Lypossage can help erase excessive fat
You or I may not agree with the approach mentioned in the following article (massage for sculpting the body), but the practitioner does take before and after pictures. At $1,795 per body zone (presumably upper body or lower body) this could clearly be a very lucrative additional service to offer in any massage practice. Certainly more so for the spa-type practice. You may not want to do something like this yourself, but it is good to be aware of what others are doing, isn't it?
Lypossage can help erase excessive fat
BY MARIA HERNE
Staff Writer
Summer might be months away, but if the thought of donning a swimsuit makes you cringe in horror, take comfort in the fact you're not alone.
Many women are plagued by cellulite, those fatty bulges that even diet and exercise don't seem to erase.
But take heart: Massage therapist George "Jake" Koch says he has an answer to your swimsuit season problem - lypossage.
"If you exercise all the time, but still can't seem to get rid of that excess fat, lypossage can help," Koch said.
"Lypossage is an all-new, body contouring, anti-aging treatment that will help reshape your figure without invasive surgery. It's a natural, noninvasive, low-cost alternative to liposuction."
Lypossage is performed by hand on the lower body, including the buttocks, hips, thighs and lower abdomen, as well as the upper body, including the arms, face, neck and head.
"With lypossage therapy, you'll start to see results by the eighth treatment," Koch said. "I take before and after photos, and you can literally see the difference."
Koch, Schuylkill Haven, a recent graduate of the massage therapy program at Schuylkill Institute of Business & Technology, Pottsville, recently traveled to Middletown, Conn., to learn this new technique from its founder, Charles Wiltsie III, a nationally recognized massage therapy educator and practitioner.
Wiltsie derived the idea for lypsossage from a combination of physical therapy treatments, including lymphatic drainage and deep tissue releases, after noticing the effectiveness of these techniques to reduce swelling in cancer patients suffering from lymphodema.
In a year-long study of 100 female subjects, he documented the effectiveness of the technique, noting most subjects achieved an average inch loss of almost 1 inches per thigh.
"Lypossage works by cleansing the body of stagnant, stalled lymphatic fluid that can create the lumps and bulges we know as figure imbalance," Koch said. "It tones the muscles and retones and reshapes sagging tissue."
The procedure is noninvasive and mostly painless, he said.
"Afterward, it's natural to feel a little sore - like a good workout," Koch said.
But lypossage won't be effective if you're not committed to a healthy regimen, he said.
"Lypossage won't help you lose weight. It's about body sculpting, not weight loss, " Koch said. "You need to combine lypossage with diet and moderate exercise program. You have to be committed to making a change. I'm not interested in helping somebody who isn't willing to help themselves."
Koch operates his business out of the New Vision Fitness Center along Route 61, Orwigsburg, under the business name "Body by Jake."
His lypossage program, for adult men and women, includes a one-on-one consultation and body measurement diary, followed by 18 30-minute lypossage treatments, over a six-week period. The cost is $1,795 per body zone.
Koch also offers other massage therapy services, such as chair massages, hot stone massage, and deep tissue massage.
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