Unless you are a shallow blogger/journalist about to write a “Forget abc, xyz is the newest celebrity-endorsed cellulite treatment that took the world by storm in 2024” type of article, it doesn’t really matter what is the newest cellulite treatment. Every year a bunch of new, hyped-up beauty/aesthetic treatments appear and in a few years, when people realise that said treatments are not that miraculous after all, they gradually disappear…
Can treatments, creams or leggings melt body fat?
Can a treatment/special garment melt the fat which can then naturally removed through the kidneys into the urine. Absolutely not. Phrases like those are total garbage and would make any biologist laugh out loud. Yet they are churned out en masse on the internet by ignorant bloggers, influencers, “journalists”, beauty therapists and even medical aesthetic specialists, who do not even know the most basic biology…
Is 10 minutes of red light therapy enough?
Red and infrared LED light therapy is quite effective and very safe for both aesthetic applications and health applications (back pain, musculoskeletal injuries, seasonal affective disorder etc). With a high-power LED device 10 minutes might be enough but 20 minutes (and sometimes 30 minutes) would be better. Consider a high power device one that offers about 60-120mW/cm2…
Hypodermal fat accumulation and cellulite: the elephant in the room that most treatments ignore
When it comes to cellulite many so-called “cellulite experts” focus on everything else than the elephant in the room, the most important thing: hypodermal fat accumulation - i.e. fat accumulation in the deepest layer of the skin, the hypodermis. It is increased hypodermal fat accumulation that causes circulation constriction and consequent water retention…
Radiofrequency / cavitation: gel, cream, serum or oil? When to use each conductive medium.
“Radiofrequency” is an all encompassing term for treatment with different types of high frequency electrical currents. Different machines utilise different frequencies, from an extra low of 300kHz to an extra high of 5GHz. The types of physical phenomena at play on those different machines are quite different…
Will Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs eliminate cellulite?
The rise of current GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs, such as Ozempic/Wegovy and Mounjaro, and the development of new ones with less side effects and possible oral administration (as opposed to current injection), is poised to reduce the incidence of overweight and obesity. However, can Ozempic/Wegovy, Mounjaro et al eliminate the cellulite appearance?
Cellulite: surgery or non-surgical treatments? What is best?
It is true that most non-surgical cellulite treatments do not really work. Most such treatments range from generally safe but ineffective (think palper-rouler massage, acoustic wave therapy (AWT), microneedling, bipolar/tripolar RF etc) to dangerous and generally ineffective (high intensity HIFU, high intensity RF microneedling etc). As a result many people think that cellulite surgery is a better, so-called “one-off” option...
Loose skin after BBL reversal: how to tighten up and lift your skin again
Apparently the BBL era is now over and the most dangerous cosmetic procedure is now on the wane. Big butts are gradually going out of fashion and a slimmer, or at least more balanced look, is now the new trend. The Kardashians are reported to have apparently reversed their BBLs - although they never admitted them in the first place and although millions of women around the world copied the non-admitted BBLs…
Protein, collagen and elastin vs skin looseness and cellulite
Does fat come back after radiofrequency or cavitation?
Let’s make it crystal clear: fat can “come back” after any treatment of any kind, even liposuction (and of course, as you know, fat can come back after dieting). This is because, if you overeat, drink too much alcohol, do not exercise or take specific medication (such as corticosteroids, estrogens or progestogens), your body can create new fat cells out of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which are found in all body tissues; existing fat cells can increase more than 3,000 their original size…
Compression stockings versus polyphenols for cellulite and water retention
Graduated compression stockings can offer some relief from water retention, however there are quite uncomfortable, especially in the summer, when they are most needed. For cellulite, things are even more complicated, as compression leggings helps in some ways and are detrimental in some others. Clearly there must be a better way…
Aromatherapy essential oils for cellulite: do they work?
Several aromatherapy oils have applications for cellulite reduction, due to their circulation boosting effects and in some cases even due their lipolytic effects (limited research exists on the latter, though). Examples of such potentially anti-cellulite essential oils include all the pine/fir/cypress essential oils, all the citrus essential oils and menthol-containing essential oils, among others, when used in HIGH concentrations...
BPA, microplastics, forever chemicals and cellulite
Toxic air fryers, cellulite and skin aging
Air fryers are now the third most-used appliance in UK kitchens after toasters and microwave ovens - and well ahead of conventional ovens. Air fryers owe their popularity to their promise of making fried food but without the excess oil. Enjoying crispy fried food but without the oil? What not to like, right? Sure, air fried food is better than normal oil fried too - no question about that. But there are lot of things not to like about the air fryer craze...
RF treatment is like massage: each therapist does it differently
Deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency is the best and safest non-surgical skin tightening treatment and the joint best/safest cellulite reduction treatment (together with deep-acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation) and far more effective and safe than the undeservedly hyped-up HIFU or RF microneedling. Because radiofrequency treatment is provided with a machine, most people think that all treatments with a specific machine are provided identically and as a result they embark on “researching” what is the best RF machine on the web - as well as on instagram and tiktok 😂...
Soluble fibre (chia seeds, flax seeds and oats) and cellulite
Digestive problems such as constipation, irritable bowel syndrome and leaky gut syndrome can make cellulite worse, due to the increased water retention and inflammation they cause (low grade inflammation and water retention are two important aspects of cellulite). Fibre, found in all vegetables and fruits, is beneficial for managing IBS, maintaining good digestion and keeping cholesterol and blood glucose level low, thereby contributing to good overall health...
Lipedema symptom relief with ultrasound massage and phototherapy
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 are not 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 specialise in it in those countries. 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...
Cellulite and the ketogenic diet
The ketogenic diet is one of the most popular diets, used for weight loss and to help manage specific health conditions (diabetes, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and more). The ketogenic diet involves consuming a very small - to negligible - amount of carbohydrates, in order to lower glucose and insulin levels and lead to the production of ketones by the body. In the absence of glucose from carbohydrates the body produces ketones, which provide energy to the brain and other organs in glucose’s place...
Light therapy vs cavitation / RF for cellulite reduction and skin tightening
Light therapy, also known as phototherapy and photobiomodulation, is a great aesthetic and wellness therapeutic modality, helping with anything from wound healing, to acne, to mood enhancement to skin anti-ageing. High-power light therapy can also help with cellulite and skin laxity prevention and perhaps a little bit with reduction, but its effect comes nowhere near to that of deep-acting, high-power cavitation and deep-acting, high-power ultrasound radiofrequency, the strongest SAFE...
Do fat cells grow back after liposuction?
Liposuction is like an absolution of previous sins, it does not absolve you of any future sins (over-eating / exercising too little). With liposuction anything up to 80%-90% of the fat on a specific area is removed but some - even 10-20% remains. This is because it is impossible to scrape off every single bit of fat, as this would cause injury to the surrounding tissues and consequent fibrosis...