Lipomassage: the technique for slimming and smoothing your figure

When the whole silhouette is wrapped, a little "pudding" and that the skin is padded, we put on a safe bet: the massage palpate-roll performed by the hands of the physio or robot massager machines.

The body is treated in its entirety with a focus on critical areas to thin and smooth.

The unbeatable slimming technique: Cellu M6 from LPG! Its lipomassage, whose combined action and simultaneous massage rollers sucks the skin to mobilize very deep, regenerates all tissue activities, stimulates the production of collagen, detoxifies tissues, promotes the elimination of excess water and fat, and as a bonus smooth the orange peel. Without side effects, painless or pleasant. Attack cure six sessions (two per week minimum), then one every three weeks in maintenance.

Price: From 50 € the session of 35 min.

Rens. 0 800 803 806.

What you need to know : This technique, practiced for twenty years, is more and more sophisticated. Today, it is recognized as a long-term treatment. Many studies prove its effectiveness especially on the solicitation of the fibroblast for the firming and mobilization of lipolysis in the adipocyte.

Undeniable efficiency, provided you are diligent.

The slimming alternative to lipomassage: the Icoone technique

Icoone is a similar tissue-gym technique that landed just two years ago.

Its originality : the suction force spread across the surfaces of the two rollers that deliver 1,180 microstimulations per square decimeter to oxygenate and soften tissues, boost microcirculation and destocking of fats, and activate drainage. Painless, even very relaxing. Between ten and fifteen sessions to "attack the curves," two to three a week, then two a month maintenance.

Price: 50 € about the session of 30 min. Rens. 0 820 821 028.

Flat: It's a real " iron hand in a velvet glove ". This recent technique, which does not yet have the means to finance clinical studies, is ideal for thinner and more fragile skin. But again, we must persevere to obtain a satisfactory result.

The slimming technique to follow: Vela Shape

The Vela Shape is a brand new doctor-only machine that combines touch-roll, infrared and radio frequency. The mechanical massage mobilizes the tissues, destructures the fats , then the infrared heat the dermis to stimulate the blood circulation and the cellular exchanges. Finally, radiofrequency improves skin tone.

The body is worked as a whole, then on critical areas. Pleasant feeling of warmth and relaxation.

Ten sessions, at a rate of two per week, in attack treatment, then one every three weeks in the interview.

Price : About 120 € the session.

Rens. : www.velashape.com.

Remember : This technique has been recognized as the only "reducer of centimeters" by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States . European doctors are interested in its promising results.

The slimming machine used in Institute to tone the silhouette

Used most often in institutes, these "soft" machines combine several techniques. Be careful: their limited results do not exempt you from exercising and eating well.

Ultratone Futura Pro is a "personal trainer": it combines micro-currents to boost cellular exchanges, ultrasound to centrifuge fat cells, biostimulation to accelerate the consumption of released fats and chromotherapy to bring a feeling of well-being. -be.

After having analyzed the personal data of each one (age, size, weight ...) and the objectives to be reached, he concocts a customized treatment, delivered thanks to a pleiade of electrodes dispatched on the various zones to be treated.

Price From 50 € the session of 30 min.

Rens. : 01 69 45 55 55 or on www.ultratone.co.uk.

Bottom: There is a lack of studies and hindsight to know if the results are notable and sustainable.

Toning up your figure with the New Life slimming machine

The New Life combines muscle electrostimulation, micro-currents - a thousand times lower than those used traditionally - to energize cells. With a bonus technology "home" to optimize the effectiveness of treatment. The current, which passes via electrodes placed on the measurement zones, is modulated according to each profile and the result sought.

Allow ten sessions, two or three a week, in attack treatment, then one per month maintenance.

Price From 50 € the session of 30 minutes.

Rens. : www.venus-newlife.fr.

Downside : Again, the principle is attractive, but the effect is it sustainable? In some, the loss in centimeters at the first session is spectacular but does not last. It would come from mobilized water evacuated. According to the manufacturer's tests, the silhouette is more harmonious from the fourth session. One thing is certain, it's a great complement.

