Home Remedies for Cellulite!

To reduce cellulite, you may follow the below listed home and natural remedies:

Use a soft body brush on damp or dry skin, brushing in long sweeping movements over the afflicted area, and working in the direction of the heart.

Use a massage glove or rough sisal mitt in the same way as above.

Always massage a cellulite cream thoroughly with your fingertips. It makes them double effective. Remember, the massaging action is more important than the cellulite cream.

For those dimppled areas, take caffinatted coffee, grind it into dust & mix with cheap hand lotion, rub this into your problem spots for 60 second a day,then shower it off & watch those cellulite areas become smoother & firmer!

Me being straightforward

1. Some creams and lotions will diminish the appearance for a brief stint. If you are planning on lounging in a bikini all day, it couldn’t hurt to rub some cellulite cream into your thighs. It’s generally overpriced, but if you can afford it and it makes you more confident, then do it. The caffeine tightens up the blood vessels and will make the skin look smoother for a short time.
2. Massages will do basically the same thing. This is a cover up, not a cure. However massages are great for many other reasons, including circulation, rejuvenation and stress reduction.
3. Self-tanner. The skin just shows fewer dimples when it’s browner (or oranger depending on your product).
4. Diet and exercise! Oh my golly, you mean there is another reason to eat right and work out? Yes!
OK, I would be lying if I said it will most definitely get rid of all your cellulite. It will certainly help and it can’t hurt, but remember that cellulite is genetic.
Strength training will lower your overall body fat, which will lower the appearance of fat under the skin. The best part of this method is that it won’t disappear after two hours. If you tighten up your muscles and start to notice a difference, this solution will be one that sticks around for awhile.
Just one more reason to get your butt to the gym!

Tyra Banks vs. Tisha Campbell

March 26, 2007. MediaTakeOut.com obtained some pics of Tyra Banks and Tisha Campbell showing off their cellulite at a recent celebrity event. Warning to readers - please stop eating before you scroll down any further.Would you look at Tisha's stomach. That's what happens to you when liposuction goes terribly wrong. Whichever doctor did that to Tisha needs to have his/her license revoked. And Tyra is spotted on the red carpet proudly showing off her cottage-cheese thighs. There's nothing wrong with being a thick woman. 'Cause Lord knows, we love us some thick women. But Tyra really needs to take her big forehead over to the treadmill and tighten up those legs...

CELEBRITY CELLULITE!

We all know that it sucks getting cellulite, but why does it feel so damn good to see our favourite celebs riding the ripply road right alongside us?

The names below are some of the celebritys who have been seen with cellulite! Check out the list, you will be surprised!

Nicollette Sheridan, Cindy Crawford, Tara Reid, Star Jones, Christina Aguilera, Maria Sharapova, Helen Hunt

Pamela Anderson, Paris Hilton, Uma Thurman, Britney Spears, Mischa Barton, Anna Kournikova, Hilary Duff, Sandra Bullock, Mariah Carey, Tom Cruise

More complaints!

