Endermologie
What is Endermologie?
LPG Systems designed the Keymodule for the advanced treatment of connective tissue disorders of the body. The Keymodule stimulates the health of connective tissue through lifting and rolling techniques. The amount of lifting and type of rolling can be adapted to treat a number of specific conditions.
ENDERMOLOGIE® is a specific treatment for the connective tissue layers of the skin. Results include body reshaping, improved skin fitness and the reduction of cellulite. ENDERMOLOGIE® is a non-invasive, relaxing 35 minute treatment for the whole body, focusing on your client’s target areas, excluding the face and décolletage.
ENDERMOLOGIE® works by improving the health of the connective tissue layers of the skin. The regulated treatment clears lymphatic and vascular congestion allowing improved nutrient supply to all cells. Lumpy fibrosis is broken down and collagen and elastin production is stimulated to give the skin a smooth tight appearance. The effect of ENDERMOLOGIE® is cumulative. The more treatments you do, the greater the effect.
Since fat is stored in the connective tissue of the skin, ENDERMOLOGIE® will also improve the health of your body’s fat storage system. Target areas of stubborn fat, which are unaffected by diet and exercise, can be treated efficiently. ENDERMOLOGIE® treatments often reshape target areas and generate a firmer skin tone. The total effect can also be defined as a reduction in cellulite.
Cellulite – What is it and how is it formed?
Cellulite is caused by factors which influence where and how fat is stored, where and how fluid is retained, and the amount and arrangement of collagen and elastin fibers in the connective tissue layers of the skin. Factors influencing cellulite include genetic predisposition, hormones, hydration, diet, exercise, stress, drugs and medications and are discussed overleaf.
When normal fatty tissue is stored, it is held in place by a network of collagen and elastin fibers and is supplied by a network of vascular and lymph vessels. When the system works well, the vascular system takes energy from the fat stores when required, and toxins are flushed away via the lymph. When the waste removal system starts to fail, waste products start building up and the connective tissue becomes saturated with fluid, and is often inflamed and swollen. Growing fat cells (adipocytes) destroy the network of collagen and elastin fibers, which then thicken (fibrose) around these cells forming hard pockets of fat, encroaching on vascular and lymphatic vessels. The hardened pockets of fat are the cause of the "orange peel" or "cottage cheese" appearance known as cellulite. Cellulite often becomes painful if the pressure within the pockets of fat becomes too high.
Cellulite can be diagnosed and categorised into four stages. The more advanced the condition of cellulite, the greater the effort required to treat it. When treating cellulite, the congested lymph and waste system needs to be cleared, the fibrosis around the hardened pockets of fat needs to be softened or broken down and the weak network of collagen and elastin fibers needs to be strengthened and re-modeled. ENDERMOLOGIE® will treat cellulite at all these levels. The frequency and amount of ENDERMOLOGIE® treatments is relative to a patient’s condition.
Factors Contributing to Cellulite
The following are contributing factors in causing cellulite:
- Genetic Predisposition Your cultural background and gender will determine the structure of your connective tissue network. Caucasian women are more prone to the effects of cellulite.
- Hormones Changing hormone levels can be related to menstruation, pregnancy, menopause, disease, or from external influences like drugs and medication. Hormone change will affect your body’s homeostasis at many different levels.
- Insufficient water intake Hydration helps with energy levels, concentration, vascular flow, normal cellular activity, metabolism of fat, improved clearance of metabolic waste, temperature regulation and breathing. A healthy amount of water consumption ranges between 2 and 4 litres per day, depending on climate, body weight and exercise.
- Diet. Poorly balanced diets contribute to the formation of cellulite. A lack of vitamins and minerals will make it harder for the body to perform the chemical processes necessary to metabolise fat. Over eating fatty foods, proteins and carbohydrates will influence how much waste your body needs to process and how much fat it will store. Refer to the Healthy Living section for more on diet.
- Lack of exercise or a sedentary lifestyle, contribute to the formation of cellulite. Since the lymphatic system relies on musculoskeletal movement and gravity to operate efficiently, if we do not exercise, the lymph becomes stagnant and cellular waste and toxins build up.
- Tension and stress over an extended period can cause muscle and connective tissue to tighten and shrink. The greater the tension, the poorer the nutrition supply and the less efficient the elimination of waste becomes.
- Smoking is carcinogenic (cancer causing). Vascular disease caused by smoking will directly influence cellulite. Pulmonary disturbances and cancer caused by smoking often lead to death.
- Drugs and medication will disturb the body's natural functioning. Combining drugs often multiplies the adverse effect of a single drug alone. It is advised to seek medical advice from your doctor should you have any specific questions relating to the drugs or medication you may be using.