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Treatment effectiveness and customer satisfaction

 Meso-CRF offers impressive* results in comparison to the majority of radiofrequency, cavitation and needle-free mesotherapy treatments, because it simultaneously combines these three techniques, also saving you time and money (a course of 6x Meso-CRF sessions is equivalent to 18x stand-alone RF, cavitation and mesotherapy treatments). These results occur when the treatment is combined with diet, exercise and smoking/alcohol avoidance.

However, nothing biological can be guaranteed by any treatment or any technology, surgical or non-surgical, including Meso-CRF. For this reason we never make specific guarantees about specific results after a specific number of sessions, as those not only depend on the effectiveness of the technology used but also on factors over which we have no control, such as the client’s diet, exercise and drinking habits; her genetics; her overall health; the severity of her cellulite/skin looseness/fat accumulation; and her goals/expectations.

Although the technology (the strongest and most cellulite-specific radiofrequency, cavitation and no-needle mesotherapy) and it’s application (highly experienced and exclusively specialising in radiofrequency, cavitation and needle-free mesotherapy - and nothing else) are exactly the same, results and satisfaction rate naturally vary from person to person due to all the above factors.

But we can definitely promise that we offer the best technical expertise, vast experience (100+ sessions per month) and probably the most technologically advanced equipment in order to offer all our clients maximum results and the best chance of reducing cellulite, loose skin and localised fat deposits with a non-intrusive method. And if after the end of your course you need a few extra sessions to achieve maximum results we will be happy to offer you a good price for those extra sessions!


Treatment safety

Meso-CRF is extremely safe and comfortable and we never had any more serious side effects than mild swelling/irritation, which only occurred twice during the last 500+ sessions and dissipated in about a week. The remainder 498+ sessions went smoothly with no problems whatsoever, so we can safely state that our treatments are 99.6% side-effect free! We never had burns, excessive redness or any other visible or serious complication and we are proud not only of our safety record but actually of our client comfort record.

Although we cannot absolutely guarantee that an adverse effect will never occur (again, nothing biological can be guaranteed), it is reassuring to know that with us such events are extremely rare and temporary.

Most of our clients do feel relaxed during a Meso-CRF Face or a Meso-CRF Body treatment, with some of them relax so much that they actually end up dozing off. Only very mild redness occurs which typically dissipates in less than an hour.


Diet and exercise are essential

Naturally, you would not expect to lose cellulite/localised fat if you continued doing the things that caused the cellulite/local fat accumulation in the first place, i.e. poor diet, inactivity and/or drinking. It is biologically impossible for any body reshaping treatment to be effective under those circumstances, so we cannot emphasise enough the importance of diet, exercise and alcohol avoidance during your course of treatments. Ideally, you should be losing half a pound of weight per week in order to maximise the effects of the treatment.


Great results, honest advice but no hype and miracles

We aim to offer great results and provide honest, down to earth, straightforward advice based on science, value, quality and lots of hard work.

On the other hand, if what you're looking is a radical, effortless, lunch-time solution that can magically eliminate cellulite/skin looseness/local fat deposits for ever with one single session (or even in as few as 3 or 4 sessions) at a very high price, then unfortunately we cannot help you, as we are not in the business of performing miracles (or ripping people off). You may waste your money somewhere else...

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Sep142010

Sugar: the most important cause of cellulite today

Sugar, fructose, glucose, maltose, honey, high fructose corn syrup, agave syrup, brown sugar, glucose, dextrose, maltodextrin: the great cellulite creators

Sugars, such as the ones mentioned above, are the most important causes of cellulite today. Hormonal contraception (i.e. contraceptive pill, patches and injections), and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle are the two other most important reasons behind the widespread prevalence of cellulite today.

Although cellulite has existed for thousands of years, especially in overweight or genetically"unlucky" women, historically the appearance of the word "cellulite" coincided with the increase in sugar consumption, sedentary living and the use of the contraceptive pill in western societies, roughly at about the middle of the 20th century.

Furthermore, cellulite has especially become a concern for the vast majority of women only in the beginning of the 21st century, when sugar consumption and the use of computers at home and at work has sky-rocketed.

[Note: For the remainder of this article we will use the collective term "sugar" for all the sugars mentioned on the title of this paragraph. Obviously, the information below applies not to sugars per se but also to foods that contain high amounts of sugars, such as desserts, muffins, cup cakes, croissants, ice cream, chocolate, cakes, doughnuts, biscuits, cookies, milk shakes, fizzy drinks, fruit juices, juice drinks etc.]

