FAT ZAPPER: Should we dare to believe it really works?

hp://www.kens5.com/home/zerona-116985513.htmlby Deborah Knapp / KENS 5kens5.comPosted on February 26, 2011 at 11:05 PMUpdated Sunday, Feb 27 at 6:16 PM SSAN ANTONIO -- Developers of a new device claim it can melt fat away without surgery. Recently approved by the Food and Drug Administraon for safety, Zerona supposedly zaps fat with lasers. But does it really work?KENS 5 followed Shirley Wood thorough the process to see the results.Wood takes care of herself, exercising regularly and watching what she eats. But keeping her weight down hasbecome a struggle.

"I think just as you get older it's harder to lose, especially in your midsecon," said Wood.Hoping to get rid of a few extra inches, Wood is turning to Zerona, the newest fat-fighng tool at the doctor's office. She has a office. She has a realisc goal for what Zerona can accomplish. "I'm turning 50 next month and I've got a goal of decreasing a dress size," Woods said.

Zerona is a non-invasive procedure that uses low-level lasers to contour the body and melt fat around the waist,hips and thighs. "The laser makes the fat go into the circulaon so you need to flush it out. You have to drink lotsof water," explained plasc surgeon Dr. Michael Decherd, who is using Zerona on Wood.

The treatment consists of six sessions over two weeks. Cold laser beams circle the mid-secon 20 minutes on the front, 20 on the back. "You don't feel a thing. It really is painless," said is painless," said Wood as she underwent the treatment. Recently approved by the FDA, Zerona guarantees you will lose three inches. If not, a paent can connue treatment unl they do. "People are absolutely loosing inches.That being said, it's not surgery results. Basically clothes fit beer," said Decherd. And it's not surgery prices. The average price for six Zerona treatments is $1,500. Liposucon starts at $3,500. No down me also makes Zerona an aracve choice for some. "It's not invasive, that was important to me. I don't think anyone likes to beput under," said Wood.

TTwo weeks aer she started, we were there for Wood"s last treatment where she was measured for results. Wood was pleasantly surprised. Her waist dropped from 37 and a half inches to 33. Overall.she lost nine inches off her waist, hips and thighs. "I'm so excited! Nine inches, that's awesome," said Wood. And she met her birthday goal."These pants are almost a size smaller than I was wearing before. It's almost too good to be true. But you werethere for the measurements, and obviously it's not too good to be true. It really does work," said Wood.