Body Contouring Devices

ABSOLUTE CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Pregnant
  • Breastfeeding
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Cancer (all forms)
  • Undergoing chemotherapy or immune therapy
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Lupus
  • High blood pressure (uncontrolled)
  • Diabetes (uncontrolled)
  • Keloid scarring
  • Excessive pigmentation
  • Vein inflammation
  • Prednisone and other steroid medications (treatment will increase inflammation)
  • Chemical peels and laser resurfacing
  • Sunburn
If you have any ABSOLUTE CONTRAINDICATIONS you cannot be treated.
PARTIAL CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Recent surgery (wait 6 months)
  • Recent scars (wait 6 months)
  • Open lesions (avoid area)
  • Skin diseases (avoid area)
  • Infection (avoid area)
  • Antibiotics (wait until course completed)
  • Inflammation (avoid area)
  • Varicose veins (avoid area)
  • Prosthesis/silicone implants (avoid area)
  • Metal implants/screws (avoid area)
  • Metal contraceptive coil (avoid area)
  • Copper IUD Contraceptive (avoid area)
  • Depilatory creams (wait 2 weeks)
  • Areas being treated with IPL or Laser (wait 2 weeks)
  • Areas being treated with Botox® (wait 3 months) or dermal fillers (wait 2 weeks)
  • Suntan (sun must be avoided the entire duration of the treatment regime)
  • Chronic inflammation (depending on severity of chronic inflammatory conditions - consider that treatment will increase inflammation and anti-inflammatory medications reduce the effectiveness of the treatment - please discuss with your doctor first)
If you have any PARTIAL CONTRAINDICATIONS you may or may not be suitable for treatment. Your beauty therapist will advise the best course of action in a consultation.
​*Disclaimer: Results will vary from person to person and are based on factors such as age, lifestyle habits and medical history.

Whole Body Vibration

​Whole Body Vibration Therapy ContraindicationsRegistered equipment manufacturers have identified a number of whole body vibration therapy contraindications and suggest that individuals who have one of the following conditions should not partake in WBV training:
  • Kidney or bladder stones.
  • Arrhythmia.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Epilepsy.
  • Seizures.
  • Cancer.
  • A pacemaker.
  • Untreated orthostatic hypotension.
  • Recent implants (joint/corneal/cochlear, etc.).
  • Recent surgery.
  • Recently placed intrauterine devices or pins.
  • Acute thrombosis or hernia, acute rheumatoid arthritis.
  • Serious cardiovascular disease.
  • Severe diabetes.
  • Migraines (6-8).
Among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), several adverse events were reported including pain, pressure sores on the feet, autonomic dysreflexia, and dizziness, which were largely attributed to the passive standing portion of the intervention.
Researchers at Lyndhurst Centre caution that Whole Body Vibration may elicit inner ear troubles, dizziness, headache, lower-limb spasticity, fracture (especially among those with severe osteoporosis), and/or hardware loosening (plates or screws as a result of surgery).(20)