An apparatus for treating adipose tissue located beneath a patient's skin includes a main body portion that houses an ultrasound transducer that outputs transverse ultrasound waves to be applied to a patient's skin. The apparatus also includes a semisphere portion provided at a distal end of the apparatus and that is configured to contact the patient's skin when the patient is being treated with the apparatus. The apparatus further includes an intermediate portion provided between the main body portion and the semisphere portion, in which a connector that provides the ultrasound waves from the ultrasound transducer to the semisphere portion is housed. The intermediate portion is disposed substantially perpendicular to the main body portion.
