed soft-tissue smoothing and skin tightening in addition to fat reduction.
Those findings are promising but should be kept in context: the study was small, did not include a placebo control, and did not objectively quantify skin tightening. SculpSure should not be presented as a substitute for a dedicated skin-tightening treatment when laxity is the primary concern.
Petti C, Stoneburner J. Clinical Study to Assess the 1,060 nm Diode Laser for the Treatment of Post-Liposuction Deformities. Lasers Surg Med. 2019;51(9):785–789. DOI: 10.1002/lsm.23109. PMID: 31165489.
Supplemental Manufacturer Cases
Results by Area
These selected cases come from Cynosure's SculpSure consultation materials. They are not Grace Med Spa patients and are presented as secondary examples of the areas the technology is used to treat. Individual results vary.
Core & Abdomen
17 weeks after a 2nd core treatment series
Manufacturer-supplied case · not a Grace patient
Inner & Outer Thighs
12 weeks after a 2nd inner and outer thigh treatment series
Manufacturer-supplied case · not a Grace patient
Flanks
12 weeks after a 2nd flank treatment series
Manufacturer-supplied case · not a Grace patient
Submental (Under the Chin)
12 weeks after a 2nd submental treatment series
Manufacturer-supplied case · not a Grace patient
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Abdomen
12 weeks after a 2nd abdomen treatment series
Manufacturer-supplied case · not a Grace patient
Outer Thighs
9 weeks after a 2nd outer-thigh treatment series
Manufacturer-supplied case · not a Grace patient
Upper Arms
12 weeks after a 2nd upper-arm treatment series
Manufacturer-supplied case · not a Grace patient
Recognizable Perspective
SculpSure in the Spotlight
Brooke Shields publicly shared her experience using SculpSure, also known as WarmSculpting, for stubborn areas including her stomach and love handles.
How Does SculpSure Work?
01
Framing the Area
Applicators are positioned and secured over the fat being targeted, so the treatment footprint reflects your anatomy rather than a fixed template.
02
Controlled Laser Heating
1060 nm laser energy raises the temperature of subcutaneous fat while surface/contact cooling helps keep the skin comfortable as the laser energy heats the underlying fat.
03
Gradual Clearance
Fat cells affected by that heating are cleared by the body over the following weeks, which is why the contour change develops progressively.
Why It Takes Weeks
Clearance is biological, not instant.
The treatment cycle ends in 25 minutes; the change does not appear then. Affected fat cells are processed and cleared by the body over the following weeks, which is why progress is assessed with photography at intervals rather than in the mirror the next morning.
Comparing Your Options
SculpSure vs. CoolSculpting vs. Liposuction
These three options can all change a body contour, but they do not make the same tradeoffs. Liposuction can create a much larger change in one procedure because fat is physically removed. SculpSure and CoolSculpting are non-invasive treatments designed for more gradual reduction of localized subcutaneous fat.
SculpSure vs. CoolSculpting: Why Grace Prefers Laser Fat Reduction
Both have published evidence supporting non-invasive reduction of localized subcutaneous fat. Their reported ranges are broadly comparable, but they get there differently: SculpSure uses controlled 1060 nm laser heating; CoolSculpting uses cryolipolysis, or controlled freezing.
SculpSure
- 1060 nm laser heat
- 25-minute treatment cycle
- Average 24% MRI-measured fat-volume reduction after one treatment in a published study
- No tissue freezing or fat-freezing-specific PAH mechanism
- Published 1060 nm research has documented soft-tissue contour smoothing
CoolSculpting
- Controlled cooling / cryolipolysis
- Manufacturer reports approximately 20–25% reduction in the treated fat layer
- Treatment time varies by applicator and plan
- Temporary numbness, tingling or altered sensation may persist for weeks
- Freeze burns and paradoxical adipose hyperplasia are recognized potential complications
Published results place the two technologies in a broadly comparable fat-reduction range; the percentages should not be interpreted as a head-to-head efficacy comparison.
Why the Method Matters
According to the FDA, paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (PAH) is unique to fat-freezing procedures. Instead of shrinking, the treated fatty tissue enlarges into a firm bulge months after treatment. It does not resolve on its own and may require surgery.
SculpSure does not use cryolipolysis, so this fat-freezing-specific complication is not part of its treatment mechanism. That does not mean SculpSure is risk-free.
Fat freezing can also produce temporary sensory changes. The FDA lists numbness that may persist for several weeks, and CoolSculpting's safety information notes that tingling, skin sensitivity and numbness can last for weeks. SculpSure patients may experience tenderness, firmness or nodularity after treatment, but the procedure does not expose tissue to freezing.
For Grace, that makes SculpSure the more attractive non-invasive fat-reduction option: a short laser-based treatment with published fat-reduction potential in the same general range as cryolipolysis, without exposing the patient to complications that are specific to tissue freezing.
Surgery vs. Non-Invasive Treatment
How Does SculpSure Compare With Liposuction?
Liposuction remains the benchmark when someone wants a substantial amount of localized fat removed in one procedure. It is surgery, however, and comes with incisions, anesthesia or sedation depending on the procedure, and a recovery period.
