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The French cryotherapy market is estimated at between €15 and €45 million.
There are around 300 specialized centers. Operators of cryotherapy services are healthcare professionals and independent centers.
Cryotherapy, the therapeutic application of extreme cold, has seen significant growth since its introduction in France in 2015.
The technique is applied in three areas: sports recovery, beauty and well-being, and healthcare.
Initially introduced for top athletes, to speed up recovery times, the practice has now penetrated the general public. In France, the fitness center market has rebounded strongly in 2022 to reach 1.2 billion euros in sales, up from 0.98 billion euros in 2019. Many fitness centers are investing in cryotherapy.
The French market has seen the emergence of cryotherapy in the beauty and wellness segments, with notable public interest in anti-aging and fat-reduction treatments.
In the healthcare field, cryotherapy is finding applications in cancer treatment with cryosurgery, and in pain management.
70% of the public have a positive opinion and spend an average of €173 a year on alternative treatments.
Regulations implemented in 2022 restrict the use of cryotherapy to healthcare professionals, impacting wider application in the beauty and sports sectors.
The global market was valued at $6.96 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7% from 2023 to 2030.
Cryotherapy market players in France
French manufacturers and distributors :
- Aurore Concept: Founded in 2015, French manufacturer of fixed and mobile cryotherapy cabins.
- Cryo Evolution: Founded in April 2016, supplier of high-end cryotherapy cabins.
- Cryo Manufacturing: historic French manufacturer of cryotherapy equipment.
- Cryo Fast: manufacturer of cryotherapy cabins
- France Cryo: cabin distributor and installer
French cryotherapy operators:
- Cryotera: 11 cryotherapy centers across the country.
- Cryojet: both distributor and operator
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1 Market overview
1.1 Definition and presentation
Cryotherapy is a cold treatment. This treatment is used for medical, wellness or sports reasons: Elimination of cancer cells, Inflammation, muscle pain, elimination of cellulite, stimulation of endorphin production, skin firming, sports recovery, ... [Futura Science]
A cryotherapy session involves local application of cold or exposure of the body or part of the body in a cold cabin. The most widespread technique is immersion in a cryotherapy cabin, standing up. This is a hermetically sealed chamber at -110°. The cabin can be operated electrically or by nitrogen gas injection.
Currently, healthcare applications represent the largest segment of this market, but in the years to come, its growth should be driven by the sports segment, with a CAGR of 12% over the 2022-2030 period. [Grand View Research]
In France, the market is very recent and has only been developing since 2015.
1.2 Global market
Sales of the global cryotherapy market are estimated at $*.** billion in **** , and are expected to grow at a CAGR of *% over the period ****-****.
Cryotherapy sales projections World, ****-****, in billions of US dollars Source: ****
Cryotherapy can be segmented into three activities: cryosurgery, the direct application of cold with ice packs, ...
1.3 The domestic market
Cryotherapy is a very recent arrival on the French market. The first cryotherapy chambers were opened in **** at the Centre Européen de Rééducation du sportif in Cap Breton, then at the Institut National du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance. In the space of ten years, the development ...
2 Demand analysis
2.1 Cryotherapy in the field of sports
Cryotherapy is used in sports to promote physical recovery and shorten the need for breaks between sessions, particularly for top-level athletes. Kylian Mbappé, for example, posted a photo of himself in the middle of a session on Instagram in ****, which has over * million "Like" mentions. Other athletes such as Teddy Rinner ...
2.2 Cryotherapy in beauty & wellness
While cryotherapy has a long history in medicine and sport, the technique is now becoming widely known for its applications in the beauty and wellness segment. It is essentially used in cabins and with the aim of firming the skin and thus reducing signs of aging, but also to burn fat ...
2.3 Cryotherapy in healthcare
In the medical field, cryotherapy can be used to destroy cancer cells. In this case, needles are inserted into the tumor. These inject liquid nitrogen (***) and kill the cells. This is known as cryosurgery. [***]
Cancer is the leading cause of death in France, accounting for almost a third of all deaths. ...
2.4 The French and alternative therapies
In addition to cancer treatment, cryotherapy can also be used to treat everyday ailments such as stress, fatigue, anxiety, headaches and joint pain. In this case, the method used is mainly immersion in a cryogenic cabin, and the treatment is not reimbursed by social security. Nevertheless, the French are becoming increasingly ...
3 Market structure
3.1 Market value chain
Here is a simplified value chain for the cryotherapy market:
The manufacturers and suppliers design and build the most modern cryotherapy systems available on the market, and supply all the components and accessories needed to operate them.
The installers and technicians transport and install the cryotherapy equipment originally planned by manufacturers ...
3.2 Manufacturers and suppliers of cryotherapy equipment
As this activity is still new in France, there are few manufacturers of cryotherapy cabins, and therefore no official NAF code to record this activity. We are therefore going to describe the various manufacturers and suppliers of cryotherapy cabins and their specific features that we have been able to find in ...
3.3 Cryotherapy operators
Cryotherapy operators can be healthcare professionals (***). Equipment can then be installed in doctors' surgeries, sports centers, thalassotherapy centers and dermatology practices. Cryotherapy centers are mainly independent operators who own a single center. Treatwell, for example, lists *** cryotherapy centers in the beauty sector in France. These are beauty centers with a wide ...
4 Offer analysis
4.1 B2B offer
Here we list the various French devices that can be sold to operators for the purpose of practicing cryotherapy. The offer is divided into two main categories: cabins for body immersion and devices for local application of cold.
4.2 The B2C offer
The cost of a cryotherapy session varies according to the intended use, which will then have an impact on the choice of machine to be used as well as the time of the session, and the location in France.
5 Regulations
5.1 Regulations
The massive development of cryotherapy for the general public, i.e. in beauty and sports centers, has created debate as to the professional supervision to which this practice should be subject.
Thus, after recording the opening of *** centers using cabins with full or partial body immersion, Proposition de loi number **** was ...
6 Positioning the players
6.1 Positioning the players
- Aurore concept
- Cryo Evolution
- Cryo Manufacturing
- Cryo Fast
- France Cryo
- Cryotera
- Cryojet France
- Cryo Santé
- bi'NERGY
- MACRYO
- LACRYO
- Esprit CRYO
- Cryo Sport Santé
- CRYOBAR
- JM Tonic
- Vista Santé
- Le Secret Studio - Power Plate
- CRYOVITAL
- Thalasso Valdys Groupe
List of charts presented in this market study
- Cryotherapy sales projections
- Size of the fitness center market
- Beauty care sales (code 96.02B)
- Percentage of the population aged over 60 and over 80
- Perception of conventional medicine and alternative therapies
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