The New England Journal of Medicine is fighting back against drug-supplement companies that are falsely claiming the journal endorses a hormone promoted over the Internet as an anti-aging miracle.
The journal never endorses products. For at least a year, it has been trying unsuccessfully to get several Web sites and Internet mass mailers to drop claims that a tiny study published in the journal 13 years ago proves human growth hormone works, said Dr. Jeffrey M. Drazen, editor in chief.
"It makes my blood boil to see this happen," he said. "People were sending me letters saying, 'How can you endorse this stuff?' "
Some of the ads falsely quote the study's lead author, Dr. Daniel Rudman, as calling synthetic human growth hormone a wonder drug. Some ads link readers to the brief, highly technical summary of the study on the journal's Web site as proof.
In the study, 12 elderly men with low levels of growth hormone received a synthetic version for six months, and saw small increases in bone and muscle mass. But the main conclusion was only that diminished secretion of the natural hormone caused a decrease in muscle mass and skin thickness and the extra body fat typical of aging.
Still, dozens of Internet marketers of growth hormone products, which like other diet supplements are sold without government approval, claimed the study proves that their synthetic hormone or hormone-stimulating products reverse the aging process by up to 20 years. Claims range from eliminating wrinkles, fat and cellulite to increasing bone and muscle mass, stamina and sexual potency and restoring lost hair - in its original colour.
Drazen wrote an editorial in Thursday's issue of the journal denouncing the tactic. He noted the original study had several flaws and was accompanied by a critical editorial by Dr. Mary Lee Vance. She wrote that the study was too short to show the risks or to demonstrate whether any benefits would last, so general use "is not justified."
"There are likely to be significant and devastating side effects," Drazen said this week.
Because the July 5, 1990, study was getting 10,000 Internet "hits" a month - nearly 250 times more than other articles from the period - the journal on Jan. 31 posted the entire article, not just the summary, with Vance's editorial.
A new editorial by Vance in Thursday's journal adds to her original criticisms, saying synthetic growth hormone could increase the risk of cancer in elderly people. She said subsequent research showed that growth hormone does not increase muscle strength or breathing capacity, and that oral versions of the hormone could not work because stomach acid would destroy them.
Journal attorney Joe Appel has called and written cease-and-desist letters to several of the companies, with no response, and asked the attorneys general in Massachusetts and New Jersey to investigate.
The companies he cited include Ultimate Health of Madison, N.J., which did not respond to telephone inquiries from The Associated Press, and The American Anti-Aging Society. There is no telephone listing for its headquarters in Knoxville, Tenn., and its Web site appears to have been shut down.
Dozens of other marketers are using the society's marketing materials, with the same disputed claims, and charging up to $80 US for a month's supply of the hormones.
The New Jersey attorney general's office said it is looking into complaints from the journal and a dozen people about Ultimate Health.

Goji Berries

Goji Berries are recently reported to be rated as number one with Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. The catch for Goji Berries in skin care is apparently not neglected by the cosmetic care industry in creams and lotions. But what is making news is the topical introduction of Goji Berries as an anti-ageing cream.
Facts provide that goji berries are high in antioxidants, amino acids, minerals and vitamins B1, B2, B6 and E. Therefore they are considered for curing cellulite, wrinkles and other problem skin. The curative properties of Goji berries might give another powerful antioxidant to the natural skin care sector. For those who want to avail of the benefits of Goji Berries can pick them fresh and eat it fresh as a part of regular diet for a glowing skin.

Mesotherapy article

Source: Rochester Democrat
(July 29, 2006) — Contrary to popular belief, cellulite is not caused by excess weight. It’s all in your genes. Cellulite is caused by clumps of fat cells that push up against surrounding fibrous connective tissue. This is what gives you dimples and what appears to be clumps of fat under your skin.
Women typically have cellulite because their adipose tissue is structured differently than men. As women gain weight, the fat cells swell while the connective tissue stays the same, thereby causing that lovely dimpling effect women all love to hate. Cellulite is typically a female problem; it can affect women of all ages irrespective of their weight. In women, fat cells on the lower part of the body store fat six times more readily than those on the upper body. They also release them six times less readily. This makes weight loss from the lower body almost impossible without the upper body suffering unnecessarily. The answer: No Needle Mesotherapy.
Tell me more about No Needle Mesotherapy
A new treatment, called DermaWave No Needle Mesotherapy™, uses specially designed pulses of electrical energy to relieve the congested tissue. This new technique called Aquaphoresis™ is a non-invasive, medically supervised treatment that utilizes laser technology and a sequence of electrical waveforms to reduce the appearance of cellulite. Because it is non-invasive, the treatment poses no known health risks for healthy patients—there are no known side effects and no recovery time.
How does No Needle Mesotherapy work?
DermaWave treatments relieve congested areas of cellulite deposits by using a very low energy laser and a sequence of specialized electrical currents. These electrical currents are used in combination with a smooth, plastic disk that is gently rubbed in a rotary motion over the treatment area, pushing the medication into the mesoderm layer of the skin. The electrical currents are balanced by positive and negative ions, in combination with pulsating energy. The electrical waveforms help increase microcirculation, lymph drainage and enhance blood flow, thus reactivating the specific physiological processes in tissue that contributes to the formation of cellulite. The actual treatment takes approximately 20 minutes and should be done twice a week for optimal results.
What to expect during your first visit?
On the first visit, you will meet with Dr. Tahmtan Hormozdyaran, M.D. to discuss a treatment strategy that best matches your needs. Dr. Hormozdyaran will talk to you about your medical history and lifestyle. During this visit, he will decide the best strategy to meet your goals and produce optimal results. Often, the strategy is a combination of treatments that can enhance results. Our goal is to meet your needs and wishes by customizing a plan.
What can I expect after a treatment? Multiple treatments?
A treatment session lasts about 30 minutes. Most clients will need to complete a series of 8-10 sessions to achieve excellent results. The results depend on the severity of the cellulite condition; however most see a change after 5 or 6 visits. After optimal results are achieved from a series of treatments, follow-up treatments every 2-6 months are suggested to maintain the benefit.
What about pain?
No Needle Mesotherapy is pain free.
Traditional mesotherapy breaks the bands of connective tissues by painfully injecting small amounts of homeopathic medicine immediately beneath the surface of the skin. This needle method also causes unsightly bruising, black and blue spots and is not recommended during warmer times of the year when you would wear a bathing suit or shorts.
The Aquaphoresis™ technique is patient friendly and the intensity is customized to the individual, eliminating any discomfort. This allows for a shorter time between treatments—enhancing the effectiveness. This technique offers great results with no downtime or bruising. Patients can resume normal activities immediately after a treatment.
What are the other uses of No Needle Mesotherapy?
No Needle Mesotherapy can be used as facial treatments to return skin tissue to normal function and appearance. This treatment called, Dermal Aquaphoresis,™ is designed to maximize skin recovery and repair by penetrating the outer protective covering using electrical waveforms and a conductive gel.
Dermal Aquaphoresis™ works by using a combination of three waveforms that push the medication deep into the skin. The initial waveform dilates the tiny openings, hair follicles, sweat and sebaceous glands, which allows the active ingredient to transfer down in the skin. A second waveform stimulates blood flow and microcirculation by targeting muscle tone to increase firmness. Increasing blood flow also helps your skin to produce collagen for more elasticity. The third waveform focuses on lymphatic drainage of toxins and waste products. This treatment is painless and requires no down time.

