Post-cancer hydrotherapy treatments

Our tailor-made hydrotherapy treatments

Used therapeutically, Avène thermal spring water relieves itching, dry skin, redness and scarring of the epidermis, scalp and nails. A doctor from our spa prescribes your personalised treatment programme, lasting an average of one and a half hours per day, according to your needs and your history. All treatments are carried out individually in a warm and caring atmosphere. A multidisciplinary team is there for you: hydrotherapists, hydro-aestheticians, masseur-physiotherapists and also dermatologists and nurses.

Avène thermal spring water under the microscope

Avène thermal spring water is so precious – not by chance, but by age! This unique and pure water flows from the Saint-Odile spring, following a long journey through depths over 1,500 m for more than 50 years. It has been enriched with Aqua Dolomiae, an ancestral microflora extracted and then transformed into I-modulia^®, an active ingredient with anti-inflammatory, anti-itching and protective properties. The Avène thermal spring water used in hydrotherapy is also rich in trace elements, low in minerals, balanced in bicarbonate, calcium and magnesium ions. Its pH is neutral. This cocktail of qualities reduces the skin's reactivity, strengthens the skin barrier and respects the physiology of sensitive skin.

Hydrotherapy treatments for the body

The hydrotherapy treatments boost and optimise the properties of Avène thermal spring water with mechanical effects. The “ basic ” treatments involve the whole body. First of all, there is the bath, the main treatment of the Avène hydrotherapy programmes. Baths are taken daily for three weeks. There are three types: simple baths, hydromassage baths (pressurised underwater water jets with a softening effect) and aerobaths (diffusion of air bubbles for a more moderate effect). Multi-jet showers, and body sprays (like a giant spray) for sensitive skin, will remove dead skin cells. These treatment techniques with thermal spring water help to soothe and calm itching.

Avène’s unique post-cancer hydrotherapy treatments

Shower helmet Avène thermal spring water is diffused by rotating jets and under a helmet to massage, soothe itching and inflammation of the scalp, during or after hair growth.

Oral-lingual mucosal treatments (mouthwash, gingival shower, oral cavity spray) to relieve burning and stinging sensations of the oral mucosa (post-cancer and/or after a tumour of the mouth).