LPG Systems manufactures machines that are meant to help massage away your cellulite. You'll need to find a professional trained in endermologie if you want to try this cellulite treatment. You'll also see this treatment referred to as lipomassage. Since this is an in-office treatment, it is more costly than the at-home remedies you may try.
Identification
LPG Systems makes small machines that knead your skin between rollers. When you undergo an endermologie treatment with these machines, rollers on the machines pull your skin in three directions and a lift head pulses at four, eight or 16 pulses per second to further stimulate your skin. These machines target cellulite, the fat that sits in pockets just below your skin's surface. Cellulite is most common around the buttocks, hips and thighs. Even skinny people often have cellulite, notes University of Maryland Medical Center. With endermologie, you typically must buy a package of weekly or twice weekly treatments to combat your cellulite. Treatments cost $50 to $70 each, and the overall cost of the treatment averaged $1,200 to $2,000, as of late 2010.
Theory
The LPG Systems endermologie machines are meant to provoke a couple of physiological responses in your body. According to LPG Systems, the mechano-stimulation produced by these machines helps to activate production of elastin and collagen and also activate lypolysis, or fat utilization, in your body. Such cellulite treatments are based on the theory that vigorous massage increases blood flow, reduces extra fluid from cellulite-prone areas and remove toxins from these areas, notes MayoClinic.com.
Results
Endermologie may produce a slight improvement to the dimpled-skin look in area of cellulite that you treated. However, these results typically are short-lived and have not been proved effective in removing cellulite, according to MayoClinic.com.
Alternatives
Other treatments for cellulite are more effective -- and cheaper -- than endermologie, according to MayoClinic.com. The least expensive is weight loss combined with exercise. Eating a diet that is rich in fiber, fruits and veggies and staying well hydrated will help, according to UMMC. The most promising in-office treatments are laser and radiofrequency systems. Both require a series of twice-weekly treatments and produce results that can last up to six months, according to MayoClinic.com.
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