Cellulite appearance reduction apparatus and method

摘要

The invention includes devices and methods for reducing the appearance of cellulite in human skin. The device includes a belt having a tactile gripping portion for removably adhering to skin. When the belt is connected to a reciprocating vibratory massage device, the tactile belt grips the skin preventing substantial relative movement between the belt and the skin. On continued reciprocal movement of the belt through a stroke length and at a frequency, the outer layers of the skin are forcibly moved relative to the subcutaneous tissue layers thereby disrupting, stretching and/or tearing fat/collagen projections extending from the subcutaneous tissue into the outer skin layers thereby reducing the appearance of cellulite in the skin.

主权项

1. A cellulite reduction belt for use with a reciprocating movement device to reduce cellulite deposits in human skin, the belt comprising:
an elongate strap having opposing strap ends, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, first and second edges connecting the first and the second sides; and a thin film gripping portion positioned on the strap first and second sides and the first and second edges between the opposing ends and having a length, the thin film having a first and a second side and a first and a second longitudinal edge, the gripping portion having a substantially continuous tactile contact surface defined by on of the film first or second sides along the entire gripping portion length, the other of the first and second film sides connected to the respective strap first or second sides, wherein on connection of the film first or second side to the strap, the film first and the second longitudinal edges overlap so that no portion of the strap is exposed to human skin in the gripping portion, a selected contact area of the tactile contact contact surface operable to removably and directly adhere to human skin, wherein the gripping portion contact area adhered to the skin transfers reciprocal movement of the strap directly to the adhered skin to reduce cellulite deposits in the adhered skin.