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Body Contouring Services Spas around the country prep clients for prime swimsuit season with these shapely summer services. What steps are involved in your most popular body contouring service? Laura Bettge, owner of Body by Laura B in Waco, Texas: Our clients love the M'lis Contouring Wrap, which we sell as individual services ($125 for 90 minutes or $140 for 120 minutes) or at $110 each for a series of six. After a consultation and measurement-taking, we apply an enzymatic exfoliator, which dilates capillaries to enable nutrients to reach the cells. We don't need water to remove the product—we simply dust off any excess gritty particles with a towel. Next, we apply a contour cream, which hydrates the body, removes toxins trapped in the connective tissue, cleanses the liquid waste system, increases skin elasticity and improves fi rmness. The client is wrapped and placed on the massage table for about an hour, during which add-on services can be performed. The full-body wrap isn't a water-loss or compression wrap: The fi lm looks like plastic wrap but is stronger and thicker, and traps the body's heat to allow circulation toward the surface. No additional heat is applied after wrapping because the product needs to penetrate, and sweating would decrease that activity. Vidalina Malaise, owner of Bella Vida Mediterranean Spa in Weston, Florida: Our most popular service utilizes the PR Cell by Silhouet-Tone, which combines deep subdermal suction massage with the French technique of palper-rouler . It draws the skin up and gently rolls it to release lymphatic blockage and soften the connective tissue that causes cellulite's dimpled appearance. Individual 60-minute treatments cost $70, or between $50 and $65 if sold as part of a package. For better results, we steer clients toward our ultrasound treatments, which deliver focused ultrasound waves to target and break down fat cells without affecting the surrounding tissues and organs. Treatments last 30 minutes and cost $60 individually, or $50 when purchased in a package. Sandi Romero, owner of Massage Life Center in Coppell and Highland Village, Texas: Our clients love the FIT Bodywrap, which pairs perfectly with our massage services. A 60-minute session is $49, but we also offer cost-effective packages such as 12 treatments for $300. The wrap employs infrared to help deliver a number of benefi ts, from pain relief to detoxifi cation to weight loss. We also service bodybuilders and bikini competitors, who report that the wrap helps with cellulite and improves their skin's overall appearance. Other clients who are going through detox programs have expressed that FIT sessions help them sweat out toxins. © GETTY IMAGES by Tracy Morin spotlight [ 38 ] • DAYSPA • may 2017