“In the last 25+ years I have specialised in cellulite I have heard this question many times: Shall I first lose all the weight and then have a course of skin tightening / cellulite treatments? And my instant answer is that this is the completely wrong approach, as in this way you lose thew synergy from weight loss and the treatment. Read more analysis below...”
Should I wait to lose all my extra weight before I start my cellulite treatments?
Lose weight during your course of cellulite treatments, not before
Weight loss, cellulite treatments and lipolysis
How does it work?
Must I really lose weight for the treatment to work?
I am slim, I don’t want to lose any weight
How should I lose the weight, with diet or exercise?
Will losing weight get rid of cellulite? Can I lose cellulite by losing weight?
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Lose weight during your course of cellulite treatments, not before
Many people think that they have to “lose all the weight first” and only then start a cellulite treatment, because in this way they are “ready” to start treatment.
However, this is exactly the opposite of what should be done.
The best thing to do is to lose any weight you may want to lose DURING your course of treatments - not before or after.
Weight loss, cellulite treatments and lipolysis
The reason is simple: when you are in a weight loss phase, more lipolysis (fat release) occurs in your body.
Cellulite treatments partially work due to stimulating lipolysis on stubborn hypodermal fat deposits (and partially due to stimulating skin firmness, breaking down fibrosis and boosting circulation).
When you have your cellulite treatments whilst losing weight, stubborn hypodermal fat deposit lipolysis is enhanced - you have the lipolysis effect of your diet and the lipolysis effect of the treatment combined locally on the tissues that matter - and therefore the cellulite treatment is more effective.
If you lose weight before or after your course of treatments, this important synergy is lost.
How does it work?
If you are on a negative calorie balance (i.e. more exercise and/or less food), fat cells feel “starved”. This leads to lipolysis, which means fat release into the bloodstream.
Consequently, this released fat gets oxidised (“burned”) in muscles and organs for energy. That’s how you lose weight.
If fat cells feel ‘starved’, they are more prone to release fat during and after a cellulite treatment, such as deep tissue radiofrequency/cavitation
Conversely, if fat cells feel ‘fed’, most fat release from a cellulite treatment will be inhibited
So don’t go for a cellulite treatment after a pizza and half a bottle of wine for lunch.
Must I really lose weight for the treatment to work?
A good cellulite treatment will work anyway
However, if you help by losing weight it will work better
On the other hand, if you put on weight during your course of treatments, it will work less and you will get less return on the investment you made for your treatment
In all cases, for maximum results try to follow a healthy diet/exercise regime during your course of treatments, based on more protein, less carbs/fat and no alcohol/sugar.
I am slim, I don’t want to lose any weight
Most slim people can still lose 2-3 kg, which is all that is needed to maximise the results of a course of 6-12 cellulite treatments over 3-12 weeks of treatment.
Then, if you really need to, you can always regain those 2-3kg very gradually over a few months (not in 3 weeks!), after you have achieved your goal of reducing stubborn cellulite fat.
Of course, if you are really skinny, then you should not lose any more weight and you should just have your cellulite treatments while following your usual diet/exercise habits.
How should I lose the weight, with diet or exercise?
A mix of diet and exercise is best, but if you prefer one or the other, so be it.
The main imperative here is to be on a negative calorie balance that will enhance cellulite treatment lipolysis.
Generally speaking, for more people it’s easier to lose weight with diet and maintain the weight loss with exercise.
Will losing weight get rid of cellulite? Can I lose cellulite by losing weight?
In most cases, weight loss will indeed lead to cellulite reduction. In some people there is will be significant cellulite reduction with weight loss while in some others weight loss will result in minimal cellulite removal, hence the need for cellulite treatments for most women.
However, in the vast majority of cases you cannot “get rid of” cellulite completely, with any method, unless cellulite is very recent and very little.
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At LipoTherapeia we have specialised 100% in skin tightening and cellulite reduction for more than two decades and 20,000+ sessions.
This is all we study and practise every day and have researched and tried hands-on all the important skin tightening equipment and their manufacturers.
As strong, deep acting radiofrequency and deep-acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation are the technologies of choice for skin tightening and cellulite reduction, we have invested in the best RF/ultrasound technologies in the world.
(Of course, we keep looking for new technologies every day and if/when a better technology materialises we will be the first to provide it. However, we will never follow the latest ineffective gimmick, just because it’s good marketing to offer the latest hyped up - yet ineffective and/or unsafe treatment.)
Furthermore, over the last two decades we have developed advanced RF and cavitation treatment protocols in order to make the most of our technologies, for maximum results, naturally and safely.
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We are proud to be the first and only cellulite clinic in the world to offer Cellulite Ultrasonography™ to our clients, for accurate assessment, better treatment and enhanced results. Since 2022 we have assessed and provided valuable insights to hundreds of clients to better understand their specific case, see how their skin looks from inside and make informed decisions.
You can now book your Cellulite Ultrasonography™ session and assess your:
Cellulite
Skin laxity
Lipedema
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You can also assess the presence and severity of fibrosis and adhesions after:
Liposuction in all its forms, including vaser, smart lipo, bodytite, abdominoplasty/tummy tuck, thigh lift, arm lift, lipedema surgery etc
Cellulite surgery, such as cellulaze, cellutite, cellfina, subcision etc
Face-lift surgery
Non-surgical procedures, such as RF microneedling, extreme intensity HIFU, extreme intensity RF, extreme intensity ultrasound etc
Everything will be shown and explained to you clearly and you can see and understand how the different structures inside your skin affect your appearance.
If there is scar tissue / fibrosis, those will be clearly seen and you can differentiate between fibrosis, water retention or unremoved fat after all types of cosmetic surgery or harsh non-surgical procedures such as RF microneedling, extreme intensity HIFU etc.
(DISCLAIMER: Please note that this service is for your informational purposes only and does not constitute medical diagnosis or advice.)
The 45’ appointment includes full assessment and consultation and optional treatment plan for cellulite reduction and/or skin tightening.
If you do wish to have treatment with us, the ultrasound scan, assessment and consultation will be used to optimise your course of treatments and maximise your results.
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