From the team at Eve Aesthetics & Longevity, San Gabriel
First British Vogue. Then The Hollywood Reporter. Then Who What Wear. Three major publications, all covering Onda Pro we have been not-so-quietly obsessing over since spring, and every time one dropped, somebody on our team was texting the link at eleven at night with too many exclamation points.
We are going to try to be professional about this. We will probably fail.
Here is what each of them said, and why we are still a little giddy about it.
British Vogue went all the way to Seoul and came back talking about it
Writer Ellie Davis flew to South Korea to find out where beauty is actually heading. Not what is trending on TikTok this week. Where the industry is going. And out of everything she could have written about in a country that treats aesthetics as a national sport, Onda made the piece.
She noted that non-surgical body contouring is exploding worldwide, projected to grow from roughly $2.24 billion this year to $6.61 billion by 2034, with GLP-1 medications driving a big part of that. Among all the options available in Seoul, Onda got singled out for using patented microwave energy on the areas that never cooperate: lower abdomen, arms, thighs.
But the part that made us put the phone down was the Korean physician she interviewed. Dr Ahn told her that device-based treatments are among the most effective options for cellulite, and that scrubs and massage are not going to give you meaningful long-term improvement. He also said that while some people see a change after one session, you should plan on at least three.
We have been saying exactly this to patients in our consultation room for months. Sometimes to people who really wanted us to tell them the expensive cream would work. So reading a Seoul dermatologist say the same thing in the pages of Vogue felt pretty good.
The Hollywood Reporter called it nonsurgical lipo, and we may have said that out loud
Elycia Rubin wrote a feature for The Hollywood Reporter about the procedures behind the movie-star look, and Onda Pro made the list.
Their description is the tightest summary of this treatment we have seen anywhere: targeted, nonsurgical lipo, with little discomfort and no pre-numbing needed. We have spent months trying to explain this device in a single sentence. They did it in about twelve words. Slightly annoying, genuinely useful.
They listed the usual suspects for treatment areas, which will look familiar to anyone who has read our other posts: abdomen, flanks, thighs, arms, and under the chin. And they priced it from $1,000.
Now. We were not planning to make this about money. But our Onda Pro body treatment is $799. For VIP members of the Onda Pro Club, it is $499. When The Hollywood Reporter tells its readers a treatment starts at a thousand dollars and you are sitting well under that in Los Angeles County, you are allowed to feel a little smug for one paragraph.
The Who What Wear review is the one we like the best
If you only read one of the three, read this one.
Vanessa Lee is an aesthetic nurse and the founder of The Things We Do. She was in Korea in March 2025 for a study trip, finished her classes, had one free day, and decided to treat herself. Which is how she found Onda basically by accident, on her arms.
What she describes next is the thing we watch happen in our own treatment rooms. About a week later her arms looked slimmer. Over the following weeks it kept going: more definition, less fullness, better skin quality. She went back for more on her next Korea trip.
She traveled with Kim and Khloé Kardashian over there next, which is the detail every outlet picked up and which explains the nickname. In Korean clinics they call it the Barbie arms treatment.
The technical note in her review is worth holding onto, though. Onda Pro runs on microwave energy, which lives inside the broader radiofrequency spectrum but behaves nothing like a standard RF device. That difference is the entire reason this thing works on areas that have shrugged off everything else.
Her description of the mechanism is worth understanding before your first session. The microwave energy causes vibration and excitation within fat cells, damaging the cell membrane, which allows the lipid contents to gradually leave the cell and be processed through the lymphatic system over the following weeks. That is why results appear over time rather than immediately, and it is also why what happens after your appointment matters.
Why we include a lymphatic drainage massage with every session
Read that mechanism again and our treatment protocol will make more sense.
If the results of Onda Pro depend on your lymphatic system processing released lipids over the weeks following treatment, then supporting that system is not a spa upgrade. It is part of the treatment working the way it should. That is why every Onda Pro session at our San Gabriel clinic includes a lymphatic drainage massage – our exclusive Sculpt and Drain comprehensive treatment at no extra charge, and why we built it in as standard rather than selling it as an add-on.
