The hips, the sides of the body between the waist and the top of the outer thigh, are measured in one of the maker's series. In 27 women the hips measured 2.2 to 3.0 cm less after a course of twelve sessions, with the waist 4.1 to 6.3 cm less. The roller of 55 silicone spheres is worked over the hip and the side of the waist in slow passes, over a course the maker gives as twelve or eighteen sessions, two or three a week. The free consultation is with Dr Marie Duggan, GMC 7488383, at Endospheres Clinic, 8 Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2HF, with the price in writing.
What the maker's series measured
- Hips and waist, 27 women, twelve sessions of 60 minutes on the legs and abdomen: the hips 2.2 to 3.0 cm less and the waist 4.1 to 6.3 cm less, measured before and after the course. The skin layers were checked on ultrasound two months later.
- For scale: none of the maker's series is randomised, blinded or sham-controlled, and none has an untreated comparison group.
What it does and does not do
In the maker's series the measurement at the hip fell over a course; it does not destroy fat, and we make no claim that it changes the structure of a hip dip, which is set by the bone. For a fat bulge on the hip, the doctor recommends a fat-reduction treatment at the consultation. In our experience the measurement returns over months without maintenance, which the maker describes as two sessions a month for three or four months after the course, then one a month.
The session and after
In our practice you undress to the areas being treated and lie on the couch; the roller is passed over each hip and the side of the waist in slow passes, and the operator adjusts the pressure with you. A session for the hips with the abdomen or the thighs runs within the maker's 45 minutes to an hour and a half. In our experience the skin can look pink and feel warm afterwards, some people are sore after a session like after a gym session, and the maker asks for at least 48 hours between sessions.
Who it suits
In our practice it suits an adult who wants a firm mechanical massage over a course for a smaller measurement at the hips or a firmer-looking skin tone there. It suits someone who will attend two or three sessions a week and maintain the result. The maker's protocol excludes pregnancy and breastfeeding and asks for 30 days after fillers. The abdomen page covers the waist above, and the full guide the rest.
Not sure you are suitable? Ask the clinician, it is free