Searching for the cellulite cure

Source: CBS 4 Denver
Top models have smooth, sleek, sexy legs, free of the dreaded dimpled skin called cellulite. But cellulite affects 90 percent of American women. So what's their secret?
The Early Show national correspondent Hattie Kauffman reports for some, it's a non-invasive massage procedure called endermologie.
Plastic surgeon Dr. Richard Ellenbogen says, "Some of the top models in the United States come to our center. You would look at them and say, 'Gosh, these people can't possibly need this stuff.' But when you're competing with ten other models just as pretty, just as tall and just as shapely, any little bit helps."
While endermologie has been around for a few years, a new machine is the latest weapon in the war against ripples. It uses massage and lasers, and it's called "triactive."
Plastic surgeon, Dr. Gary Motykie, explains how it works. "What the massage does is it breaks up connective tissue or the fatty deposits. The diode or the laser in the triactive stimulates circulation to come and absorb that fatty tissue."
The Food and Drug Administration have just approved Triactive, and a woman who is undergoing treatment says it does not hurt at all.
"It feels wonderful," the 26-year-old woman says. This is Brandy Rostad's sixth "triactive" treatment for cellulite in her thighs. A series of twice weekly visits for eight weeks is recommended for best results.
While diet and exercise are always key to staying in shape, cellulite can be stubborn, even for women in their 20s.
"It's frustrating; it was embarrassing," Rostad says, "You don't want to go out and have people staring at cellulite."
For more serious fat deposits, there's a new development in liposuction as well. It is called lipo-selection. It uses ultrasound to liquify fat cells. A month later, triactive endermologie is added for the knockout punch.
Dr. Motykie expects it will be the way to treat cellulite. He says, "It is a combination of doing the liposuction to get the shape and the contour sculpted that you like, and then, the triactive to get the swelling down so they look good in a bikini for the summer."
Pleased with the lipo-endermologie treatment, Kimberly Stuart, 37, says, "My thighs were heavier at the top and I had more cellulite. Now they're leaner. Before I would call them thunder thigh-ish. I'm more confident now, for sure. I can wear shorter skirts. I walk with my head held high."
Still, there's no magic bullet for permanently eliminating cellulite. But even older women are seeing success.
"It depends on the tightness of the skin," says Ellenbogen, "If there's still elastic fibers to the skin, we work on women in their 60s and 70s and get nice results.
How badly do women want smooth skin? Surgical treatment for cellulite was the No. 1 cosmetic procedure last year.
It is nice to know even those leggy ladies strutting the catwalk also share in the common curse of cellulite.
Treatment with the new triactive machine runs around a $100 per treatment. Remember: it takes about 16 treatments to see results. And here's the kicker: Thin women get better results than those who are extremely overweight.

