AWT® (Acoustic Wave Treatment) involves introducing acoustic waves into affected regions of the body. Medical applications for these acoustic waves go back to 1980; they have been successfully used in pain therapy and in treating a wide range of other conditions.
Recent studies show that acoustic waves have beneficial biological effects that, in aesthetic treatment, may lead to activation of metabolic processes and stimulation of connective tissue. Therapy outcomes are generally excellent and benefits may last up to six months.
Cellulite, and the typical »orange peel« appearance of the skin associated with it, affects the majority of women. It results from an increase in stored fat, lymph and/or fibrotic tissue in the skin, and is present mainly in the buttocks, hips, thighs and upper arms.
Our bodies are always trying to optimize their energy use as far as possible. If we take in more calories than are burned, the excess is stored in the form of fat reserves that we can fall back on as required.
Our skin begins to age from our mid-20s onwards. The connective tissue cannot store as much moisture as it used to, and elasticity decreases.