'The Body Designer'

Cellulite is, to the modern, figure-conscious woman, one of the more difficult problems to treat. But that has changed with Endermologie®, the non-surgical, painless cellulite treatment technology from France . This non-invasive system is designed to reduce the appearance of cellulite, improve skin tone and re-contour the body.

Nineteen years ago. Endermologie® was used to treat trauma scars and burn scars, softening these scars and improving elasticity and mobility of the scarred skin. An additional, unexpected benefit was soon noted; an improvement in the appearance of cellulite. Endermologie® was the first cellulite treatment to be approved by the FDA in the USA . Endermologie® is used in the fields of sport and therapeutic applications.

Endermologie® utilizes aspiration to suck the skin up between two motorized rollers into a fold or pleat. The two rollers attached to the main treatment head knead this tissue fold. Because the suction level is electronically controlled, the rollers constantly adjust themselves to the thickness of the patient's skin. As the treatment sessions progress, the skin becomes more supple and elastic, causing the rollers to adapt and reach increasingly deep layers. The treatments are deeply relaxing and de-stressing.

The dimpling effects of cellulite are caused by two factors; the swelling of the fat lobes that lie just beneath the skin, which push the skin up and the retraction of the vertical connective fibres which act as the anchor points and pull the skin down.

Endermologie® improves the circulation by increasing blood and oxygen flow to the cellulite tissues and thereby accelerating the drainage of the stagnant waste products of metabolism via the lymphatic system and the fine blood capillaries. The metabolism of the fat cells is improved, encouraging them to use their contents and thus shrink in size. The suction action of the massage stretches these connective strands, thus smoothing the surface of the skin. As the fibres are stretched, they are stimulated to produce collagen and elastin, which results in an improvement is skin tone. During the treatments, the skin is exfoliated by the kneading and aspiration, thus improving the appearance.

Endermologie® for the treatment of cellulite involves the minimum of fourteen treatment sessions of 35 to 45 minutes duration. The treatments are scheduled once or twice per week. Individual treatments can be used as general well-being, relaxation and de-stressing sessions.