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Endermology: mechanism of action, technique, indications and contraindications

Alexey Portnov, medical expert
Last reviewed: 21.11.2021

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Endermology is a patented name for the treatment of cellulite and obesity by mechanically kneading tissues with two motorized rochplers, capable of capturing various folds within the procedural chamber.

Mechanism of action of endermology

Cleansing of the skin fold, subcutaneous fat, fibro-altered tissues allows easy and comfortable stimulation of the whole body lymph drainage, microcirculation processes, cellular metabolism. The technique allows you to remove edema of various origins, reduce the amount of subcutaneous fat and excess body weight, treat cellulite, simulate the contours of the body, improve the structure and quality of the skin by stimulating fibroblasts and neocollagenesis, and contracting and tightening the stretched skin, reducing the area of the skin flap. The use of endermology promotes activation of intracellular lipolysis processes in the hypodermis, reduction of fibrosis phenomena due to improvement of microcirculation, lymph flow, oxygenation and tissue trophism. The result of the course application of endermology procedures will always be a magnificent rejuvenating effect. A unique feature is its unique compatibility with almost all methods of non-hardware and hardware cosmetology, which are assigned to patients when drawing up individual correction programs for the figure.

Indications for conduction of endermology:

treatment of cellulite;
reduction in the volume of subcutaneous fat;
shaping the contours of the body;
improvement of skin structure;
program postliposaktsii;
relaxation.

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