A massage device for massaging by means of pressure waves includes a housing having a handle segment and a massage segment and at least one chamber comprising an opening leading outward in the massage segment. The chamber includes an end wall segment, a first circumferential wall segment, and a second circumferential wall segment, the first circumferential wall segment being disposed between the end wall segment and the second circumferential wall segment, and the second circumferential wall segment defining the opening with the end wall segment being at least partially displaceable. The massage device further includes a drive device for inducing a predetermined vibration in the end wall segment, with the first circumferential wall segment being substantially rigid and the second circumferential wall segment being substantially flexible.