Watch out everyone!

A Florida company that promised its dietary supplement could erase cellulite agreed Tuesday to repay customers up to $12 million US to settle federal charges of deceptive advertising.
The Federal Trade Commission had accused Rexall Sundown Inc. of Boca Raton of making false and unproven claims in advertising to market Cellasene, a pill containing ginkgo biloba, grape seed extract and other herbal ingredients.
The FTC said sales of Cellasene exceeded $40 million in the United States and a typical eight-week regimen cost about $200.
"Hundreds of thousands of consumers were misled," said Howard Beales, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "This case should alert advertisers to the fact that their chances of getting away with making unsubstantiated claims are slim to none."
A spokeswoman for the company did not immediately return calls seeking comment. By settling, the company does not admit breaking any law.
The FTC will administer a fund to repay consumers, who can call 1-202-326-3793 for information.
The settlement will become final after it is approved by a federal court in Miami and related class action lawsuits in California and Florida are completed, the FTC said.
Cellasene was advertised - in major newspapers, in fashion magazines and on TV, radio and the Internet - as a product that could get rid of the fatty deposits known as cellulite.
The FTC said ads for the product claimed, "You'll notice smoother-feeling legs and a firmer-looking appearance of your skin after just eight weeks." The company also claimed, "Unlike massages and creams, Cellasene works from within, nutritionally, to help eliminate cellulite at its source."
The government sued Rexall in July 2000, accusing the company of making false claims that it had scientific evidence to back up its Cellasene promotions.
The settlement also bans the company from making unproven claims about cellulite-removal or weight-loss products and dietary supplements.

So, there is a lesson to be learned by all of us... think twice before believing everything you hear!

newest technique!

If you're older than a teenager, you've got it.
You also probably want to get rid of it.
What is it? Cellulite.
Look through many women's magazines and you'll see everybody has a sure fire way to help you get rid of it.
The newest technique in cellulite removal is a laser.
Maple Valley Clinic owner Nancy Bremmeyer has the only cellulite laser in Washington State.
"Basically we're seeing it work in everyone after treatment," said Bremmeyer.
Cynosure is the company that makes the laser called Tri-Active. The company claims four out of every five women treated with their device, report their skin looks better.
It works by firming and smoothing skin. The laser heats up tissue under the skin, breaking up cellulite, which the body then flushes. That's the theory.
The device has a suction cup with rollers to massage the skin, a low level laser, and it sends out air bursts to keep the skin cool.
One patient told KOMO 4 News it feels like a massage and there's no pain.
"With this device, it's a very low level of energy. So there's no real danger to the epidermis," said Steve Klein of Cynosure.
In other words, Cynosure says its laser won't burn your skin so it can even be used on the face. Also, it does not require eye protection unlike the lasers used for hair removal.
The FDA just gave the company approval to sell the laser over the counter. That means the federal government doesn't think a doctor has to administer the treatment.
"With anything, you want to make sure you go to a reputable facility, who understand the technology, who've had adequate training," said Dr. Stacy Davies, Aesthetic Imagery's Doctor on staff.
Cynosure says it can't predict how much cellulite each patient might lose because everybody's body is different.
Each treatment takes at least one hour. Bremmeyer says it takes many sessions to see the best results.
"You need to have a series. You need to do ten to twelve treatments. It's not a miracle cure with one," said Bremmeyer.
"This is a health maintenance issue, not a miracle treatment," adds Dr. Davies. It's also not cheap. Each session costs $125.

Endermologie approved by doctors!

