Treatment

Muscle Toning (Emsculpt and similar)

Devices that trigger intense involuntary muscle contractions, marketed mainly for the abdomen and glutes.

Last updated August 1, 2026

Emsculpt, Emsculpt NEO and truSculpt flex use electromagnetic or electrical stimulation to make a muscle group contract far more forcefully and more often than it would voluntarily. You lie still while the applicators do the work, usually across a course of short sessions over a few weeks.

Some devices in this family combine the muscle stimulation with heating intended to reduce fat at the same time, which is worth clarifying because it changes the price and what is being claimed. As with fat reduction, this is a contouring treatment for someone near their usual weight rather than a substitute for training or for medical weight management.

What to ask a provider

  • Which device, and does it also claim to reduce fat?
  • How many sessions, over how long, and what does maintenance look like?
  • Is there any reason my medical history would rule this out?

Who offers this near Boulder

21 of the providers in our directory offer this, detected from their own published service pages. Scores are our 0 to 100 rating of the business, not of this treatment specifically, and they are never for sale. How we score.

Related: Non-Surgical Fat ReductionPelvic Floor Treatment (Emsella)

This page is information, not medical advice. Annette Thompson is a medical technologist writing from public data and firsthand visits, not your clinician. Decisions about any of this belong in a conversation with a qualified clinician who knows your history.