What all three agree on
What we love about this coverage is that three very different writers, coming at it from three different angles, landed in the same place.
| Publication | The angle | Key point |
|---|---|---|
| British Vogue | Reporting from Seoul on the future of beauty | Device treatments outperform scrubs and massage for cellulite. At least three sessions recommended |
| The Hollywood Reporter | The procedures behind the movie-star look | Targeted nonsurgical lipo, little discomfort, no pre-numbing. From $1,000 |
| Who What Wear | First-person review by an aesthetic nurse | Slimmer arms within a week, improving over following weeks. Known in Korea as the Barbie arms treatment |
No numbing. Real results on arms and the other stubborn spots. A series, not a one-and-done. Better than anything in a jar. That is the same treatment we have been describing to patients here in San Gabriel since day one, and it is oddly validating to see it confirmed by people with no idea we exist.
Why does everyone keep finding it in Korea?
Two of the three articles tracked this thing down in Seoul rather than in the US, and that is not a coincidence.
Onda spent years building its reputation across Asia and Europe before it ever reached America. There are more than 4,500 Onda devices in use around the world. Cartessa only started distributing Onda Pro in the US and Canada in April 2026. So when a beauty journalist goes looking for the future, they find a technology that has been quietly proving itself abroad for years. Americans are meeting it now. Half the world already knew.
Which is exactly why we moved when we did. Our owner, Vivien, flew out and had the treatment done on herself before we bought anything. She does that with every device we bring in, and if she is not willing to sit in the chair, it does not come into the clinic. The reputation Onda already carried across Asia mattered enormously to that decision, and it is a big part of why this treatment has landed so well with the community we serve.
We were early. We are allowed to be pleased about it.
So where do you actually go for this in LA?
Here is the frustrating thing about reading a great article about a new device. You finish it, you want it, and then you find out almost nobody has one.
Onda Pro is at the time of this article available at only four locations in all of Southern California. We are one of them. And we run two machines, which as far as we know makes us the only practice in the country with a pair.
That was not a flex, by the way. It was panic. We launched one device, got slammed, and bought the second six weeks later because we could not book people fast enough. Cartessa liked the story enough to publish a case study about it. In our first two months we did more than 300 Onda Pro treatments.
A few things you will not get elsewhere: every single session here includes a lymphatic drainage massage at no extra charge, as we feel that this improves the results and shortens the time to visible improvements based on how Onda Pro works. We are open seven days a week, 9:30 am to 7:30 pm. And our team looks after patients in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
People drive to us from Pasadena, Arcadia, Alhambra, Temple City, Monterey Park, and San Marino. If you read one of these articles and thought “great, but where,” the answer is probably closer than you assumed.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Barbie arms treatment?
It is the nickname Korean clinics gave Onda Pro, and it stuck because of what it does to upper arms. The treatment uses microwave energy to reduce fat and improve skin quality in an area that stubbornly ignores the gym. Aesthetic nurse Vanessa Lee brought the term to American readers in Who What Wear.
Which celebrities have had Onda Pro?
Who What Wear described treating Kim and Khloé Kardashian with it in Korea. Onda has had a serious following in Asian and European clinics for years, which is why it arrived in the US already carrying a reputation rather than needing to build one.
Is Onda Pro the same as radiofrequency?
Not really, and this is the part worth understanding. Onda Pro uses microwave energy at 2.45 GHz, which technically sits inside the radiofrequency spectrum but behaves very differently. Fat absorbs it far more readily than skin does, so it works underneath while your skin stays cool.
Why is Onda Pro so popular in Korea?
Because Korea had it first. Onda was widely adopted across Asia and Europe years before it reached North America, so Korean clinics have far more experience with it. British Vogue found it among the standout body treatments in Seoul, which is why so much American coverage traces back there.
How much does Onda Pro cost in Los Angeles?
The Hollywood Reporter lists it from $1,000. At our San Gabriel clinic, body treatment is $799, or as low as $499 for VIP members of the Onda Pro Club. Face is $599, or as low as $399 for VIP members.
Is Onda Pro available near me in Los Angeles?
As of writing of this article, only four places in Southern California have it. We are one, in San Gabriel, with two devices and seven-day availability, and patients come to us from across greater Los Angeles.
Come see what all the fuss is about
Look, we are clearly biased. We bought two of these things. But the reason we are excited is not that Vogue wrote about it. It is that we get to watch people’s faces at their follow-up appointment, and that part has not gotten old yet.
Consultations are free and include a complimentary Aura 3D scan. With two devices running seven days a week, we can usually get you in within days.
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Individual results vary. Onda Pro is not a weight loss treatment. Pricing current as of publication and subject to change. The press coverage referenced here is about the technology generally and is not an endorsement of Eve Aesthetics & Longevity. Treatment plans are determined during consultation with our medical team.