Source: KOCO Channel 5 Oklahoma City
Endermologie -- a French invention -- is a type of deep-tissue vacuum for the skin that was originally intended to help burn victims regenerate skin. Now, many people are using it to get rid of unwanted cellulite.
But if you're thinking the procedure is akin to liposuction, then think again. Doctors say endermologie is about as harmful as getting a massage.
Cathy Green is a believer in the firming effects of endermologie. She said she is a full-time aerobics instructor who couldn't get rid of her stubborn cellulite -- until she tried endermologie."It feels wonderful," Green said. "My hourly relaxation ... it's so comfortable and relaxing as I lie here.
"Certified endermologist Jade Siegal said the treatment works because it goes deeper than the traditional toning strategies of exercise and a good diet. She said there's much more to cellulite than people think."Due to changes in hormones, heredity, poor diet ... a lot of different reasons ... what happens is you lose circulation to the skin," Siegal said.
"But because of those reasons, your connective tissue in your skin shrinks and pulls down on your skin, and you have a lot of lymph fluid."It's pushing up on the skin, and fat cells become engorged ... and they're pushing up on the skin."Exercise and a good diet are still the core of any healthy lifestyle, and doctors say nothing is better in the battle against fat. But endermologie claims to go deeper.
Endermologie patients start their sessions by slipping into a silky bodystocking that allows the machine to glide over the body. Siegal said the session lasts about 45 minutes."The machine is actually picking up -- using suction and rollers -- a perfect skin fold," she said. "(It's) treating the body evenly and bringing circulation to the skin, thereby firming and smoothing the skin as the patient loses inches."Siegal said she has hundreds of "before and after" pictures and measurements to back up her claim."I love it," she said. "It makes me feel like I'm helping. It's really nice."However, Siegal said the treatment is not a magic pill. Patients must still eat right, exercise and do at least one session a month to keep the improvements, she said.
Metro-area doctors told Eyewitness News 5 that endermologie patients need at least 10 to 14 sessions to see results. The price is usually about $100 a session, and the doctor should be approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration.

singer shares experience with masotherapy

Source: CBS News
Her velvety voice remains timeless. The legendary Roberta Flack is still singing the songs she’s made famous.
Classically trained, Flack taught music and sang in jazz clubs until her signature song, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," made her a star.
Since then, she has earned eight gold records, won seven Grammy Awards and wowed fans worldwide.
She has a way of mesmerizing her audience. But while her voice has always been her meal ticket, she says her body has been weighing her down.
“I've been overweight all my life. I have been on diets that were supervised by doctors, that were carefully supervised where I lost weight,” says Flack. But the minute she went off the diet, her weight blew up again.
Her personal war with weight was exposed on national television in 1973 on The David Frost Show when Frost asked her if she ever thought about losing weight. This was after Flack had just lost 19 pounds.
And then there was the 1974 Grammy Awards. It was a great memory except, she says, for her weight.
“I had somebody make something for me to wear and it was green,” remembers Flack, who says the dress made her look like an overstuffed frog. “I was green and I was huge.”
Fast-forward 30 years and weight is an even bigger issue. Flack says a good voice just isn’t good enough.
"Our criteria for deciding what's good and what's bad is very fickle, especially in this country," says Flack. "We are living in a day of video and image. Now we want to see what people look like.”
But now, after years of fighting the fat, Flack has found what she says is the perfect way to lose weight. So far, she has lost 35 pounds.
What’s her secret? It’s called mesotherapy, a French weight loss treatment that Europe’s rich and famous have been using for 50 years.
Mesotherapy claims, believe it or not, to melt away fat.
"Try it. You'll like it," says Flack.
Dr. Lionel Bissoon has been treating Flack with mesotherapy, a French weight loss treatment now available in the United States that claims to actually melt away fat under the skin.
"In a lay person's terms, it's the easiest way to say, 'it's melting the fat,' but scientifically, it's a very complex procedure," says Bissoon.
He demonstrated the treatment with one of his patients. He first prepares a concoction of prescription drugs, including aminophylline, commonly used for asthma, and natural plant extracts such as sweet clover, used for high blood pressure.
He then injects the formula into fatty portions of a patient's body. The formula, he contends, chemically melts the fat and shrinks the fat cells.
Some call it liposuction without surgery.
"It's a gentler procedure," says Bissoon, who’s now been treating Flack for seven months. "There's no anesthesia."
"I do a lot of singing while he's sticking me," says Flack.
Flack says she’s probably had about 500 injections, and she’s tolerated them really well.
But is the agony worth the price?
“To be 5 feet 3 and three quarters inches tall, and have to wear a size 18. That’s more agony,” she says.
Because the needles are tiny, Flack says the treatments are practically painless.
Right now, there are only a handful of doctors practicing mesotherapy in the United States. They say the treatment is safe. The only common side effect is bruising.
"Everything we do is based on sound science," says Bissoon. "Our medications are FDA approved."
The drugs are FDA approved for other uses, but not for weight loss.
“I now have a waist line,” says Flack. “I now have a reasonably flat tummy.”
There’s a very good reason why Flack is shedding those extra pounds. “I’m married to a much younger man. He’s 40 - I’m not- and extremely cute.”
Bissoon, however, says mesotherapy is not a crutch for easy weight loss.
“We want to change your lifestyle,” he says. “We want to make you feel great overall.”
But Flack admits that the results would not be as dramatic if she also didn’t exercise and diet. So she’s learning to love sushi, and she’s working out twice a day.
She’s losing weight, but is it the diet and exercise, or the mesotherapy?
Even though French studies show the treatment is effective for weight loss, St. Louis plastic surgeon Dr. Leroy Young says there has not been a definitive study in this country that proves mesotherapy works.
“Part of the problem with these types of therapies is they often get promoted by people without good solid scientific proof that they actually work,” says Young. "I think the only place fat melts is on the grill."
But Bissoon maintains that mesotherapy works. “I think when anything is new, there’s always going to be some skepticism. The results we are having are really fantastic and more doctors are doing it."
Flack started at a size 16; the skirt she has on now is a size 12. And since 48 Hours Investigates last aired this program this past April, she has lost even more weight.
Bissoon typically recommends 15 visits, and each treatment costs $350 to $500. It’s not covered by insurance, but Flack says it’s all worth it.
“I’m going to be way too gorgeous,” she says. “Let me change that. Way too sexy!”
So with renewed confidence and vigor, a slimmer Flack is back in the recording studio, starting a new record label and still belting out ballads with that velvety voice.

