| It happens more often than you think, doctors | | | | designed, they where doing some work on injured |
| discovered the best methods purely by accident. | | | | hamstrings. The women started coming back for |
| That's the case for one of the newest and most | | | | extra treatments because their legs looked |
| effective treatments for cellulite, Acoustic Wave | | | | better. |
| Therapy. | | | | The first pilot study in the United States was on 5 |
| How does this cellulite treatment work? Well it | | | | patients. They where thrilled, one lady even lost a |
| uses a pressure wave that passes through the | | | | couple of pants sizes which was not expected. |
| skin and fat. This wave impacts the collagen | | | | After this initial pilot study a full study was then |
| tissue that is pulling down the skin that causes the | | | | carried out. |
| breakout. It also then thickens the collagen at the | | | | On a study of about a 150 patients the average |
| bottom of the skin to push the fat back down. | | | | patient lost about a half a centimeter in thigh |
| So it is working on both the areas that cause the | | | | diameter. This was all achieved with no weight |
| cellulite. The fat is still there, just not as close to | | | | loss and exercise, they just did the treatment. |
| the surface. | | | | How long does it take to see the results? The |
| This was originally a pain treatment. It is very | | | | results take anywhere from 4 weeks to a month |
| effective for pain as a matter of fact its one of | | | | on the fast responders and about 3 to 4 months |
| the best treatments out there for heal pain. What | | | | on most women. |
| happened in Switzerland where the device was | | | | |