| Cellulite is a common condition for many | | | | Wave Therapy. Acoustic Wave Therapy (AWT) |
| women. It affects many women over 40, but | | | | mechanically vibrates the connective tissue |
| younger women are also plagued by the | | | | in the treated areas using sound waves. The |
| "cottage cheese" look. Cellulite is | | | | body responds to the AWT by increasing blood |
| characterized by a 'dimpling' appearance on | | | | flow to the connective tissue. This causes |
| the thighs, buttocks and sometimes lower | | | | the connective tissue to relax, thus |
| abdomen. | | | | releasing it's pull on the skin. The |
| | | | cellulite disappears and the appearance of |
| Cellulite is present in both skinny & | | | | the skin improves. Results of AWT are |
| overweight women. However, individuals who | | | | permanent, but new cellulite will develop |
| are over-fat will frequently have a more | | | | over time, so one additional maintenance |
| pronounced cellulite development, while those | | | | treatment per year is recommended. |
| with less fat and more muscular definition | | | | |
| tend to have less visible cellulite. | | | | Derm FX in Sunset Beach, CA offers a |
| | | | treatment called Dermosonic. This procedure |
| Cellulite is the name for bundles of fat | | | | combines two technologies, ultrasound & |
| stored between the muscle and skin. Muscle is | | | | Non-Invasive Subdermal Therapy (N.I.S.T.). |
| attached to the skin through bands of fibrous | | | | The Ultrasound works to breakdown the fibrous |
| connective tissue. Under the influence of | | | | tissue causing the cellulite & improve blood |
| time, gravity and hormones, the stored fat | | | | circulation to the treated area. The N.I.S.T |
| pushes against the connective tissue, | | | | helps mobilize and eliminate fatty deposits, |
| compressing the skin and causing the | | | | stimulates circulation, and improves the |
| appearance of dimples or puckers in the | | | | overall elasticity and quality of the skin. |
| overlying skin. Cellulite is most visible on | | | | |
| the thighs, stomach and buttocks | | | | Another cellulite removal treatment that is |
| | | | gaining in popularity is a procedure called |
| A number of treatments and creams have been | | | | Velasmooth. It is the first and only medical |
| introduced over the past decade claiming to | | | | device with the revolutionary elos |
| remove cellulite. To date, these treatments | | | | (electro-optical synergy) combined energy |
| have offered no results. Some women have | | | | technology. |
| turned to liposuction to treat cellulite, | | | | |
| however the procedure doesn't reach | | | | VelaSmooth works by using radio waves and |
| subcutaneous fat (where cellulite exists) | | | | infrared light to recontour the skin surface, |
| because of potential complications. | | | | while a vacuum manipulates and smooths out |
| Liposuction has actually been known to worsen | | | | the skin. The combined 3-part treatment |
| the appearance of cellulite. | | | | offers the most advanced method of cellulite |
| | | | reduction on the market today. |
| But all is not lost. New medical procedures | | | | |
| have recently been given clearance by the FDA | | | | A number of doctors in Orange County are now |
| to reduce the appearance of cellulite. These | | | | utilizing the Velasmooth cellulite removal |
| procedures are now being offered in Orange | | | | device. The Helton Skin & Laser Institute in |
| County by various doctors, medspas, & | | | | Newport Beach has been utilizing Velasmooth |
| clinics. | | | | for many months. In the Irvine area, Dr. |
| | | | Nissan Pilest at Total Dermatology offers |
| Monarch Medical Aesthetics in Laguna Niguel, | | | | Velasmooth treatments. |
| CA offers a new technology called Accoustic | | | | |