What causes cellulite?

What causes cellulite?
The causes of cellulite is a combination of heredity, female hormones and poor circulation, which cause connective tissue fibers under the skin to lose elasticity and harden. The result: skin tightens and can no longer expand normally. This squeezes fat cells through the fibers unevenly, causing a "honey comb" of small lumps and bumps.

L'oreal

In case you haven’t heard, Garnier (a division of L’Oreal) is launching a number of new skin care products here in the United States. But interesting, there’s one new product they market in their home country of France that’s not available here in the U.S.

The product, which is sold under Garnier’s Skin Naturals BodyTonic line, is called “Anti-Cellulite Flat Stomach Roll-On.” It’s designed to “smooth excess stomach fat folds and cellulite with its roll-on applicator. Its formula is enriched with lipo-caffeine to burn fat, and botanical elasto-fibres to firm the skin.”
I’m not really sure what botanical elasto-fibers are, but that lipo-caffeine fat burner sure sounds good! I wonder why they don’t sell this product here in the States?
Oh, wait. Maybe it’s because IT DOESN’T WORK!!! There’s no evidence that caffeine can get rid of body fat, cellulite or otherwise. It doesn’t surprise me when I see products like Murad and Cellulean on the market but I’m a bit shocked that a reputable company like Garnier is misleading the public like this. I’d love to see what their claims support data looks like!

source- thebeautybrains.com

Cellulite Facts

Fact: Cellulite is not just fat.
Cellulite is malformed, trapped fat located in the first subcutaneous layer. Unlike regular fat, cellulite is highly resistant to exercise and dietings. This is because cellulite fat is trapped in a mesh-like fibrous connective tissue.


Fact: Cellulite is not a condition dependant on how much you weigh.
Thin people are not immune to cellulite. It can even almost anyone, even those who exercise regularly.


Fact: Cellulite can affect people of any age.
In most people, the appearance of cellulite worsens with age. This does not mean, however, that younger people do not get cellulite. Indeed, cellulite often starts to develop at a young age. Left untreated, this condition worsens in appearance as the person ages.


Fact: Cellulite can appear in many different locations.
While most forms of cellulite occurs on the thighs and buttocks, in some people, it also occurs on the upper arm, the back of the neck, and stomach.

Velasmooth FAQ

Is it safe? Is there pain?

VelaSmooth is a safe, painless treatment without needles or down time. It has the approval of the FDA

How many treatment will I need?
Two treatments a week for a period of 4-5 weeks is required.

What type of results can I expect?
Of course everyone is different and results will vary from person to person but almost universally treated patients see a reduction in cellulite and fat with an improvement in skin texture.
You can lose inches from areas in just 4-5 weeks.
Hips, thighs, tummy, arms, buttocks and love handles can be treated in minutes.

