Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Whilst advancements in methods continue to help our understanding, attempts to correct the appearance of cellulite topically have yielded limited success. The study was conducted on 40 healthy female volunteers who were instructed how to use the device on defined areas of cellulite of the outside and rear of the thighs iliotibial band, and over biceps femoris region respectively. The initial 12 weeks of continuous massage application of the study were followed by a 12 week phase in which volunteers were split into 2 subgroups โ one for assessment of regression effects and one for continuous application effects.
In the regression subgroup cellulite returned to initial values soon after cessation of treatment, whereas in the continuous application subgroup, cellulite remained diminished. The effect of this device to reduce cellulite as observed in this study proves that continuous use of vibrational massage is beneficial to mitigate visible signs of cellulite. Keywords: cellulite, claim substantiation in vivo , image analysis, skin profilometry, vibrational massage.
In the regression, subgroup cellulite returned to initial values soon after cessation of treatment, whereas in the continuous application subgroup, cellulite remained diminished. In females, bands of connective tissue at the buttocks and posterior and lateral thighs are oriented longitudinally. These bands form fibrous septae that localize adipose deposits into channels, and in manifest cellulite, the skin surface changes via a reactive process to sustained hypodermal pressure caused by fat accumulation [ 3 , 4 ].
Furthermore, cellulite is influenced by female sex hormones, ageing processes, and the subcutaneous fat localized in these areas is metabolically more stable [ 1 , 2 , 5 ]. Advanced methods such as magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy have been applied in vivo to improve the understanding of cellulite [ 6 ].
Deep indentations of adipose tissue into the dermis and a great increase in the thickness of the inner fat layer in women with cellulite were observed and quantified. A higher percentage of fibrous septae perpendicular to the skin surface was also observed. In other investigations, similar observations have also been made [ 7 ].
