Massage appliance comprising a hollow body (10) delimiting an internal volume connected (7) to a suction source so as to form a suction chamber by bearing with its edge (2) on the skin, said hollow body (10) enclosing at least one internal bearing element able to act by compression on the skin, when the internal volume is at an under pressure it has an actuator (11) for exerting on the skin, by way of at least one internal bearing element, a force F applied to said element(s) in a continuous manner, at least one of the internal bearing elements thus acting on the skin with a localized continuous compression.