What is the cost for VelaSmooth?
A series of 8-10 treatments over 4-5 weeks are necessary. A package of 8-10 treatments is priced at $1200-$1500.

How does Velasmooth get rid of cellulite?

How does Velasmooth get rid of cellulite?
The machine uses light and radio frequency to heat up fat cells, breaking them apart and sending them to the lymph nodes for the body to dispose of naturally. The Velasmooth also uses suction to gently smooth the skin during treatment so the light and radio frequency are delivered uniformly.
By reducing the number of fat cells and affecting the intra-fat structure, the treated area becomes smoother and more elastic. The radio frequency also causes a mild contraction that visually lifts and firms the area, especially noticeable in the buttocks.
1. Conducted Radio Frequency increases oxygen intracellular diffusion byheating tissue.
2. Infrared Light increases elasticity of skin and heats subcutaneous fat, while safeguarding the skin from damage.
3. Vacuum manipulates and smoothes out the skin to facilitate safe and efficient energy delivery.
The FDA has approved the VelaSmooth, a revolutionary aesthetic device for the treatment of cellulite. VelaSmooth reduces the appearance of cellulite to safely and effectively re-contour the skin's surface.

Velasmooth

Velasmooth is the first and only medical device with the revolutionary elos (electro-optical synergy) combined energy technology by Syneron Medical. By using Bi-Polar Radio Frequency and Infrared Light — plus tissue mobilization combined with suction, the appearance of cellulite is reduced and problem areas are re-contoured. Many women find Velasmooth to be a viable alternative to liposuction as a means of coutouring upper thighs and buttocks.

Is it a magic wand for cellulite? In this Healthy Living report, a brand new treatment that doctors say really works!Like so many women, Theresa has battled cellulite for yeas, but she’s hoping to be bathing suit ready in just a few weeks.“I’m going on vacation and I like to stay in shape,” Theresa said.After trying other methods that didn’t work she’s now trying acoustic wave therapy.“To have smooth looking skin, not the dimples,” says Theresa.Acoustic Wave is one of the newest treatments for cellulite, and is different from other methods. “Acoustic Wave is non-invasive, no needles, no pins, no pain associated with it,” says Dr. Joe Eyring from Trubella MedSpa.This wand sends out sound waves to break up the connective tissue that causes the skin to dimple.

“You get the dimpling because these strands pull down on the skin. by breaking it up, you release that,” said Dr. Eyring.Before and after photos show the results. This treatment can be used on all skin types but a small percentage of patients don’t respond at all. Treatments take about five minutes, are completely non-invasive and pain free.“I think it actually feels like a nice deep tissue massage,” says aesthetician for Trubella Amy Curtis.

6 treatments are required, with occasional touch-ups and patients usually notice results after a few weeks. Doctors say it’s so new it’s too early to tell if the effects are long lasting.“Right now it’s a great therapy short term, it has no potential risks we’ve been able to find and it works,” says Dr. Eyring.If you take blood thinners you are not a candidate for this treatment.A package of 6 treatments at the spa where we shot our story, costs about $750.

Currently, there is no proven treatment for the long term correction of cellulite. All of the claims you may have read in articles or ads are false, and none of these "treatments" have gained FDA clearance because the scientific research demonstrating long term correction simply does not exist. Those few medical equipment manufacturers that have made such claims have had to withdraw them, and may only refer to statements of "temporary reduction of cellulite", rather than in terms of correction or cure. Patients who have received multiple treatments found those treatments both expensive and unsatisfying, and any results obtained were actually lost within weeks of the last treatment.
Cellulite Treatment with Gentle Lifting Laser ‘YAG’


The Key Laser Institute® is are excited about expanding our clinical trials of Thermage™ radiofrequency treatment - for cellulite on the thighs. This research began with our observations that the patients we were treating for "skin tightening" of the thighs with Thermage™ came back to us and said, 'My skin is tighter, which is great, but my cellulite is so much better too!" We are now treating patients with Thermage™ over the outer thighs, and since this is a clinical trial, we can offer this to our patients at a substantially reduced cost per treatment. If you are interested in skin tightening with the potential benefit of improvement in cellulite, please contact us now regarding the status of this research and to schedule a consultation.