Non-surgical body contouring effectively reshapes areas of the body, reducing circumferences, tightening lax skin and smoothing the appearance of cellulite. Procedures include radio frequency tightening and ultrasound non-invasive fat reduction. Choosing a body contouring machine? Alma PrimeX and Accent Prime combine ultrasound and radiofrequency for contouring and skin tightening with no per-treatment consumables.
A body contouring machine for a clinic does one of two jobs, or both. It either reduces fat or it tightens skin. Machines that do only one leave the other problem behind, which is why patients who lose circumference on a fat-only device often come back unhappy about laxity.
Four, in practice. Ultrasound disrupts fat cells mechanically or thermally. Radiofrequency heats the dermis to contract existing collagen and stimulate new collagen, which is what tightens skin. Cryolipolysis freezes fat and does nothing for laxity. Laser lipolysis is surgical and requires a doctor. Alma builds across ultrasound and RF because those two combined cover the widest range of patients without surgery.
Alma PrimeX combines guided ultrasound for fat with unipolar RF at 40.68 MHz for tightening, across seven applicators for face and body. Its ReACCT technology reads tissue impedance and adjusts energy during treatment, so results are more consistent between operators. Accent Prime is the larger ultrasound and RF workstation for clinics running body contouring at volume. Both treat abdomen, flanks, thighs, arms and buttocks on the body, and jawline, cheeks and the submental area on the face.
This is where the machines separate. Alma platforms use no consumables, so once the system is paid for the cost per treatment is practitioner time and nothing else. Cryolipolysis devices bill an applicator or a cycle per treatment, and injectable-based approaches bill product, so your margin drops every time you treat. Ask any vendor for cost per treatment, not just the purchase price. We do not publish list prices because the configuration depends on which applicators you take. Bring your treatment prices and weekly bookings to a demo and we will build the payback with you. Equipment finance is available through Medfin.
Ultrasound and RF body devices are not Class 4 lasers, so the rules are lighter than for laser platforms, but they still vary by state and by what your insurer requires. Alma PrimeX was built so a trained therapist rather than only a doctor can deliver it safely, and every installation includes on-site clinical training by an Alma clinical specialist. We take each clinic through what applies in its state before installation.
Patients close to their target weight who want shape and firmness rather than weight loss, and patients with mild to moderate skin laxity who are not ready for surgery. Clinics are also seeing a newer group: patients on weight-loss medication who have lost volume quickly and now want tightening in the face and body. The Alma X-Lift protocol was built for exactly that.
No. Accent Prime uses ultrasound and radiofrequency, not laser light. Operator requirements are lighter than for Class 4 lasers but still vary by state and insurer.
Every installation includes on-site clinical training by an Alma clinical specialist.
Accent Prime is an ultrasound and 40.68 MHz unipolar RF workstation for body contouring, skin tightening, cellulite treatment pathways and facial contouring.
Applicators include MiniSpeed and UltraSpeed (ultrasound for small and large areas), UniFace and UniBody (unipolar RF), Microplasma and Impact. Alma Lasers Australia confirms the configuration for each clinic.
PrimeX is configurable, so each system is supplied with the applicators the clinic chooses. Applicators shown for PrimeX in Australia include UltraWave, SpeedSculpt, UniFace, UniBody, TuneFace, Microplasma and Impact.
Alma Lasers Australia confirms the current configuration and availability for each clinic.
No. PrimeX uses non-focused ultrasound in its contouring applicators, while HIFU concentrates energy at a focal point. The two deliver ultrasound differently and should not be treated as equivalent.
PrimeX pairs its ultrasound with 40.68 MHz unipolar RF, which is a separate heating modality.
Alma X-Lift is the Alma Lasers Australia PrimeX protocol for the lower face. It combines SpeedSculpt, a non-focused ultrasound applicator for selected small-area contouring such as the submental region, with TuneFace, an RF applicator with assisted vacuum for small facial areas.
Suitability, number of sessions and recovery are set by the treating practitioner after assessment.
