The Effect of a Series of Lower-Limb Pressotherapy Treatments on Selected Skin Characteristics in Young, Healthy Women—Preliminary Report

Background/Objectives: Pressotherapy is a method of controlled compression using special cuffs designed to improve lymphatic and blood circulation and support aesthetic treatments and therapies. The available literature lacks evidence of the effects of these treatments on skin parameters in healthy, untrained women. It was hypothesized that a series of pressotherapy treatments would positively impact skin firmness, hydration, friction resistance, and transepidermal water loss (TEWL). Methods: The study involved 15 healthy women aged 20–26 years who underwent a series of 10 pressotherapy treatments on the lower limbs (preliminary study, without a separate control group). The effects of the therapy were assessed by measuring skin hydration, transepidermal water loss (TEWL), elasticity, and resistance to friction, with measurements taken in standardized conditions before, during, and after the treatment cycle. Results: The study did not observe significant changes in skin hydration (Chi-square = 0.48; p = 0.923; Kendall’s W = 0.016) (CI 95% 6.07–16.22), transepidermal water loss (TEWL) (Chi-square = 6.24; p = 0.100; Kendall’s W = 0.208) (CI 95% 2.29–14.37) and skin friction coefficient (Chi-square = 6.27; p = 0.099; Kendall’s W = 0.209) (CI 95% 0.06–1.52), while analysis of elasticity and firmness parameters showed a significant improvement in selected biomechanical indicators (R0 (Chi-square = 13.32; p = 0.004; Kendall’s W = 0.440), R3 (Chi-square = 12.39; p = 0.006; Kendall’s W = 0.413), R8 (Chi-square = 9.00; p = 0.029; Kendall’s W = 0.300), Q1 (Chi-square = 11.64; p = 0.008; Kendall’s W = 0.388), Q2 (Chi-square = 7.54; p = 0.050; Kendall’s W = 0.251) (CI 95% 0.01–0.17)). Conclusions: A series of pressotherapy treatments on the lower limbs of young women may affect skin elasticity (selected parameters) but may not have a significant impact on skin hydration, transepidermal water loss (TEWL), or skin resistance to friction.