Anti-Cellulite Wood Therapy
What is cellulite?
Cellulite is a localised metabolic disorder of the subcutaneous tissue caused mainly by changes in the lymphatic system. It is the condition presented as small dimples, bumps and skin irregularities, usually localised to the stomach, thighs and buttocks.
It’s a condition that affects 90 percent of women. From 25 to 35 years of age is when you start seeing the appearance of cellulite.
What are the causes of cellulite?
- Hormonal factors: Hormones such as estrogen, insulin, noradrenaline, thyroid hormones, and prolactin are believed to play a role in the development of cellulite.
- Genetics: Genetic factors can influence the likelihood of developing cellulite, including factors such as ethnicity, metabolism, circulatory levels, and genetic predisposition to cellulite.
- Diet: People who eat a lot of carbohydrates, fat, and salt, and don’t get enough fiber, may have a higher risk of developing cellulite.
- Lifestyle factors: Cellulite is more common in people who don’t exercise regularly, and it can be more noticeable if you stand or sit for long periods of time.
Grades of cellulite
Cellulite’s appearance can be classified into the following groups, or grades:
- Grade 0: No dimpling when pressure is applied
- Grade 1: Dimpling when pressure is applied
- Grade 2: Visible dimpling when standing, but not when lying down
- Grade 3: Visible dimpling when standing and lying down
Maderotherapy treatments
Maderotherapy is a massage with anatomically designed wooden instruments, which make the therapy 100% natural without allergic reactions to the skin. The advantage of using specially designed wooden instruments is to enable intense pressure on fibrous cellulite and the removal of fat deposits together with other toxins.
For esthetic purposes the wooden tools enable the therapist to apply intense pressure on fibrous cellulite and aid the removal of fat deposits together with other toxins to firm and tone the body.
The treatments last 45 – 70 minutes, depending on the area that is being treated. It is recommended to have the 10 treatments every 2-3 days as the body needs time to eliminate all toxins after each treatment.
Areas treated
Our treatments are on areas:
- Full body: belly, waist, back, arms, legs and buttocks
- Upper body: belly, waist, back and arms
- Lower body: legs and buttocks, lower back and lymphatic drainage on the belly
- Facial wood therapy -> see more
How does the treatment look like?
The treatment is a combination of Brazilian manual lymphatic drainage (BMLD) and Wood Therapy. The anti-cellulite treatment is 90% with the use of wooden tools.
The pressure and fast movements of wooden tools penetrate into layers of skin causing fat cells to detach from muscles. Vacuum wood therapy tools detach deep fat cells and bring them closer to the surface, where they are removed. The fast movements are affecting the connective tissue (fibrous septae) and restore them by activating the natural production of collagen. Wood therapy drains all accumulated toxins from the fat cells into lymphatic system which cleans it and eliminates it from the body together with urinary system.
Wood therapy benefits
Benefits from wood therapy are both health and aesthetic.
- regulates the functioning of lymphatic system
- boosts the immune system
- detox the body
- improves blood circulation
- reduces stress and anxiety
- speeds up metabolism
- reduces water retention
- reduces cellulite
- tightens and smooths the skin
- firms thighs and buttocks
- shapes the body
- helps with size reduction
- burns fat
- eliminates “love handles”
Recommendations regarding treatments
Wood therapy results are visible after several treatments in people with a faster metabolism and with soft celluilte grade 1. In people with persistent cellulite and slower metabolism, and hard cellulite grades 2 and 3, 2 to 3 cycles of 10 or more treatments are needed and results may vary. Results also may vary depending on lifestyle and taking particular medications or contraception pills.
We recommend a course of 10 treatments to obtain the best result. The 10 treatments are usually in length of 3 weeks, between 2 menstrual cycles.
It is necessary to follow our recommendations to make the results of maderotherapy more successful:
- Increase fluid intake to 2-3 liters per day. The body needs to get rid of toxins after each treatment.
- Healthy diet. It is necessary to keep the healthy diet in the process of cellulite elimination. Increase fruit and vegetable intake, decrease or eliminate fast food, sugar, and processed food.
- Daily exercise.
Conditions in which maderotherapy cannot be performed:
Even though maderotherapy can have enormous benefits, there are some cases in which it is strictly forbidden:
- Autoimmune disease*
- Blood cloths*
- Bruising
- Broken/Dislocated bones*
- Blood pressure (high/low)
- Cancer*
- Cardio vascular disease
- Complicated recent dental work
- Contagious disease (bacteria, fungi, viruses…)*
- Cuts
- Diabetes*
- Depression or other psychological condition
- Epilepsy*
- Gynecological infections*
- Hepatitis (A, B, C, or other)*
- Hernia*
- Intestine diseases or blockages*
- Jaw issues (pain, tightness, dislocation, locked jaw…)*
- Kidney disease
- Liver disease
- Lymphatic system disease (lymphoma, lymphangitis, lymphangioma, lymphadenopathy…)*
- Inflammatory conditions (thrombosis, phlebitis, lymphedema, lipedema, lipohypertrophy…)*
- Neuritis*
- Pregnancy*
- Radiation cystitis, radiation colitis*
- Recent operation or acute injury*
- Renal failure*
- Skin disease/rash/burns*
- Spider veins
- Sunburn*
- Thyroid disfunction
- Undiagnosed lumps or bumps*
- Undiagnosed pain
- Varicose veins*
Please note conditions marked with a star sign (*) are absolute contraindications. In case of an absolute contraindication, our treatments cannot be performed.
Conditions not marked with a star sign (*) are relative contraindications. If deemed necessary, the therapist will contact the client for consultation regarding the selected condition.
Please note maderotherapy cannot be performed during menstrual cycle for our anti-cellulite treatments. In case of a contagious disease caused by virus, fungi or bacteria, our treatments cannot be performed until the disease is fully cured. If any of those occur, please let our team know and we can reschedule to the closest available appointment.
If therapist deems necessary, for his/hers own safety and safety of his/hers work, Therapist can ask for medical permission (GP or specialist) from the client so that the service can be provided. Therapist will not make any type of medical diagnosis or prognosis or similar and therapist will respect and apply ethics and professionalism appropriately.
Maderotherapy is a unique and natural cellulite reduction and body shaping treatment. It involves the use of anatomically designed wooden tools to promote lymphatic drainage, reduce cellulite, improve circulation, shape the body and tighten the skin. Classic wooden tools are used on clients with soft cellulite, and to remove the superficial cellulite. Each of the tools have their role in breaking down fat cells, and improving the health of the skin. All our wooden tools are hand made of quality beech tree.
Brazilian maderotherapy is a vacuum therapy performed with wooden cups. It is used to extract deep cellulite up on the surface, which is then removed by using classic maderotherapy tools. Wooden cups are great for naturally shaping the waist and lifting buttocks. Brazilian wood therapy is performed on clients with large fat deposits and watery cellulite. Vacuum wood therapy is combined with Brazilian lymphatic drainage and the use of Classic maderotherapy tools.