Body Aesthetics & Functional Medicine in Penang | CANVAS

What is Body Aesthetics & Functional Medicine at CANVAS?

Body change has two honest levers: what you build and what you reduce. At CANVAS Medical Clinic in George Town, Penang, both are pulled medically. EMSCULPT NEO combines high-intensity focused electromagnetic muscle stimulation with radiofrequency — building muscle and reducing fat in the same session — while EMBODY targets muscle toning and BTL EXION applies radiofrequency and ultrasound for non-invasive fat melting. Localised pockets can be treated further with physician-administered fat-dissolving injectables.

Underneath the contouring sits functional medicine: physician-prescribed GLP-1 therapies, peptide protocols and structured obesity management for patients whose goals are metabolic, not just aesthetic. Everything is assessment-first — body composition, history, blood work where indicated — because a physique built on a medical foundation is the one that lasts.

How it works

1. Assessment first. Body composition, goals, history — and blood work where indicated. Contouring, metabolic therapy or both: the plan follows the assessment.
2. Build. EMSCULPT NEO and EMBODY deliver supramaximal muscle contractions over a short course of sessions — abdomen, buttocks, arms, thighs or calves.
3. Reduce. Cryolipolysis fat freezing, BTL EXION fat melting and physician-administered fat-dissolving injectables address stubborn pockets that training and diet leave behind.
4. Manage & maintain. Where weight itself is the goal, GLP-1 and peptide therapies run under prescription with scheduled physician reviews — not a subscription, a treatment.

The programme

Medical weight management — Mounjaro, Wegovy & Rybelsus

The GLP-1 class has changed what medically-supervised weight loss can achieve — and at CANVAS it is prescribed and monitored as the medicine it is, never dispensed on request. Following assessment and, where indicated, blood work, our physicians prescribe and titrate the treatment that suits your health profile, with scheduled reviews of progress, side effects and dosing throughout.

These are prescription medicines with genuine eligibility criteria and possible side effects. CANVAS treats them as a supervised medical programme — assessment first, honest suitability, and ongoing physician review — not a shortcut. They work best alongside nutrition and activity, which we build into every plan. Read more: Mounjaro, Wegovy, Rybelsus.

BTL EMSCULPT NEO & EMBODY

Muscle is the half of body contouring that dieting never builds. On genuine BTL platforms, CANVAS delivers supramaximal contractions no voluntary workout can match — thousands per session — to build muscle and, with EMSCULPT NEO, reduce fat at the same time.

A typical course is around four sessions over two to three weeks, with results building over the following weeks as muscle develops and treated fat clears. Sessions are comfortable, clothed and require no downtime. Read more: EMSCULPT NEO and EMBODY.

Cryolipolysis — fat freezing

Cryolipolysis targets stubborn fat by cooling it to a temperature that destroys fat cells while sparing surrounding skin and tissue. The treated cells are then cleared naturally by the body over the following weeks — a non-invasive, no-downtime way to reduce localised pockets that resist diet and exercise, such as the abdomen, flanks, back and thighs.

Cryolipolysis is for contouring stubborn pockets, not weight loss — best suited to patients near their target weight. Your physician will assess whether fat freezing, EXION, injectable lipolysis or a combination fits the area, and set honest expectations for the number of cycles needed.

Who it's for

Contouring vs weight management — which do you need?

They solve different problems. Contouring — EMSCULPT NEO, EMBODY, EXION, injectables — reshapes: it builds muscle and removes localised fat on a body already near its healthy weight. Weight management — GLP-1 therapy, peptides, structured obesity care — changes the number itself, metabolically and under prescription.

Many patients need a sequence, not a choice: metabolic treatment first, contouring second, once there is a shape worth refining. The assessment tells us the order — and our physicians will be straight with you about which lever your goals actually require.

Why CANVAS

At CANVAS Medical Clinic, body programmes are run by LCP-certified physicians on genuine BTL systems, with prescription therapies medically screened, dosed and reviewed. Assessment before treatment, honesty before sales — at our Gurney Walk clinic, George Town.

We are located at Gurney Walk in the heart of George Town, with covered parking at Gurney Walk and Gurney Plaza. Walk-ins are welcome but we recommend booking in advance.