“TL;DR: Lipedema, a genetic condition primarily affecting women, causes uncontrollable adipose tissue expansion in the legs and arms post-puberty. While healthy diet and exercise may slow its progression, specialist liposuction, notably in Austria, Germany, and increasingly the UK, is the primary solution. Non-surgical treatments like deep-acting, high-power ultrasound massage combined with high-power red/infrared phototherapy can alleviate symptoms such as inflammation, poor circulation, fibrosis, tiredness, and water retention. These treatments, applied to calves, thighs, and buttocks, enhance circulation, reduce puffiness, and improve quality of life pre- and post-surgery. Low-power treatments are ineffective due to the thickness of lipedema adipose tissue. Non-surgical options, alongside lifestyle changes, can slow progression and enhance well-being.”
Ultrasound massage and red/infrared light therapy for tired, heavy, painful legs in lipedema
Lipedema, inflammation, pain and water retention
Deep-acting, high-power ultrasound massage and high-power phototherapy for lipedema management
Ultrasound massage, radiofrequency and light therapy for cellulite reduction and skin tightening in lipedema sufferers
Surgical vs non-surgical lipedema treatments
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Lipedema, inflammation, pain and water retention
Lipedema is a genetic condition which mainly affects women and where the adipose tissue of the legs and arms gradually expands uncontrollably after puberty. Healthy diet and exercise do help slow down its progression but they may not be sufficient to stop the development of lipedema completely or to reverse it.
The only real solution to lipedema reduction is specialist liposuction. It seems that Austria and Germany are the best places to have lipedema surgery, as many surgeons in those countries specialise in it. However, the UK is catching up fast in this sector with more and more surgeons providing lipedema liposuction.
Unfortunately treatments that do help with other fat reduction, especially cellulite fat reduction, do not sufficiently help with lipedema fat reduction. For this reason we do not use our deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency and deep-acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation technologies for lipedema reduction, despite them being highly successful for cellulite reduction.
Lipedema is usually accompanied by adipose tissue inflammation, poor circulation and fibrosis, both before and even after surgery. These physiological changes are experienced as tired, heavy legs, fat tissue pain and water retention.
Deep-acting, high-power ultrasound massage and high-power phototherapy for lipedema management
At the clinic we successfully use a combination of deep-acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation and massage, to boost circulation and help break down fibrosis and thereby also reduce inflammation and puffiness, in lipedema.
This has an instant relieving effect in the feeling of tiredness and heaviness on the legs and it is very popular with lipedema sufferers.
We now combine our lipedema ultrasound massage with high-power red and especially near infrared light therapy*, which is known to boost energy production in cell mitochondria, resulting in increased effectiveness for the ultrasound massage and an overall healing / well-being effect.
(* Light therapy is also known as phototherapy, photobiomodulation (PBM) or low level light therapy / LLLT.)
The treatment, which is applied on the calves, thighs and buttocks, is not just painless but actually pleasant and improves the quality of life of lipedema patients, both before and after surgery.
Unfortunately, low-power or superficial ultrasound doesn’t really work for lipedema, neither low-power light therapy does, as the thickness of adipose tissue in lipedema requires stronger, deeper treatment, both light therapy-wise and ultrasound-wise.
However, for very inflamed/sensitive lipedema cases we start at very low ultrasound intensity and only in rare cases we may have to refuse treatment. Phototherapy, on the other hand, is absolutely fine and very useful for all lipedema cases - heavy or light.
Ultrasound massage, radiofrequency and light therapy for cellulite reduction and skin tightening in lipedema sufferers
Most women with lipedema suffer from cellulite and skin laxity.
The combination of deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency, deep-acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation and high-power LED phototherapy is the strongest possible treatment known today for cellulite removal and skin tightening.
So in addition to improving lipedema sufferers’ quality of life, this treatment can also help address the aesthetic aspects of lipedema, by reducing cellulite and boosting skin firmness.
Surgical vs non-surgical lipedema treatments
All in all, although non-surgical treatments may not be able to reverse lipedema, they can improve women’s quality of life and in some cases also partially help slow down or stop lipedema development, always when combined with exercise and healthy nutrition.
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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.
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.
Advanced, infrared / blue / red light therapy treatments in London at LipoTherapeia
At LipoTherapeia we are passionate about phototherapy (also known as photobiomodulation/PBM, red light therapy, infrared light therapy, blue light therapy, LED light therapy etc) and we use the most powerful equipment available today (up to 200mW/cm2), for best results and treatment of large body areas.
We use specialised therapy protocols for skin rejuvenation / anti-ageing, pigmentation / post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH), moderate/severe acne, skin redness, sensitive/inflamed/irritated skin, wound healing, sports injuries / musculoskeletal pain and overall wellness / well-being.
Our LED phototherapy sessions are comfortable, deeply relaxing and super-safe and are great to enhance our radiofrequency/ultrasound treatments for skin tightening / cellulite reduction.
On our booking page you can book stand-alone phototherapy sessions or combine them with our other treatments, as an add-on.
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