It should be strong and not painful, and the difference is yours to call. The intensity is raised gradually over the first few minutes and only as far as you say. The sensation is a very intense contraction you are not producing yourself, plus the warmth of the radiofrequency. Odd for the first minute, and then simply hard work you are not doing.

Is this a replacement for the gym?

No, and anyone telling you otherwise is selling. It builds muscle in one area without loading your joints, which is genuinely useful and quite specific. It does nothing for your heart, your endurance, your mobility or your overall health, and muscle that is not used afterwards is muscle you gradually lose.

How many sessions will I need?

Four on one area is the usual course, spaced a few days apart. Your plan is set at the assessment, and if you want two areas treated, that is two separate courses rather than a longer appointment. One area is treated per session.

When will I see the result?

About three months after your last session. Muscle takes weeks to build and the treated fat cells are cleared by your body gradually rather than removed on the day. Most people feel the area firmer under the hand before they see anything in the mirror, and notice clothing before either.

Anyone with a pacemaker, a defibrillator or any implanted electronic device, and anyone with metal implants, plates, screws or a copper coil in or near the area. Pregnancy rules it out, as does a hernia in the area to be treated. These are absolute, not cautious: the field reaches metal and electronics whether or not you mention them.

How long does the result last?

The fat cells that are cleared do not come back. The muscle does what muscle always does: it is kept by being used and lost when it is not. Six months is a reasonable expectation without doing anything; longer if you train and hold your weight steady. Maintenance sessions are an option rather than an obligation.

Will it help with loose skin?

No, and building underneath can occasionally make loose skin more obvious rather than less. If slack skin is what actually bothers you (after weight loss or pregnancy, for example), this is the wrong treatment and we will say so at the assessment rather than after four sessions.

How much does it cost?

$800 for one session on one area. A course is usually four sessions, and package pricing applies when sessions are bought together, so the plan is quoted as a whole at the assessment rather than session by session. Taxes extra.

Remove fat permanently and build muscle with Emsculpt NEO at Ideal Body Clinic Medispa in Montreal Quebec

Body contouring

Emsculpt NEO® Body Sculpting Fat-loss in Montreal

When you contract a muscle yourself, however hard you try, you recruit only part of it: your nervous system always holds back the rest. A magnetic field goes around the nerve and contracts the whole muscle directly, thousands of times in half an hour, while radiofrequency warms the fat layer sitting above it.

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Consultations in French and English

Monkland
Consultations in French and English

Treatment time: 30min; One area per session; you lie still with the applicator strapped on
Downtime: None; Muscle soreness like the day after a hard session at the gym
Results appear: 3months; Muscle builds and the treated fat is cleared over the weeks after the last session
Results last: 6+; Longer if you keep training and your weight steady: muscle is kept by using it
Price: $800; Confirmed at your consultation.

Emsculpt NEO® body sculpting

How it works

What does Emsculpt NEO do?

It builds muscle and reduces fat in the same session.

When you work out, your body uses only part of each muscle. The device uses a magnetic field to contract the whole muscle, thousands of times in 30 minutes. At the same time, warmth reaches the fat layer above it, and your body clears those fat cells over the next weeks. Most people see the full result about three months after the last session.

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Exercise works only part of each muscle
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The device works muscle and warms fat
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Firmer muscle and less fat in three months

Results

Your results, step by step

4 visits, a few days apart. Full results about 3 months after the last one.

Your visit · 30 min
Half an hour of strong contractions
The technician straps the device on the area and raises the strength slowly, until it feels strong and comfortable. It feels like an intense workout while you lie still. A cool-down at the end helps ease soreness.
Day 1
Sore, like after the gym
The area aches like the day after a hard workout. This is normal and fades in a day or two.
Weeks 2 to 4
The area feels firmer
Your sessions are done. The area feels firmer to the touch first, and your clothes often show it next.
Weeks 6 to 8
The fat layer gets thinner
Your body clears the treated fat cells little by little. This is when the change starts to show.
Month 3
Your full result
The area is photographed and measured again. The cleared fat cells are gone for good. Your muscle stays strong for 6 months or more, and longer when you keep training.

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Stubborn belly fat Before Emsculpt NEO Body Contouring fat removal therapy in Montreal — Stubborn belly fat Emsculpt NEO Body Contouring fat removal therapy in Montreal

These photos (or videos) are published for informational purposes to illustrate the nature of the procedure. They do not constitute any guarantee of results. Results vary from person to person.

7 areas

Where it is used

Where this treatment is used. Your plan is confirmed at the consultation.

