VACUMED · Intermittent Vacuum Therapy
VACUMED is a non-invasive device. You lie down with your lower body inside a chamber while negative and normal pressure alternate, drawing blood into the legs and then releasing it.
Origin · Space Medicine
LBNP (lower body negative pressure) was used in space medicine research on how body fluids shift toward the upper body in weightlessness.
How it works
You rest with your lower body inside a chamber that alternates between negative and normal pressure.
Draws blood toward the lower body
Allows blood to flow back toward the heart
The two phases alternate in turn
Evidence
Study
A study in healthy volunteers found that intermittent negative pressure of 40 mmHg applied to the lower legs and feet increased blood flow in the legs. Lower-limb vascular disease or wounds that do not heal need vascular care first.
Limited evidence
If your goal is to reduce fat or get rid of cellulite, VACUMED alone is unlikely to achieve it. Whether to add VACUMED to your body care is decided together at your consultation.
Responses vary. An internal medicine specialist will assess whether this treatment is appropriate for you.
At VEI
All treatment rooms are private.
