Liposuction News
New Cellulite Treatment Coming
New devices combining laser technology with massage therapy are advertised to be able to reduce cellulite and are now being used in plastic surgery centers.
The device manufacturers are confident that there is sufficient demand for cellulite treatment, judging by the fact that women spend an estimated $3 billion a year on cellulite treatment even though current treatments for cellulite have not proven to be very effective.
Cellulite Problematic
Many adult women have cellulite lumps and dimples just below the top layer of skin in various areas of the body. It is not a dangerous condition, but it can be bothersome.
Despite the fact that there is a big market for cellulite correction, cellulite has proven difficult to treat. Topical applications are not sufficiently effective, and more invasive procedures like liposuction are better suited for removing deeper fat.
Results from injection treatments and massage therapy, known as endermologie, are also inconclusive.
“You’d have a hard time finding anybody who went poor selling cellulite treatments,” said director of the Dermatology, Laser and Cosmetic Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Mathew Avram. “There’s a tremendous demand for these products, even though there hasn’t been a lot of efficacy yet supporting their use.”
The Potential Cure
Machine manufacturers claim that the new machines will be able to succeed where other treatments could not.
One device in particular, the SmoothShapes 100, attacks small nodules of fat with infrared light set to a specific wavelength emitted from several diodes. This causes fat cells to heat up and liquefy, according to the manufacturer. An automated massager takes over at this point and moves the liquefied fluid toward lymphatic meridians so it can be drained, the manufacturer claims.
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