SculpSure serves a different patient: someone with a defined pocket of subcutaneous fat who wants meaningful contour improvement without surgery or recovery. Multiple treatments can progressively reduce a treated fat layer, which is why Grace often plans body contouring as a series. Treatment percentages are not simply additive: two 24% treatments should not be described as 48%, and three should not be described as 72%.
If the degree of change a patient wants realistically requires liposuction, Grace believes that should be said clearly rather than presenting a non-invasive treatment as a surgical equivalent.
Non-invasive fat reduction and liposuction are not the same promise.
SculpSure
- Best conceptual fit
- Localized subcutaneous fat + wants non-invasive treatment + minimal disruption
- Method
- 1060 nm laser heat
- Tradeoff
- More gradual and generally less dramatic than surgery
CoolSculpting
- Best conceptual fit
- Localized subcutaneous fat + prefers cryolipolysis
- Method
- Controlled freezing
- Tradeoff
- Comparable non-invasive category, with cryolipolysis-specific sensory effects and PAH risk
Liposuction
- Best conceptual fit
- Wants a larger one-procedure reduction and accepts surgery and recovery
- Method
- Surgical fat removal
- Tradeoff
- Greater intervention and recovery for a substantially larger one-procedure contour change
The right choice depends on how much change you want, what is actually shaping the area and how much intervention you are willing to accept.
SculpSure vs. LIPOcel vs. EvolveX: What's the Difference?
SculpSure
- Technology
- 1060 nm diode laser, non-invasive
- Strong conceptual fit
- Defined localized fat bulges within cleared body indications for patients with BMI 30 or less.
- Treatment characteristic
- Fixed, framed applicators secured to the area for an approximately 25-minute cycle.
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LIPOcel
- Technology
- Hand-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound
- Strong conceptual fit
- Abdominal and waistline contour planning for appropriate subcutaneous adipose tissue.
- Treatment characteristic
- 13 mm focal depth; FDA indication for non-invasive waist-circumference reduction.
EvolveX
- Technology
- RF and muscle stimulation platform
- Strong conceptual fit
- Skin quality, tone and body-wide treatment rather than fat pockets alone.
- Treatment characteristic
- Hands-free applicators addressing tissue and muscle.
The right treatment depends on what is actually shaping the area.
What Is a SculpSure Treatment Like?
01
Consultation
Eva and the team assess what you are seeing, whether it is localized fat, laxity or generalized fullness, and whether SculpSure is genuinely the right tool.
02
Marking & Placement
The area is marked and up to four applicators are secured over the planned treatment zones.
03
The 25-Minute Cycle
You will feel alternating cooling and deep warmth. Intensity is monitored and adjusted for comfort rather than pushed through.
04
Straight Back to Your Day
No injection, no incision and no recovery period for most patients — temporary tenderness or firmness can occur.
SculpSure Downtime & Aftercare
SculpSure is non-invasive, and most patients return to their normal day immediately — including exercise, unless your provider advises otherwise.
Mild tenderness, firmness or a temporary nodular feeling in the treated area can occur and generally resolves on its own. Follow the aftercare guidance you are given, stay well hydrated, and tell us about anything that feels unexpected rather than waiting for your next visit.
When Do SculpSure Results Develop?
Change develops over weeks, because affected fat cells are cleared gradually rather than removed during the treatment cycle.
Manufacturer consultation cases are commonly documented at roughly 7 to 17 weeks after a treatment series. Your own timeline depends on the area, how much localized fat was present and your individual response, and Grace uses photography to judge it objectively.
How Many Sessions Will I Need?
SculpSure is usually 2 to 3 sessions, spaced 4 to 6 weeks apart.
The area's size, how the tissue sits against the applicator and the degree of change you want all shape your exact plan. You will be given the plan and the reasoning behind it at consultation, and it is reviewed as your contour responds.
What Could Make Someone a Poor Candidate for SculpSure?
Candidacy is settled at consultation, with a health history and an assessment of the tissue itself. Screening exists to keep treatment appropriate and to make sure the plan can deliver what you are hoping for.
- Generalized fullness rather than a defined pocket of fat
- Skin laxity as the true concern
- Weight that is actively changing
- Pregnancy, per practice policy
- Active skin infection or open skin in the treatment area
- Medications or medical conditions affecting healing or treatment safety
- Expectations that a non-invasive contouring treatment cannot reasonably meet
Common questions
SculpSure Questions, Answered
Start with the concern
You Don't Need to Know Which Body Treatment You Need Before You Walk In.
Tell us what you're seeing and what you want to change. Grace will help determine whether SculpSure — or another body treatment in the practice — is the strongest match for the area.
Comparing fat-reduction options? SculpSure vs. LIPOcel explains how the two technologies differ, and the body contouring in Austin guide shows how they fit together.
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Northland Drive, Central Austin
Grace MedSpa and Body Solutions treats patients from one Austin location, convenient to Northwest Hills, Allandale, Rosedale and the Domain. Patients also visit from West Lake Hills and Lakeway.
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