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Abdomen
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Flanks and love handles
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Buttocks
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Front of the thighs
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Back of the thighs
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Calves
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Upper arms

Reviews

Google reviews that mention this treatment

★★★★★
Honest consultation: they told me my main issue was loose skin from weight loss, not muscle, and that Emsculpt NEO would not fix that. Sent me to a different treatment. That is rare and I will come back for it.
Karine Lemieux · September 2026 · Google
★★★★★
They asked about my IUD before booking me for Emsculpt NEO and explained exactly why it mattered. Mine was hormonal so it was fine, but I was impressed they checked rather than just taking my money.
Jessica Thibault · August 2026 · Google
★★★★★
Je m’entraîne cinq jours par semaine et mes mollets n’ont jamais répondu à rien. J’ai fait l’Emsculpt NEO dessus et ils sont réellement plus développés. La demi-heure la plus étrange de ma vie, allongé pendant que mes jambes faisaient des squats sans moi.
Olivier Beaudry · July 2026 · Google
★★★★★
Four Emsculpt NEO sessions on my abdomen after two children. The soreness the next day is real and honestly reassuring. At three months the difference in my waist measurement was the part that convinced me.
Marie-Pier Lavallée · June 2026 · Google
★★★★★
J’ai fait l’Emsculpt NEO sur les fessiers plutôt que la voie injectable que j’envisageais. Aucun temps d’arrêt, aucune restriction pour s’asseoir, et la forme à trois mois est subtile mais bien réelle. Heureuse d’avoir demandé ici d’abord.
Audrey Simard · May 2026 · Google

Compare

Build and reduce, or only reduce

Both reduce a layer of fat permanently. Only one of them also builds the muscle under it, and only one of them suits a pocket you can take hold of with two hands.

Compare with

	Emsculpt NEO® body sculptingThis treatment	CoolSculpting® body contouringView treatment →
What it does	Builds the muscle and reduces the fat above it	Removes fat cells, and nothing else
What it suits	A moderate layer over a muscle you want defined	A distinct pocket you can pinch
The session	30 minutes, strong contractions and warmth	About 45 minutes, intense cold
Afterwards	Muscle soreness for a day or two	Numbness and swelling for days to weeks
Treatment time	30 minutes per session	35–60 minutes per area
Downtime	None (muscle soreness or skin sensitivity possible)	None (temporary redness, swelling, bruising, or numbness possible)
Price	$550 – $2,000, depending on number of sessions	$550 – $2,000, depending on number of sessions

Each treatment’s facts come from its own page. Prices and timings are confirmed at your consultation.

Your visit

Strapped on, turned up slowly, half an hour of lying still

Performed by trained technicians, after an assessment that confirms the area and rules out the implants and devices that make this unsafe.

At the assessment
At the assessment
Your history is reviewed carefully
This is the step that matters most here. A pacemaker, a defibrillator, a metal implant or a copper coil rules the treatment out entirely, and so does pregnancy. Everything metallic, your phone included, stays well away from the room.
5 minutes
5 minutes
The area is marked and measured
Photographs and measurements are taken so the three-month comparison is made against something other than memory. The applicator is then strapped over the marked area.
30 minutes
30 minutes
The intensity is raised, then half an hour of contractions
It starts low and is increased over the first few minutes, with you rather than at you: strong is what you want, painful is not, and it should never get there. People read, scroll or talk through the rest, and a cool-down phase at the end is what prevents the worst of the soreness, so it is not skipped.
3 months
3 months
You are seen again at three months
Muscle growth and fat clearance are both finished by then, so this is the honest point of comparison and the point at which maintenance is decided.

Tell us about any implant or device, without exception
A pacemaker, a defibrillator, metal plates or a copper coil rule the treatment out
Eat something an hour or two before
Thirty minutes of full contractions on an empty stomach is unpleasant
Drink water through the day
Your body has damaged fat cells to clear afterwards, and that takes water
Leave jewellery and your phone outside the room
The field reaches anything metallic nearby, and phones do not survive it

Safety

Side effects, and who it is not for

Nothing is injected and the skin is not broken, so there is very little to recover from. What matters here is the list of people this treatment is genuinely unsafe for, and that list is not negotiable.

Your implants and devices are checked before anything is booked
Intensity is raised with your feedback, never beyond it
The area is photographed and measured before the first session

Common and temporary

Muscle soreness for a day or two, like the day after hard training
Warmth and redness over the treated area for a few hours
A strange, involuntary feeling during the session itself

Less common

Temporary muscle cramping during or shortly after a session
Skin sensitivity or a transient red mark where the applicator sat
Soreness lasting longer than two days, usually after a first session at high intensity

Wait, or choose another option, if

You have a pacemaker, a defibrillator or any implanted electronic device
You have metal implants, plates, screws or a copper coil in or near the area
You are pregnant or breastfeeding
You have a hernia in the area to be treated
You have epilepsy or a condition affected by electromagnetic fields
You are looking for weight loss rather than a change in the shape of one area

Call the clinic or seek care right away if

Pain in the treated area is severe or getting worse after the second day, the skin blisters or breaks, or you develop a painful swelling in the area that does not settle.

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