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