Your cellulite treatments are so long, e.g. your full thigh and buttock treatment is 100 minutes. Why is that? Because we don’t cut corners. We are aware that some clinics, with much inferior equipment, treat the back of thighs in 20 minutes and in a similar amount of time the front of thighs, for a total of 40 minutes for the entire thighs and buttocks. That’s good for those clinic, as they make the maximum amount of money per minute but not very good for their clients, who obviously don’t get any results. At LipoTherapeia, despite using the strongest equipment and treatment protocols in the world, we spend 2.5x more time, i.e. 100 minutes for the entire thighs and buttocks or 50 minutes for each side…
“Melt the (body) fat”: does that phrase mean anything?
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…
Cost is not an issue, so can I get rid of my cellulite / tighten my skin in one session?
It may not be a common question but it is a common thought: “I can throw (tens of) thousands of pounds in an one-off (even very painful) cellulite / skin tightening treatment. Can I get results in one session and then get on with my billionaire / centi-millionaire / deca-millionaire life?” Well, the honest answer to this very question is: Nah, life doesn’t work like that. Your body needs regular and repeated stimulation (treatments) as well as time to change. Throwing tens of thousands at the problem cannot violate the laws of physics and biology to provide instant results…
Laser and red/infrared LED light therapy vs radiofrequency and cavitation for skin tightening and cellulite
Which is better for body skin tightening and cellulite: laser or radio frequency? Absolutely NOT laser. Laser is way too superficial and also pointless for skin tightening or cellulite. There are two types of lasers: strong, ablative, lasers aim to burn the surface of the skin to stimulate new epidermal growth. Cellulite, however, is found at the deepest layer of the skin (hypodermis), not the most superficial (epidermis), so ablative lasers do not work for cellulite at all…
Advanced cellulite treatments for the buttocks in London
Can cavitation or radiofrequency make cellulite and skin firmness worse?
Properly applied, deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency, can NOT make skin worse - it will always lead to skin tightening and cellulite reduction (and the same applies to properly applied strong, deep-acting ultrasound cavitation). After 13,000+ sessions we have never seen a single client’s skin get worse. This type of radiofrequency (and/or ultrasound cavitation) is super-safe, if applied professionally by an experienced, well-trained, well-educated therapist (we have a constant 99.5%+ safety rate at our clinic in the last 14+ years). Properly applied, deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency works by stimulating cellulite fat release and the synthesis of functional collagen tissue and…
Radio frequency skin tightening dangers and safety: all you need to know
Radiofrequency treatment is based on electrically heating the skin and can be anything from extremely safe all the way to very unsafe (and with a lot of adverse reactions), depending on type of radiofrequency used, equipment and therapist experience/training. If the pain threshold rule is adhered, deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency provided in a continuous moving fashion, should be ~99.5% safe, or better…
For cellulite reduction and skin tightening 12 sessions are ideally needed for best results
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…
Why we don't offer HIFU at our London clinic
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…
Why this is the best cellulite treatment in London
By definition, the best cellulite treatment would be one where: the best possible technologies for cellulite removal are used for treatment; treatment is provided by highly trained and experienced therapists, who know exactly what they are doing and how to make the most of advanced technologies; the focus of the clinic is on using that best technologies and those best skills in order to provide the best possible outcome for the client, not just on profit maximisation. Let’s have a look at those points in more detail…
Cavitation for cellulite: how does it work?
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?
Monopolar RF vs bipolar RF for skin tightening and cellulite
A very common question we are asked at the clinic is what is the difference between unipolar, monopolar, bipolar and multipolar (i.e. tripolar, tetrapolar, octipolar) radio frequency? Which one is best for skin tightening and cellulite? On this article we examine the merits of bipolar vs monopolar RF and…
Advanced cellulite treatments for the stomach/tummy in London
Which is the best cellulite cream?
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…
Treatment with the best cellulite machine or with a cellulite expert: what is best?
The best technologies for effective AND safe cellulite reduction are deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency and deep-acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation. However, RF and ultrasound machines come in all shapes and sizes. But then the same applies to knowledge and expertise. A good therapist can squeeze the most out of a mediocre machine. On the other hand, a bad therapist can underutilise a really good machine or - worse - cause…
Advanced cellulite treatments for the thighs in London
Can I have gluten while having your cellulite treatments?
Gluten is a secondary cause of cellulite, well below in order of importance from the main cellulite causes: sugar, fried food, excess card and excess fat consumption; too few vegetables, herbs, spices, berries and protein; alcohol, smoking/vaping, hormonal contraception; inactivity. So although gluten may…
Do radiofrequency or cavitation kill fat cells?
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.
Do you use radiofrequency or cavitation for your cellulite treatments?
We typically use radiofrequency-only when cellulite is combined with skin laxity (most common); and ultrasound cavitation-only when skin laxity is not a concern (less common). In many cases we use a mix of those technologies. But in all cases we now combine RF and/or cavitation with high-power LED red/infrared light therapy, as it provenly enhances the results of RF and cavitation. However, every body is different and there are many considerations on whether to use…
Cellulite surgery vs non-surgical cellulite treatments
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...