 

Six reasons why sugar causes cellulite

Why is sugar so bad for your skin smoothness and firmness? There are no less than six reasons why sugar directly causes those cellulite fatty lumps on your thighs and bum:

  1. Calorie load: Like all carbohydrates, sugars contain 4 calories per gram and are converted into glucose before entering the bloodstream. Unless immediately utilised for energy, excess glucose is converted into fat (triglycerides) and deposited into your adipose cells (fat cells), including the fat cells found in your cellulite tissues.
  2. High Glycaemic Index: Unless you exercise a lot, the high GI of sugars ensures that sugars are typically used for fat storage instead of energy.
  3. Direct conversion of fructose, honey, agave syrup and HFCS into fat: Fructose and fructose-containing substances such as honey, high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and agave syrup does not become glucose in the blood, so it can not immediately be used for energy. Instead it is converted straight into fat (triglycerides) in your liver, even before entering the general circulation. Not very good for your cellulite...
  4. Addictive nature: Sugar quickly raises your glucose levels making you feel "hyper". This sudden increase in blood glucose levels abruptly raises insulin levels in the body. In turn, high levels of insulin severely lower your blood glucose levels, leaving you feeling "low". These highs and lows leave you drained, needy and addicted - not unlike street drugs and cigarettes - and perpetuates your consumption of sugar.
  5. Inflammation: Sugar increases inflammation in the body, affecting your blood vessels, skin and cellulite. Inflammation is an important aspect of cellulite.
  6. Glycation: Excessive sugar and starch consumption increases protein glycation. Glycation results in the deterioration and ageing of proteins in your body. Given that connective tissue, including skin, and blood/lymph vessel walls are made of protein, you can understand that sugar ages/damages your blood and lymph vessels, skin and connective tissue in general. Cellulite is characterised by poor blood/lymph vessel function (which results in water retention), loose skin and deformed connective tissue, and glycation plays an important role in the causation of all those processes.

 

A note on bread, white rice and beer

Almost all types of bread, as well as white rice and beer have similar, if not identical, effects on your body to those of sugar. Due to their high glycemic index and glycaemic load those foods behave in exactly the same manner as sugar in your body, despite being classified as complex carbs/starches. For this reason, beer, white rice and bread cause as much cellulite as sugars do.

 

Artificial sweeteners (aspartame, sucralose etc.) and natural sweeteners (stevia) are not a solution

Both natural and artificial sweeteners, such as stevia, aspartame and sucralose, only temporarily trick your brain into believing that you consumed sugar. Soon your body realises that you have not consumed sugar and responds with a craving for sweets. Therefore, the solution is not tricking your body by consuming more and more sweeteners throughout the day, the solution is to get rid of your sugar addiction altogether and liberate yourself of cravings, mood swings, inflammation, ageing and excess fat.

 

In the following two articles...

...we will analyse how a sedentary lifestyle and the use of the contraceptive pill in combination with sugar conspire together to cause cellulite. And we will describe what you can practically do to mitigate or eliminate the effects of sugar on your cellulite.

You can stay cellulite-free for life...

...if you exercise a lot, consume a healthy diet and avoid smoking, the contraceptive pill/other unnecessary drugs and excessive alcohol/coffee. The more you deviate from the above principles the higher your likelihood of developing cellulite or the need for quality cellulite treatments and cellulite creams to help you prevent/fight cellulite. If you already have had cellulite for more than a year, or if it is extensive, then quality creams and treatments (in combination with a cellulite-specific diet and exercise) are absolutely necessary: cellulite will not be eliminated only by diet and exercise if it has been established for a long time or if it is quite progressed.

 

The Cellulite Guru...

...(Georgios Tzenichristos ECNP.MIPTI.PTD.ITEC) has 10 years of clinical experience in the treatment of cellulite and skin looseness and is the inventor of the Lipo Actives, the most comprehensive and concentrated anti-cellulite creams available today. Georgios and his assistant provide the following treatments from their Knightsbridge/South Kensington practice in London:

  • Meso-CRF Body: cellulite reduction and skin tightening/lifting treatments for the body comprising high-power monopolar radiofrequency simultaneously combined with high-power ultrasound cavitation and no-needle mesotherapy with 15 active ingredients. Expert, cellulite-specific, tailor-made diet and exercise advice is available at no extra cost.
  • Meso-CRF Face: Non-surgical face lifting/tightening, anti-ageing and facial contour sculpting/slimming treatments comprising high-power monopolar radiofrequency simultaneously combined with no-needle mesotherapy with 20 active ingredients.
  • Meso-CRF Post-Lipo: skin tightening/lifting and cellulite reduction treatments after liposuction, smart lipo and vaser, comprising high-power monopolar radiofrequency simultaneously combined with high-power ultrasound cavitation and no-needle mesotherapy with 15 active ingredients.
  • ELDM: Electrostatic Lymphatic Drainage Massage treatments after all types of cosmetic surgery (liposuction, smart lipo, vaser, abdominoplasty, breast augmentation/reduction, face lifting, blepharoplasty), for fast recovery and to reduce pain, bruising and swelling.

For bookings, queries and further information you may call us on 020 7047 1982 or email us by using the "Contact us" form on the left.