Ambitious, lipolysis methods

Dermatologists and aesthetic doctors are working to develop a less invasive method than liposuction , the exclusive prerogative of surgeons, to permanently reshape the figure . The big idea is to break the membranes of fat cells. Their contents would be emulsified and then eliminated by natural means. A theory that puzzles Philippe Blanchemaison , a vascular physician, because it is difficult to imagine that the fats stored in the lower body whose origin is multifactorial, can disappear after liquefaction without diet or adequate physical exercise.

Ultrashape: an attractive theory

To lose several inches of hip , waist or thighs, it would be enough to lie under a large machine that strafes the dimples with focused ultrasound . That is, emitted in a wavelength capable of destroying cellulite without damaging neighboring tissue.

For who ? Those whose fat lends itself to it. Sufficiently thick, but not too much, wide enough, but without exaggeration. As a result, we are many to be recaled to passing exam. Fortunately, because the sessions are expensive and no scientific study has yet validated. It works for some, but not everyone. To avoid disappointment, many doctors today associate the UltraShape with injections of Lipostabil the 4th day following the meeting.

Our opinion: we wait to know how and exactly who it works. Sessions are expensive: it takes 3, 75 min to 1000 euros each.

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The Lipostabil, still outlaw

Used for many years in cardiovascular medicine to dissolve fat embolisms , this combination of soy lecithin and a destructive membrane detergent is the subject of a craze in aesthetic medicine. The problem is that it can also attack the muscle, explains Philippe Blanchemaison . Another problem is that it has no legal status or precise protocol, and the practitioner who injects it must first sign a release to those who want to try the adventure.

Medisculpture: a binding method

There, it is a liquid similar to that contained inside the cells but less concentrated (hypo-osmolar), which attacks the adipocytes. Injected by mesotherapy into the fatty tissue , it infiltrates into the fat cell . The difference in concentration of the liquids would make it burst. So much for the postulate of the method. To optimize the results, we combine infrared sessions, electrostimulation that promote the elimination of fat and tone the skin, and ultrasounds that weaken fat cells .

For who ? Those who do not want or can not have lipo . Douillettes abstain! The sessions are not a part of fun and it is necessary to wait for the 3rd session of injections to see the first results on the cellulite installed . Allow 2 to 3 weeks of respite between sessions.

Our opinion: it is safe, the skin is gaining tone and the silhouette is really refined . But it is difficult to say after only a year and a half of decline that the thinning is final. However, the bill rises quickly, up to 3,000 euros or 4,000 euros treatment, and more when dealing with several areas.

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Real good plans to refine

These techniques are not definitive but, in a few sessions, the pants do not tighten, cellulite does not hurt, the skin is more toned.

Body Sculptor ExCell to deflate

You bard arms, belly, thighs with infrared heating plates, you are wearing pressotherapy boots, and go for 1 hour of cooking and simultaneous lymphatic drainage . Relaxing effect guaranteed, except if we endure bad heat or if knees or painful ankles make pressotherapy unbearable. Meanwhile, our fats are mobilized and refined, neither seen nor known. From the first session, the legs are lighter. On cellulite, it must be emphasized, the first results appear after 8 to 10 sessions.

Information: 01 40 07 59 50. 80 euros the session of 1 h.

Power-Plate 517 ultrasound for muscles

There, bard your capitons with ultrasound plates . Their frequency stresses the adipocytes that let out a little fat. Then a session of Power-Plate 517 can burn fat by strengthening the muscles . Attention, to benefit from the method, it is necessary to have articulations in good state, because the vibrations amplify the articular problems.

Information: 0820 30 35 40. 55 euros the meeting of 30 min on 1 zone or 1 000 euros the cure of 15 sessions on 2 zones.

3 effective slimming treatments

Thermal or thalassotherapy treatments do everything possible to get rid of cellulite with, on the menu, specific treatments, nutritional advice and sports discount.

In Roscoff , the anticellulite cure : a shock program with a manual palpate-rolling daily by a physiotherapist. From 1 152 euros, 6 treatments / days for 6 days in half board, at the hotel Thalasstonic. Such. : 0825 00 20 99.

In Bagnoles-de-l'Orne , the cure Better Being and Slimming: in case of venous insufficiency (aggravating factor of cellulite). From 639 euros, 4 spa treatments and 1 beauty treatment / day for 6 days in half board, at the Residence des Thermes. Website: www.thermes-bagnoles.com

In Brides-les-Bains , the Starter cure Lose : in the heart of the Alps, we entrust its roundness to overweight specialists. From 1 021 euros, 4 spa treatments / day for 6 days a program of physical activities, 1/2 dietary pension. Website: www.thermes-brideslesbains.fr