Joel A. Sabean, M.D. Dermatology Center of Southern Maine

Millions of men and women throughout the United States diet and exercise every day. Unfortunately, diet and exercise only minimally improve the ripples and dimples caused by cellulite.

These traditional efforts for slimming down and shaping up are directed at muscle groups and fat deposits. They have little effect on the elasticity of connective tissue fibers under the skin.

Now an exciting new cellulite treatment program called Silhouette Liponic Sculpting uses advanced Silhouette™ technology to combine subatmospheric pressure with a state-of-the-art mechanical massage to enhance your slimmer, trimmer figure and diminish the rippling effects of cellulite. This therapy is helping women and men enjoy remarkable results after only a few weeks. The treatments enable patients to realize an actual reduction in the appearance of cellulite, a marked improvement in skin tone and a decrease in the volume of the figure.


Before Silhouette™	After Silhouette™

This unique approach to an improved figure combines deep massage with diet and exercise to stimulate your body to reduce the appearance of cellulite, while redefining the figure. Silhouette Endermolgie Therapy uses a gentle suction to fold and massage your subdermis where the cellulite condition resides. This increases circulation and stimulates the subcutaneous and deep layers of fat and muscle. The increased blood flow helps to shrink the fat cells and this is believed to be one of the reasons for the improvement in the appearance of cellulite. The septae that wall off the fat tissue and create the dimpling also are broken down, helping smooth the appearance. Weight loss by itself has very little effect upon the appearance of cellulite. Liponic Sculpting also stimulates lymphatic drainage in the areas treated.

The mechanical action of the Silhouette™ hand piece also stimulates the dermis, improves circulation and increases the exfoliation of skin cells which adds to the enhanced appearance of the skin.

Silhouette Liponic Sculpting Therapy efficiently produces lasting results in forty-five minute sessions applied through a course of weekly sessions. While each patient's results differ, within six weeks most patients begin to see the results. The appearance of stretch marks, dimpling and loose skin is usually improved. There is usually a reduction in circumference of the treated area as well.

No. We highly recommend that you add diet and exercise to your daily routine while you are undergoing Silhouette Liponic Sculpting Therapy. For most patients, this improves results. Many patients feel that they are able to lose weight more easily while in our treatment program.

Subdermal Therapy is not a surgical procedure. Treatments do not break the skin in any way. Liposuctiion is usually relatively ineffective in reducing cellulite. Liponic Sculpting is a great adjunct therapy after liposuction to smooth and enhance the post-liposuction results by adding cellulite reduction to the benefits of liposuction in selected patients.

Usually patients notice changes within six to eight sessions. However, fourteen is the average number of treatments recommended for maximum results.

How Many Silhouette Liponic Sculpting Therapy Treatments Can I have in One Week?

Two treatment sessions per week are recommended for at least the first month then once weekly. If you are on a diet, or in the process of losing a significant amount of weight, or if you have long-term, problematic cellulite, one treatment a week is recommended provided you maintain proper nutrition.

Each treatment session lasts about forty-five minutes. We focus on your problem areas, but extra time may be given to specific areas to stimulate circulation and eliminate excess fluid.