Noninvasive Mechanical Body Contouring: (Endermologie) A One-Year Clinical Outcome Study Update

Abstract

LPG Endermologie is a machine-assisted massage system that allows positive pressure rolling, in conjunction with applied negative pressure to the skin and subcutaneous tissues (LPG Endermologie U.S. A. (800-222-3911). Endermologie was originally developed in the late 1970s in France to soften scars and standardize physical therapy; however, patients treated with the LPG machine also showed improvement in body contour and skin texture. Since then, Endermologie machines have been used in France, the United States, and many other nations as an alternative method to altering fat distribution in the subcutaneous plane. The authors have continued their study of determining the safety and efficacy of this machine. Since our last report in March 1997 (Ersek RA et al., Aesth. Plast. Surg. 21(2):61-67, 1997), we have compiled records of 85 additional patients. With this larger patient pool, we can expect more statistically accurate results. This study is composed of 85 women between the ages of 21 to 61. The study group exhibited a wide range of body habitus, initial weights, and final results. Out of 85 patients, 46 patients completed seven sessions of treatment and showed a mean index reduction in body circumference of 1.34 cm, while 39 patients who completed 14 sessions of treatments showed a mean index reduction in body circumference of 1.83 cm. A decrease in mean body circumference index was seen regardless of loss or gain in patients' weight in most cases.

Microdermabrasion with and without aluminum oxide crystal abrasion: A comparative molecular analysis of dermal remodeling

“…Endermologie, a machine-assisted massage system using positive and negative pressure, is a technique that is used with some success in the remodeling of skin and subcutaneous tissue. 18 In our previous article, we suggested that microdermabrasion may use minimal epidermal barrier disruption and mechanotransduction to stimulate a dermal remodeling cascade. 7 Indeed, evidence exists to suggest that mechanical forces can regulate extracellular matrix homeostasis through its effects on collagen and matrix degrading enzymes produced by fibroblasts.…”

Impact of a Mechanical Massage on Gene Expression Profile and Lipid Mobilization in Female Gluteofemoral Adipose Tissue

“…These various practices could have deleterious effects and require evaluation for their safety and/or efficacy using common explorations of adipose tissue function. A non-invasive technique of calibrated mechanical massage, known to exert some circulatory and dermotrophic effects [9][10][11][12], has been shown to reduce body circumferences, skinfold measurements, and cellulite [12][13][14][15]. Despite a first attempt to study the impact of the mechanical massage on GAT [15], a clear risk-benefit assumption cannot be easily made in the absence of biological or physiological studies.…”

Improvement in arm and post‐partum abdominal and flank subcutaneous fat deposits and skin laxity using a bipolar radiofrequency, infrared, vacuum and mechanical massage device

“…Endermologie and other massage devices suggest tightening effects via mechanical manipulation of the tissue leading to fibroblast stimulation [15,18,24,26,27]. The mechanical massage is suggested to enhance lymphatic drainage of dissolved fat of lipolysed adipocytes.…”