Method for reducing the appearance of skin cellulites using vacuum radiant heat and mechanical manipulation

A method for reducing effects on appearance of a region of a person's skin resulting from cellulite tissue deposits underlying the skin region, comprising:

• providing an apparatus for treating cellulite tissue underlying a skin region comprising:
• a housing,
• a vacuum element that generates a negative pressure region within said housing, said negative pressure region being operative to draw the region of skin and the underlying cellulite tissue towards said housing when said apparatus is applied to the skin region,
• at least one tissue manipulating element positioned within said housing and extending from said housing so that said at least one tissue manipulating element is positioned to stress and mobilize the skin region and the underlying cellulite tissue when said apparatus is used to massage the skin region, and
• a radiant heat source mounted to said housing that provides radiant heat operative to heat the cellulite tissue when said apparatus is applied to the skin region;
• drawing the region of skin and the underlying cellulite tissue towards said housing using said vacuum element;
• applying radiant heat from said radiant heat source to the skin region such that the radiant heat substantially passes through the skin and heats the underlying cellulite tissue;
• the step of applying radiant heat comprising applying to the skin region, light having a wavelength in the range of 600 nm to 1500 nm;
• and
• homogenizing the cellulite tissue underlying the skin region by stressing and mobilizing the skin region and the underlying cellulite tissue by using said at least one tissue manipulating element to massage the skin region.