Deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency provided under at intensity just under the pain threshold is the most effective SAFE skin tightening and cellulite reduction treatment available today (superficial or low-power RF doesn’t work). Radiofrequency works by stimulating collagen contraction, collagen cell proliferation, collagen and elastin…
The main thing that radiofrequency does is to tighten skin. This happens via two mechanisms: RF stimulates existing collagen contraction; RF stimulates new collagen and elastin synthesis. In fact radiofrequency is the best way to achieve both collagen contraction and production. Any other technique is simply not effective enough, unsafe or both.
When it comes to skin tightening / toning / lifting, radiofrequency is the only game in town.
High-power, deep-acting radio frequency treatment is now indisputable technology for cellulite and skin tightening, especially body skin tightening. But should it be painful to be effective? Absolutely not. Properly applied radio frequency should be a painless procedure and should never require the use of anaesthetic (numbing) cream. Never…
After more than two decades of working with skin tightening and cellulite removal and after assessing all the relevant technologies I can state that properly applied deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency is the most effective SAFE skin tightening technology (there are other skin tightening technologies but they are either ineffective and/or unsafe). Deep, strong radiofrequency is also the jointly most effective SAFE cellulite reduction technology (again, there are other skin tightening technologies but they are either ineffective and/or unsafe). Now there are different types of radiofrequency that can be used for skin tightening and cellulite reduction, according to frequency…
Different skin tissue depths and their structures affect cellulite and skin laxity in different ways. There is widespread confusion regarding cellulite, the different skin tissue layers and their depths in the scientific literature - not to mention general information that you can find on the web. The names are totally confusing and are used to describe different things by different researchers…
Why 12 (intensive but SAFE) sessions are necessary for cellulite reduction and skin tightening. In aesthetics there are currently two methods to effect skin tightening and cellulite reduction. The stimulative method is safe, pain-free and effective, as long as it’s strong (but never excessive), and as long as treatments are regularly repeated. As multiple treatments are needed, prices should be moderate. Typical examples…
Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is common in women, especially older or overweight women. Common symptoms include fat accumulation under/inside the skin, oedema (water retention), heavy legs, muscle cramps, pain and varicose veins. Several natural supplements are used for CVI which can help relieve symptoms of the condition, including centella asiatica/gotu kola extract, hesperidin, diosmin, butcher’s broom extract and escin/horse chestnut extract and red vine leaf extract among others.
HIFU (high intensity focused ultrasound) has become extremely popular the last few years. We have tried HIFU around 2014, way before it became popular in the following years and have found it lacking, both in terms of effectiveness and safety. In fact, we found the treatment either ineffective at low intensities or unsafe at high intensities and gave back the machine after a few days of training and after trying it with a few clients. The best way to understand the reasoning against HIFU is real world evidence, consisting of feedback and reviews from real people in the real world, as opposed to the virtual reality of instagram, tiktok or even science papers…
You may have seen the terms adipolysis and lipolysis in marketing blurb of different cellulite / fat reduction treatments or even in scientific literature. And you may have correctly got the general impression that they both mean fat loss. But if they both mean fat reduction, why the two different words? The answer is: because those two words mean actually two different things.
In the last half a century we all grew up being brainwashed: by the sugar/carbohydrate brigade to believe that red meat - and in general anything with protein in it - is bad for you due to saturated fat content; and by some unexplained hatred of certain “nutritionists” and “naturopaths” against protein because apparently “you don’t need much protein” or because protein stops your body from being “alkaline”. These are the same people who advocate to also abandon dairy products and expect the population to get all its calcium from anchovies and kale. As a result cellulite, skin laxity - and also anaemia - have shot up, especially among women, who tend to be more health conscious…
A study has recently reported that coffee could help you lose fat by kickstarting a process called thermogenesis in humans. Thermogenesis is basically the process of burning fat in one of two special types of fat tissue called ‘brown fat’ and ‘beige fat’. But what is brown fat and what in God’s name is beige fat? And did you know that there is also a thing called white fat?
This is a common question at the clinic and the answer is quite straightforward. Cellulite can start appearing as soon as menstruation begins,, i.e. in the early teen years, always in combination with a positive calorie balance. Rarely, an excess of estrogen can make cellulite start appearing even before the pre-teen years. On the other, some women manages delay the development of cellulite well into their 60s or later. Let’s check the details…
It is widely accepted today that high-power, low-frequency ultrasound treatment represents one of the few effective methods of cellulite reduction and, to a limited extent, subcutaneous fat reduction too. It often provides good results on its own, if the right equipment is used with the right protocols, and even better results when combined with high-power, deep-tissue radio frequency. But what is ultrasound cavitation and how does it work?
Exercise and general movement do lead to tighter skin and, as mentioned above, they are absolutely essential to maintain tight skin. However, exercise and healthy nutrition act very slowly in reversing skin laxity and can only go so far in tightening skin in specific areas or throughout the body. So, indeed you can tighten your skin with exercise but usually not enough and not fast enough. Hence the need for a good, strong skin tightening treatment, for faster, more pronounced results than from just exercise…
Of all aesthetic conditions cellulite is the trickiest, the most “impossible” to treat with any method: diet, exercise, treatments or creams. Most other aesthetic conditions do not require the client to change their lifestyle much: if you don’t smoke and live generally healthy, you would expect very good results from a quality beauty treatment or cream without any other effort on your part…
Does coconut oil get rid of cellulite? Best virgin coconut oil for cellulite? Before anything else, let’s make it abundantly clear that nothing gets rid of cellulite. Although used liberally, the term “get rid of cellulite” means nothing for 90% of women with cellulite, because in 90% of cases cellulite cannot be “rid of”, it can only be reduced…
You may have noticed in the swimming pool, at the beach, at the gym etc, that some young women, even from the age of 13-14 have cellulite? How can this be possible, you might wonder? There are multiple factors that cause cellulite in general, and most of them also play a role in teenage cellulite. Let’s have a look.
Deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency is the strongest SAFE technology for skin tightening and cellulite reduction and provides good results in 6-12 sessions. This kind of technology works always under the pain threshold* and with an experienced therapist should be 99% safe or better. Experience has shown that with proper, deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency the results of any given…
In the instant gratification world we live today in the West, where everything is instant and miraculous if you have money to pay for it, it seems that many people are obsessed in magically “breaking down” fat “forever”. And breaking down means zapping fat with a laser, ultrasound or radiofrequency device or mechanically breaking it with a therapist’s fingers or with a suction / vibration / shockwave machine, with the fat then evaporating into thin air forever so one can eat as much as much as they want from then on, without putting on any more fat or cellulite on their thighs, stomach etc.
So you can reduce cellulite - to some extent - in two weeks, go on holiday or attend that important event, and then continue your anti-cellulite regime for three months, for best results. And even after the three months, follow a healthy nutrition and exercise regime to prevent cellulite from coming back…
The fact is the properly applied STIMULATIVE radiofrequency / ultrasound cavitation can both lead to adipocyte apoptosis, i.e. programmed cell death of fat cells. This is fat cell death that gradually happens over days and weeks with a course of SAFE treatments provided under the pain threshold (less than 41-43ºC on the skin surface or 43-47ºC in the deeper skin layers). This ensures safety of all other tissues, except fat cells, and in fact also stimulates fibroblast (collagen cell) function, which leads to skin tightening, especially with RF.
Cellulite and skin looseness affects both overweight and slim women, but it is generally worse in curvy/overweight women - and men. When we put on weight, skin stretches to accommodate the extra fat/volume. This also leads to the creation of stretch marks. Skin does not look so loose when we are still overweight, as the extra volume keeps skin taut. For the same reason stretch marks do not look as pronounced either. When we lose weight skin looks looser and stretch marks look more pronounced…
You’ve decided to try red/infrared light therapy at our clinic, and now you’re wondering whether it’s better to schedule your session in the morning or the afternoon. The choice might feel significant, but the truth is, it largely depends on your personal needs and routine. Red/infrared light therapy offers a range of benefits, and understanding how it fits into your day can help you make the most of it. Here’s what you need to know to decide…
Drinks, such as coffee, tea and green tea provide skin, blood vessels, adipose tissue the entire body with precious cellulite-fighting polyphenols. Among other polyphenols: green tea contains catechins, such as EGCG (EpiGalloCatechin Gallate); black tea contains theflavins; and coffee contains chlorogenic acid…
The LipoTherapeia® Plus treatment, a combination of deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency, deep acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation and high-power LED phototherapy, is the strongest SAFE skin tightening, natural anti-ageing and cellulite treatment in London, ideal for both body and face.
The treatment is provided with advanced protocols based on the Physics of radiofrequency, ultrasound and phototherapy and on the Anatomy and physiology of cellulite and skin laxity.
The LipoTherapeia® Plus treatments are exclusively provided at our practice in Central London
This website is human-written 100%. We do not use Chat-GPT or any other AI tool for our pages and articles to bombard you with low quality, copy-paste spam articles and inaccurate information.
Chat-GPT and similar tools copy the web to regurgitate meaningless lowest common denominator platitudes, i.e. generally accepted myths that often have nothing to do with reality. Plus plenty of inaccuracies, misinformation and a healthy added dose of literally made up stuff - what AI experts call ‘AI hallucinations’.
No AI tool has the depth of experience accumulated over tens of thousands of sessions with real human beings (in fact, AI tools have zero experience, obviously). Neither can an AI tool discriminate what is reality and what is made up BS on the web.
Of course, the aesthetics industry is already full of myths, inaccuracies, platitudes and hallucinations anyway, so the advent of AI does not make much of a difference. The beauty industry has always been full of BS (sorry, that’s the correct word), AI or no AI.
So 24+ years on, we still keep it real, regardless of AI.
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Efficacy: As with any medical / aesthetic treatment or skin product, results vary from person to person depending on lifestyle, genetics and state of health (how each individual body responds to treatment), so specific results can never be guaranteed. BTW, there is NO long-term cellulite removal or skin tightening/lifting with one, two or even three sessions and there is neither 100% nor permanent cellulite removal or skin tightening/lifting, with ANY technique, including ours, so we never make such misleading claims.
Safety: Our treatments have proven 99%+ safe over the last 14+ years (with minor/temporary irritation occurring in the other 1%- of treatments). However, as with any medical/aesthetic treatment or skin product, sensitivity varies from person to person, and from time to time even on the same person, depending on lifestyle, genetics and state of health (how each individual body responds to a treatment at a specific time), so we cannot guarantee 100% safety.
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