LPG Systems
LPG Endermologie®
motorized roller-and-vacuum mechanical massage device
LPG Endermologie is not a BTL product. It is made by LPG Systems, a French company, and distributed in the United States as LPG America. Unlike the BTL devices, it does not use electromagnetic energy, radiofrequency or ultrasound; instead, its handpiece draws a fold of skin up into a gentle vacuum between two motorized rollers (the company calls this Independent Motorized Roller technology on the body, and a similar Motorized Pulsating Flap technology on the face), which mechanically mobilizes and massages the tissue as the handpiece is moved over the skin. It is used for body treatments aimed at the temporary appearance of cellulite and body-circumference measurements, as well as facial and wellness/recovery applications. Trade reporting from 2000 describes the FDA first clearing the device (as the Cellu M6) for temporary improvement in the appearance of cellulite in April 1998, with a further clearance in March 2000 for temporary reduction in circumferential body measurements in treated areas; LPG's own current materials describe the technology as FDA cleared since 1999, a minor discrepancy in year between the two sources. It differs fundamentally from every BTL device on this page in that it is a purely mechanical, energy-free treatment rather than an electromagnetic, radiofrequency or ultrasound-based one.
The record
- Made by LPG Systems, headquartered in France; developed by engineer Louis-Paul Guitay.
- Uses motorized rollers combined with vacuum/suction to mechanically mobilize a fold of skin and underlying tissue, rather than any electromagnetic, radiofrequency or ultrasound energy.
- An independent trade report (AHC Media, published November 1, 2000) states the FDA first cleared the original Cellu M6 endermologie device in April 1998 for temporary improvement in the appearance of cellulite, with a further FDA clearance in March 2000 covering temporary reduction in circumferential body measurements of treated areas.
- LPG America's own current marketing materials describe endermologie as FDA cleared since 1999 and state it was the first cellulite technology to receive FDA clearance; this differs by about a year from the independently reported 1998 date.
- Marketed in the U.S. by LPG America (Endo-Systems, LLC).
Where this came from
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LPG Endermologie® and its logo belong to LPG Systems (France); distributed in the U.S. as LPG America / Endo-Systems, LLC. This page describes equipment and products used at UDERMA Medspa & Laser; it is general information, not medical advice, and whether this one suits you is a conversation to have at a consultation.
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