Pressure therapy became an aesthetic treatment about 15 years ago. It is based on equipment that conveys an immediate feeling of wellbeing. The machine is equipped with two leg straps worn by the patient who is in a lying position.
The lower ends of the leg straps, close to the ankle, are connected to special pumps from which air is gradually insufflated to flow through the suit. The suit swells from the ankle up to the groin. Its action is based on wringing, through swelling, the vessels and tissues, as if they were sponges so that the accumulated liquids can be eliminated by the groin lymphatic elements.
This machine acts on the blood and lymphatic circulation thus improving imperfections like cellulitis, retention etc. Through gradual pressure on the tissues, they facilitate draining of liquids and solutes, activating blood circulation and removing waste from the extracellular components.
Pressure is not exercised at the same time on the whole surface covered by the suit, but according to a centripetal sequence that is the one followed by blood and lymph. Generally pressure therapy is based on a cycle of treatments with 10/12 applications 2/3 times a week and a periodical check- up. The treatment is associated to a maintenance therapy that is customized.
It is possible to try a pressure therapy treatment in one of our wellness centres.