This treatment uses cell simulation to encourage the production of collagen and elastin, instantly leaving the skin looking firmer and the body slender and toned. It is particularly suitable for toning the skin following weight loss.
When the collagen and elastin fibres that are found in subcutaneous tissue and support the skin like a scaffold become thinner, more fragile and rigid, or when there is an emptying of the tissues due to a sudden loss of weight, the skin ‘gives way’ and this happens especially in certain areas of the body.
The stomach is one of the first ‘victims’ of skin slackening when you lose a lot of weight in a fairly short time, but the arms and legs can also be affected by this effect of emptying of the tissues.
Skin layers are in fact closely interconnected and the micro-massage possible with the icoone handpieces has multiple, documented effects that act on the underlying causes of skin relaxation: