“I researched, studied and applied radiofrequency and ultrasound treatment for cellulite and skin tightening for 14 years now and one of the things I learned is that there is a saturation point which ensure optimum treatment and beyond which both treatment effectiveness and safety deteriorate. Now this knowledge can be yours in 2-3 days, as opposed to decades, by attending training at The Cellulite School. And, of course, as a client you can be assured of optimum treatment.”
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What are Ultrasound Saturation Point (USP) and Radiofrequency Saturation Point (RSP)?
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What are Ultrasound Saturation Point (USP) and Radiofrequency Saturation Point (RSP)?
Deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency and deep-acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation are the two most effective SAFE technologies for cellulite reduction and skin tightening (far more effective and safe than e.g. RF microneedling or HIFU).
Depth of treatment depends on the type of ultrasound or RF equipment you use, the settings you apply and even the contact medium you apply on the skin
Power depends on the equipment you use and the settings you apply
Generally speaking, deeper, stronger treatment is better, but you still want to remain no deeper than the hypodermis level and you do not want to make treatment too strong to cause adverse reactions.
Of course, with low-end machines there is no risk of taking the treatment too deep or too strong, as those machines are usually just too superficial and always of quite low power.
But with a high-end machine you have the opportunity to offer both a focused, deep treatment where it counts (on the hypodermis and dermis) and also with a high RF / ultrasound power for better and faster results.
However, you do not want to make treatment so strong that it becomes LESS effective than a bit lighter treatment.
Yes, it is possible to undermine the effectiveness of your treatment by making it stronger than it has to be. And of course, you can make the treatment unsafe if it is too strong for your client.
How do you find if treatment is too strong and therefore less effective than lighter treatment? And how do you find if treatment is too strong to be safe?
We teach all that during our RF / ultrasound training course and one of the principles you will be taught are the Ultrasound Saturation Point (USP) and Radiofrequency Saturation Point (RSP).
Learn how to use the USP and RSP principles for safe, effective cellulite / skin tightening treatments
In the last 14 years we have provided 13,000+ radiofrequency and cavitation treatments on thousands of clients, always with a lot of thought, research and analysis going together with practical application.
One of the outcomes of this research are the Ultrasound Saturation Point and Radiofrequency Saturation Point.
I have found, for example, that if ultrasound cavitation treatment (for cellulite reduction) is too much for a given client, results may be less pronounced than if we provide LESS treatment. This may sound counter-productive but if we consider the anatomy of cellulite we can see that sometimes less is more. This means that more but lighter treatments are better than a few overly strong treatments.
The Ultrasound Saturation Point / USP for treatment with a given machine and settings is different for each client, for each body area and even varies from session to session, so I devised a simple yet accurate method to ensure that treatment is just right: not too light to undermine effectiveness and definitely not that strong to cause adverse reactions.
On the other hand, if radiofrequency treatment (for cellulite reduction or skin tightening) is too strong, usually treatment does get more effective but also it becomes borderline or outright unsafe. So, again, we use the Radiofrequency Saturation Point / RSP to ensure that treatment is just right. Again, the RSP depends on the machine, settings, client individuality, body area and even treatment day. This, again, ensures maximum effectiveness and maximum safety.
Of course, there is no 100% safety or effectiveness guarantee with any given treatment, as people who receive ANY treatment (medical, aesthetic, complementary) are biological systems and biological systems are unpredictable. So no treatment can ever be guaranteed 100% safe or effective (at the clinic we enjoy 99.5%+ safety rate with our RF/cavitation treatments, which is pretty close).
Sometimes offering a stronger treatment than USP and RSP dictate will still work and offer better treatments for a small minority of people. However, we don’t know which are these people and which people are going to have a less effective or an unsafe treatment as a result of ‘going too strong’. So sticking to the USP and RSP principles ensures the maximum general efficacy and safety for the vast majority of clients.
The idea is to offer the best possible treatment, according to anatomy, physiology, physics and experience. At The Cellulite School™ you learn exactly that, among 100+ other points of accurate information relative to skin tightening, topical fat reduction and cellulite reduction.
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Why train with The Cellulite School™?
We all know that training in cellulite reduction and skin tightening is as basic as it gets. It is typically a 4-6 hour training, involving only basic instruction from the manufacturer on how operators can use the machine; lots of myths, erroneous information and misconceptions; and some basic health and safety on how to use the machine.
There is no proper, real training in the science or cellulite, skin tightening, radiofrequency, ultrasound and all related technologies is non-existent - worldwide.
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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.
And for even better, faster results, we now combine our RF/ultrasound treatments with high-power red/infrared light LED treatment.
Our radiofrequency/ultrasound/LED treatments are comfortable, pain-free, downtime-free, injection-free, 99.5%+ safe and always non-invasive.
(No unsafe and ineffective RF microneedling or HIFU and no safe but ineffective acoustic wave therapy, superficial RF (bipolar/tripolar/multipolar etc), low power RF/cavitation, electrical muscle stimulation, lymphatic massage, cupping, dry brushing and no ridiculous bum bum creams.)
Our focus is on honest, realistic, science-based treatment, combined with caring, professional service, with a smile.
We will be pleased to see you, assess your cellulite, skin laxity or fibrosis, listen to your story, discuss your case and offer you the best possible treatment.