To note: the body and the face can be treated simultaneously.

The return of carboxytherapy against cellulite

The carboxytherapy technique has been used for seventy-five years to treat arthritis. CO2 gas (indexed to the weight of the patient) is injected subcutaneously, with a very fine needle.

The objective : to improve the vascularization, to provoke a vasodilatation, to optimize the oxygenation of the skin, but also to mobilize and reduce the small fat deposits of cellulite. A little painful, this technique can cause bruises. Allow at least ten sessions.

Price : From 100 to 150 € the session of 15 to 30 min.

Rens. : www.carboxytherapie.com.

What you need to know : Two manufacturers offer more sophisticated machines. This method is often used as a supplement, especially in cases of mild and average cellulite and to decapitate the thighs, knees, abdomen and arms.

Flat : By dilating the arteries, the veins are also dilated, which can accentuate the drainage problems for aqueous cellulites with circulatory problems.

The good old technique against cellulite: mesotherapy

When we think of cellulite and needle, we immediately think of good old mesotherapy. As Dr. Philippe Petit, President of the World Mesotherapy Society, points out, it is a matter of stinging, triggering a cascade of reactions, including the stimulation of the immune, vascular and healing systems. We bring in the syringe a cocktail of active (draining and disinfiltering, defibrosant, anti-fat, firming) depending on the type of cellulite. No more than two chemicals and vitamins, trace elements, salts and minerals at will. Five sessions in treatment of attack with spaced booster shots.

If the meso resurfaced to treat in situ the capiton, will it be dethroned by a soft version without needle with a new device, the TMT System? It combines iontophoresis and electroporation, each of which has proven its effectiveness in making the skin more permeable and boosting the penetration of selected active ingredients. Painless and without side effects, this technique promises a decrease of the capiton and a more beautiful skin. Arrange ten sessions, two a week, as an attack treatment, then one each week for ten weeks. To renew regularly.

Price : 100 € the session of 20 min.

Rens. 0 825 840 830.

What you need to know : For the purists of the classic meso, we deprive ourselves of all the dynamisation of the mechanical sting. However, the TMT System seems to give good results on recent cellulite. Ideal for those who dread stings and easily make bruises.

Bottom: The meso, performed by a doctor only, does not exceed the thickness of the skin. If the syringe is aimed at deeper tissues, it is a subcutaneous, heavier procedure. Be vigilant: ask the doctor what he is injecting you. Certain "illicit" substances can lead to complications (infections, necrosis ...).

Radiofrequency to get your skin back on and look slimmer

Thin or not, young or old, we try to straighten and tighten his skin on the belly, above the knees, inside the arms and thighs. An operation much more difficult than for the face, because the skin is less dynamic. Can not get quick effects. It is a work of several months with very variable results depending on the case and the zones. The rejuvenation of the body, which is inspired by that of the face, is in its infancy.
Radiofrequency is a short wave emission that travels between poles (depending on the machine) to increase the temperature of the dermis, accelerate lipolysis, and stimulate the production and retraction of fibers.

Some types of radio frequencies are more painful than others. They seem to give good results on soft arms, inside thighs and belly after pregnancies. But be careful because, poorly adjusted, the machine can cause a tissue burn! To do only with specialists in the field.

Allow at least six to eight sessions, one every two weeks, and one every two months for maintenance.

Price: 150 € the session of 45 min.

Rens. : Accent XL, www.remodelage silhouette.com; TriPollar, 01 69 45 55 55.

Bottom : The TriPollar technique (three poles) - safer because without overheating and painless - was the subject of a scientific study, published in the "Dermatological News" (September 2008). It highlights the acceleration of lipolysis, drainage and stimulation of fibroblasts. This would imply a decrease, in centimeters and the appearance of orange peel, and a firming.

What you need to know: The specialists estimate that a quarter of the patients would not be receptive to these waves. Rates are expensive.