Lipedema symptom relief with ultrasound massage and phototherapy

“TL;DR: Deep-acting, high-power ultrasound massage, combined with high-power red/infrared phototherapy, can help relieve the feeling of heaviness, tension and pain lipedema sufferers experience.

The treatment is pain-free and pleasant and suitable for all but the most severe lipedema cases, both before and after lipedema surgery.”

Ultrasound massage and 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

• Surgical vs non-surgical lipedema treatments

• Have a skin tightening/cellulite treatment in London with the experts

• Advanced, infrared / red light therapy treatments in London at LipoTherapeia

• Discover our professional training in cellulite, skin tightening, radiofrequency and ultrasound

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 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 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 and poor circulation, 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 thereby also reduce inflammation, 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.

Recently we have also started combining our lipedema ultrasound massage with high-power red/infrared light therapy*, which is known to boosts energy production in cells’ mitochondria, resulting in an overall healing / well-being effect.

(* Light therapy is also known as phototherapy, photobiomodulation (PBM) or low level laser 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 phototherapy does, as the thickness of adipose tissue in lipedema requires stronger, deeper treatment, especially phototherapy treatment.

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 for all lipedema cases - heavy or light - and very useful too.

Surgical vs non-surgical lipedema treatments

All in all, although non-surgical treatments may not be able to reverse lipedema, they can improve people’s quality of life and in some cases also partially help slow down lipedema development, always together with exercise and healthy nutrition.

Have a skin tightening/cellulite treatment in London with the 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.

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, microneedling-free, 99.5%+ safe and always non-invasive.

And 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.

Learn more or check prices and book an expert cellulite / skin tightening treatment at our London clinic (49 Marylebone High Street, W1).

Advanced, infrared / 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 240mW/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.

Learn more or check prices and book an expert LED phototherapy treatment at our London clinic (49 Marylebone High Street, W1).

Discover our professional training in cellulite, skin tightening, radiofrequency and ultrasound

Do you want to deeply understand radiofrequency, ultrasound cavitation, cellulite and skin tightening?

Attend a half-day, 1-day or 2-day or 3-day professional consultancy / one-to-one masterclass and confidently offer your clients the safest, strongest and most effective treatment possible.

Service available via Zoom or at our central London practice.

Learn more or check prices and book an expert treatment at our London clinic (49 Marylebone High Street, W1)

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