Circulation and lightness
Gentle lymphatic drainage
This technique uses devices fitted with boots, belts or sleeves that inflate and deflate in stages. Gentle pressure is applied to the limbs, which encourages lymphatic drainage. You quickly feel lighter and less swollen.
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This process helps eliminate the toxins and waste built up in the body, which contributes to better overall health.
Pressotherapy recreates the movement of natural circulation and helps the lymphatic system drain the fluid that builds up in the legs.
A session lasts thirty minutes. You stay dressed, lying comfortably in one of our two treatment rooms, five minutes' walk from the harbour.
It can be done on its own or alongside a body treatment, a massage or a session of foot reflexology.
Heavy legs
Pressotherapy relieves the feeling of heavy legs and water retention. It also works very well alongside a body treatment or a session of foot reflexology.
Benefits
The benefits of pressotherapy
An action that is circulatory, muscular and nervous all at once. The session works on the body as much as on the mind, and the feeling of lightness arrives as soon as the thirty minutes are up.
- Relieves muscle pain
- Refines the silhouette
- Improves blood circulation
- Drains the lymphatic system
- Relieves heavy legs
- Helps you let go
- Relaxing and soothing action
- Stimulates lymphatic flow
- Reduces stress
- Improves sleep quality
Thirty minutes
How long a session lasts
You stay dressed
Lying comfortably
Women and men
All our services are unisex
By appointment
At the salon or at 07 67 67 22 22
Indications
Three reasons to come
Slimming, circulation, emotions: pressotherapy meets very different needs from one person to the next. Here are the three reasons our clients ask for it most often.
Silhouette
Slimming programme
A technique known for refining the silhouette by reducing the effects of orange-peel skin.
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This practice stimulates blood and lymph circulation, giving your body a real boost.
By adding pressotherapy to your wellbeing routine, you also enjoy an unrivalled moment of relaxation.
Results build over time: it is the regularity of your sessions that counts, more than how many you have in one week.
Circulation
Heavy legs
Effective on circulation problems, fatigue and aches after exercise.
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By boosting blood circulation, you can say goodbye to those uncomfortable sensations and move with a new lightness.
It is the most requested treatment at the end of the day, after long hours standing or in hot weather.
Sports lovers will also appreciate this technique, because it helps recovery after exercise, reducing soreness and improving muscle flexibility.
Relaxation
Works on the emotions
The steady rhythm of the pressures brings deep relaxation, from the body to the mind.
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The steady rhythm of the pressures during a session lets the body release its tension and bring the emotions back into balance.
It also helps release muscle blockages.
Lastly, it soothes and helps you let go.
Step by step
How a session works
Thirty minutes exactly, in a private treatment room. You have nothing to prepare and nothing to bring. Here is what happens, from the moment you walk through the door to the moment you leave.
Before
We talk about your legs
We always start with a few questions. Do your legs swell in the evening? Are you on your feet all day?
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These questions are not small talk. They help us set the pressure and choose the areas we are going to work on.
This is also the moment to tell us about any ongoing treatment, a pregnancy or a known vein problem. We check the contraindications listed further down this page together.
If any doubt remains, we prefer to postpone the session and invite you to ask your doctor for advice. It does happen, and no one ever regrets it.
During
You do nothing
You lie down, fully dressed, and we slip on the boots. The device starts, then the cells inflate one after the other.
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The pressure always starts at the feet and moves up towards the top of the thigh. It follows the natural direction of venous return, never the other way.
You feel a firm, regular wave, a little like a hand pressing and releasing. It is not painful. Tell us if it is too strong: we lower the pressure in a second.
Many clients fall asleep. The room is quiet and the light is low, so you may as well enjoy it.
After
You leave feeling light
You feel the effect straight away. Legs look slimmer and, above all, far less heavy.
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Drink water when you leave. Drainage sets the fluids moving, and water simply helps the body finish the job.
Next, avoid very hot baths and standing for long periods in the hours that follow. A gentle walk, on the other hand, extends the effect.
You can move straight on to a body treatment or a massage. It is in fact the combination our clients book most often.
The salon in numbers
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Good to know
Contraindications
Like all massages, pressotherapy and foot reflexology have contraindications in the following cases. Tell us about any particular situation before the session and, if in doubt, ask your doctor for advice.
- High cardiovascular risk
- Severe mental health disorders
- Acute flare-ups: gout, shingles, asthma
- Active infection
- Cancer
- Significant varicose veins
- Phlebitis
- Thrombosis
- Pregnancy, especially the first three months
- Foot injuries
- Recent fracture, sprain, acute tendonitis
- Wound or fungal infection on the feet
Use with care with children, people with diabetes, older people and people on strong or painkilling medication.
Frequently asked questions
What people ask us before a session
Here are the questions our clients most often ask before booking their pressotherapy in Sainte-Maxime.
How many sessions are needed?
A single session already brings relief, but the effect lasts a few days. For a real difference, plan on one session a week for six to eight weeks. After that, one session a month is enough to maintain it. Regularity is what counts, not intensity.
Does pressotherapy help you lose weight?
No, and we prefer to say so clearly. It drains, it reduces swelling and it refines the silhouette by reducing water retention. However, it does not burn fat. It complements a healthy lifestyle, never a diet.
Does it hurt?
No. The pressure is firm but gradual, and you set it with us. Some people find the sensation strange for the first two minutes, then they get used to it. If it is too strong, we turn it down straight away.
How does it differ from manual drainage?
Manual drainage is done by hand and targets each area precisely. Pressotherapy, on the other hand, works with a machine and covers the whole limb at once. It is therefore more consistent and faster, and it costs less.
Can I come in the middle of summer?
It is actually the best time. Heat dilates the veins and heightens that heavy-leg feeling, especially here on the gulf. Our late-afternoon slots go fast in July and August, so book ahead.
Do I need to undress?
No, you keep your clothes on. Soft trousers or leggings are ideal, because the boots close more easily over them. We lend you a pair of single-use slippers.
Can men have it too?
Of course, and there are more of them than people think. Sportsmen mainly come for recovery after exercise, and people who work on their feet come for their legs. All our treatments are for everyone.
How much does a session cost?
The details are on our prices page, with all the salon's prices. A session lasts thirty minutes. Book it on its own or straight after a body treatment.
Booking
Book your session
Thirty minutes to get light legs back, on its own or alongside a body treatment or a massage. We welcome you Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm without a break.