“I have been working with skin tightening / cellulite reduction for 25+ years and I have lost count of how many times I heard people saying things like “I do not care so much about firming, I want lifting”. However, the terms firming, tightening and toning mean one and the same thing and lifting can only happen if skin becomes tightened / firmed up / toned - use whichever word you prefer. More analysis below.”
Skin tightening, toning, firming and lifting: what is the difference and how to achieve tighter, more lifted skin
Tightening the skin allows it to resist gravity and that leads to ‘lifting’
How to tighten / lift your skin
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Tightening the skin allows it to resist gravity and that leads to ‘lifting’
Being confused by all the marketing blurb and hype, A lot of people ask us the following question: “What do you offer: skin tightening, skin toning, skin firming or skin lifting?”
Well, the answer to this question is that all these four things are the exact and same thing. When skin is tight or firm it resists the forces of gravity and looks more toned / lifted.
The same applies when skin is tightened with a non-surgical procedure or with surgery that tightens the skin’s collagen fibres and helps it resist the downward force of gravity better, thereby becoming more lifted.
So skin lifting, toning, firming and tightening are one and the same and the only way to lift or tone skin is to tighten it / make it firmer.
To put it differently, skin lifting / toning is the natural after-effect of skin tightening / firming, which allows skin to resist gravity.
Or to put it yet in a different way, the only way to lift skin is to tighten it, either naturally or with surgery.
How to tighten / lift your skin
Non-surgical procedures (the best of them being deep-tissue, high-power radiofrequency) tighten and thicken the skin’s collagen network - and also boost elastin content for better elasticity (elasticity is different to tightening)
Surgery, on the other hand, works by cutting off some skin and stitching the two ends together, as in tummy tuck / abdominoplasty or thigh lift / thighplasty. Surgery doesn’t change the quality/quantity of collagen and elastin on skin, but it nevertheless tightens skin and allows it to resist gravity.
Thread lifts attempt to tighten facial skin by passing a thread in the deeper layers of the skin which in time integrates and reacts with the skin and tightening it, in order to lift the face. Thread lifts tend to give an artificial look to the face, as the lifting pattern is quite unnatural and the threads themselves often tend to be quite visible.
Botox does not tighten or lift anything, but by relaxing facial muscles it can improve the appearance of the face - at the expense of facial expressions, of course
Extreme intensity HIFU and extreme intensity radiofrequency attempt to tighten and lift the skin by - literally - burning it from the inside at 60-90ºC and hoping that the resultant scar tissue (if it materialises) will tighten and lift the skin. Good luck with that…
Concentrated skin formulations can also help boost collagen and elastin on skin, thereby contributing towards tightening and lifting
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LipoTherapeia® Plus: Have a skin tightening/cellulite treatment with London’s cellulite experts
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.
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Look Inside Your Skin™ with a Cellulite Ultrasonography™ scan, exclusive to LipoTherapeia in London, and assess your cellulite, skin laxity, post-liposuction fibrosis and more
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
Subcutaneous fat levels
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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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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