Contouring, planned around your physiology.
Verju green laser, CoolSculpting and Morpheus8 Body, chosen after we have read what is happening inside your body.
Most body contouring is sold from a brochure: a machine, a package, a price. At Qua it starts with a physician, and with what your history and body composition say before any device is switched on.
Three options, each tried on Dr. Abboud first: Verju green laser and CoolSculpting, both non-invasive, and Morpheus8 Body, which is minimally invasive. We decide which one, where, and how many sessions at your consultation in Burr Ridge Village Center, with exact pricing before anything is done.
Contouring starts with a reading, not a machine
A stubborn area is not always a contouring problem. In our experience, weight that settles at the middle can have a hormonal or metabolic cause, which a contouring device does not treat. Before we recommend a treatment we look at your history, your body composition and, when it makes sense, your labs. Labs before lasers is a house rule, and here it matters most.
If the reading shows something worth treating first, we say so. If your body is ready, we plan the contouring around it, and you leave with a plan and exact pricing, not a package.
Verju green laser
Verju is a low-level green laser, applied to the treatment area while you lie still. No heat, no needles and, for most patients, no downtime. In general terms, the light is intended to reach fat cells beneath the skin so they release some of their contents, which the body then clears.
It begins with a 30 minute consultation, followed by 60 minute contouring sessions, usually in a series. Verju Monthly Maintenance is available afterward for patients who want to hold their result.
CoolSculpting
CoolSculpting applies controlled cooling to a chosen area. Fat cells are thought to be more sensitive to cold than the skin around them, so in general terms the cooling is intended to affect the fat cells and leave the skin intact. The treatment is intended to let the body clear the treated fat cells gradually, so for many patients the change shows over the following weeks, not on the day.
A 30 minute consultation confirms whether you are a fit and maps the areas. Sessions are 60 minutes, and some areas need more than one, which we tell you at the start.
Morpheus8 Body
Morpheus8 Body is minimally invasive: it combines microneedling with radiofrequency energy, using deeper tips designed for the body. Where Verju and CoolSculpting are aimed at fat, Morpheus8 Body is intended to treat the skin over it: firmness and texture, and for many patients it may improve the look of loose or crepey skin on the abdomen, arms or thighs.
Each session is 60 minutes. It is designed to prompt the skin to build collagen, and a short series may be recommended.
What contouring can and cannot do
None of these treatments is a weight loss method. They shape an area, and in our experience they work best for patients near a weight they can hold. If weight is the larger question, medical weight loss with Dr. Abboud usually comes first, and contouring follows once the body has settled.
Results vary from person to person. We will tell you honestly whether we expect a device to help the area you have in mind, and if not we will not sell it. Patients come to us from Hinsdale, Willowbrook, Downers Grove, Clarendon Hills, Westmont and Western Springs.
- A specific area that stays the same while the rest of you changes
- Skin that has lost firmness on the abdomen, arms or thighs
- Patients near a weight they can hold who want to refine, not lose
- Men as well as women
- Request a consultation
Choose Body on the concierge page. A $50 deposit holds your request, and the team confirms every appointment personally.
- A reading, then a plan
History, body composition and labs when they are needed. Dr. Abboud and her medical team decide which device suits the area and how many sessions.
- Treatment and follow-up
Sessions of 60 minutes in a treatment room. We check the result with you, and Verju patients can add monthly maintenance.
Straight answers.
Contouring shapes a specific area; it does not replace losing weight. When weight is the larger question, we treat that first, then plan the contouring.
It depends on the device. Most patients feel nothing with Verju, while CoolSculpting is usually felt as intense cold that eases as the area numbs. Morpheus8 Body is done with a numbing cream and can leave the skin pink for a day or two.
It depends on the area and the device, and we tell you at your consultation. Verju and Morpheus8 Body are usually done in a series; CoolSculpting may need one session or more per area.
Usually not on the day. All three are designed to work through the body clearing fat cells or building collagen, so for many patients the change shows over the following weeks. Results vary.
Exact pricing is given at your consultation, before anything is done. The only charge to request a visit is a $50 deposit, which goes toward the visit.
Request your visit.
A member of our team confirms every appointment personally. No referral needed.