A WELSH company pioneering the use of laser technology for "body shaping" has struck a transatlantic deal to mass-produce a cellulite treatment.
The Llanelli-based company has developed for Smoothshapes Inc a "painless, non-invasive laser-based system that works gradually and effectively to improve the appearance of cellulite". In the next two years it will manufacture 200 "Smoothshapes 100" systems.
A spokesman said, "Until now, the only alternatives for the treatment of cellulite have been liposuction surgery, which is painful and inconsistent, or massage therapy, which gives only temporary improvement. No other new technique has provided scientific documentation of efficacy."
The FDA-approved system uses a combination of laser light and massage technology. As well as reducing the appearance of cellulite, it can help relieve minor muscle aches, spasms and pain and temporarily improve blood circulation.