Medicine:Ionithermie
Ionithermie is a cosmetology treatment performed in spas, intended to remove cellulite using electrical muscle stimulation combined with a lotion made of algae, seaweed extracts and amino acids.[1][2] The lotion is mixed with clay, and electrodes are placed on the clay to enact iontophoresis.[3] The specific materials vary from treatment provider,[2] such as including guarana extract,[1] and the results are generally small.[4] It uses direct current and is similar to another cellulite electrotherapy treatment called galvanization.[5] Ionthermie was invented by French biochemist Olivier Fouche in 1978,[6][2] although a separate source claims it was invented in 1979.[5]
While it has been described as psuedoscientific,[2] one study in 2006 reported modest results.[1][7](p120)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Feldman, Melissa (2018-03-09). "Ionithermie Cellulite Treatment Reviews: Does It Work?" (in en-US). https://www.consumerhealthdigest.com/cellulite-cream-reviews/ionithermie-cellulite-treatment.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Murad Alam, Jeffrey S. Dover (2008). Non-Surgical Skin Tightening and Lifting. Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Series. Edinburgh: Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 121. ISBN 978-1416059608. OCLC 213447776.
- ↑ "Ionithermie". https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4436.
- ↑ Coleman, Kyle M.; Coleman, William P.; Benchetrit, Arie (December 2009). "Non-Invasive, External Ultrasonic Lipolysis". Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery 28 (4): 263–267. doi:10.1016/j.sder.2009.10.004. ISSN 1085-5629. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sder.2009.10.004.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Laskowska, Justyna; Hadław-Klimaszewska, Olga; Jankowska, Agnieszka; Zdziechowski, Adam; Woldańska-Okońska, Marta (2021). "Overview of wellness methods for people practicing sports". Wiadomości Lekarskie 74 (2): 355–361. doi:10.36740/wlek202102133. ISSN 0043-5147. http://dx.doi.org/10.36740/wlek202102133.
- ↑ Abel, Steve (2023-08-25). "What Is Ionithermie Cellulite Reduction? - Cellulite Removal" (in en). https://www.doctorabel.us/cellulite-removal/what-is-ionithermie-cellulite-reduction.html.
- ↑ Taub, Amy Forman; Sadick, Neil S. (2009), "Non-Ablative Tightening and Lifting on the Body", Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Series: Non-Surgical Skin Tightening and Lifting (Elsevier): pp. 119–137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-1-4160-5960-8.50017-x, retrieved 2023-12-24
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