Cellulite, you can't live with it. But how to get rid of cellulite?
Treatments for cellulite reduction have been few and far between. Finally,
there's a cellulite treatment that actually works to improve the appearance
of unsightly and embarrassing cellulite. It's called mesotherapy!
Cellulite and you ... You are not alone!
Cellulite (Scientifically speaking
Dermatomyoliposclerosis or DMLS) is a condition that according to
numerous sources affects 90%-95% of women. It does not matter if you
are obese, overweight, normal weight, or underweight, cellulite is
not a condition dependant on how much you weigh.
Cellulite is not attractive, it can appear on many parts of the body
although it favors the hips, buttocks and thighs.
Something is not right.
Cellulite is not the norm, if you have cellulite,
something "abnormal" is
happening in your skin and fat cells, particularly the subcutaneous
(or top level) level of the skin tissue. Mesotherapy is a cellulite
treatment that seeks to correct this abnormality by attacking those
things which cause cellulite to develop in the first place.
The Formation Of Collagen
In common terms, cellulite is caused mainly
because of a "drainage
problem" and strangled fat.
Fat cells are living things that are necessary things for the survival
of our species. In women, fat cells are arranged a little bit differently
than men (which is why cellulite does not usually affect men) because
women, since the birth of time, carry more fat and less muscle than
men.
The lumpy, bumpy, "orange peel," or "cottage cheese" appearance
of cellulite is caused by "strangled fat." Here is how. Picture
if you can that underneath your skin is a mesh work of collagen fibers
(septae) that resemble "fish net stockings." In the subcutaneous
level of your skin, your fat cells are held in place by this fish net.
When your fat cells are not "bloated" with water and/or fat,
nothing sticks through the threads and everything looks nice.
BUT, and here is where the drainage problem comes in, when water and/or
fat enters the fat cells, they bulge, if your cellulite metabolism
is working right, your body makes the corrections necessary and drains
the area. If it is not working correctly or is overloaded (unfortunately
this is what happens in over 90% of women) the fat cells expand against
the collagen threads of your fish net stocking and the fat cells bulge
out and like sausage links that are twisted at the ends, cannot escape!
The cellulite is here to stay because it cannot be drained out no matter
how much you exercise or diet. The end result of all this disturbed
metabolism is the formation of scar tissue which further contributes
to the formation of cellulite.
We should note here that in cases of being overweight or obese, two
levels of fat cells exist beneath the subcutaneous skin layer. While
they themselves cannot be affected by cellulite, when they enlarge
they push against the upper fat cells making the cellulite appear that
much worse.
How Cellulite Develops
How Come You Got Cellulite?
1. Thanks Mom! -
All the factors that make you predisposed to developing cellulite
can be inherited from Mom. If Mom has cellulite, you almost assuredly
develop cellulite.
2. Thanks Kids! -
Pregnancy can cause cellulite. In preparing your body to give birth,
it secretes hormones that "loosens" things up to allow
parts of you to stretch more than you would believe possible. This
means that a lot of connective and supportive soft tissue is becoming
weak or "lax" and not holding things (including fat) in
place. Can you imagine your skin not stretching over your abdomen
and remaining tight and resilient for 9 months?
Pregnancy also causes "The Drainage Problem." This is why
you retain water in your legs and ankles, pregnancy causing problems
of circulation, effecting that very drainage system needed to get rid
of water and fat in your fat cells in your subcutaneous skin level
in your butt, thighs and hips!
3. The Drainage Problem - A Sluggish Lymphatic System -
The lymphatic system of the body is the waste removal system. When
the lymph system gets bogged down carrying more "garbage" than
it can handle, cellulite can develop. What bogs down the lymph system?
Lot's of things, mostly things you can control like the toxins from
cigarettes, alcohol, heavily processed foods, excess fats, refined
sugars, and free radicals from oxidative stress.
Chronic infections, autoimmune disorders and other health issues also
bog down the lymph system. When you clog up the lymph system, it cannot
drain the fat and water from your celluilte areas.
4. Obesity -
Obesity in itself may not cause cellulite, but it will make the situation
look a lot worse as explained above.
5. Liposuction -
What? Liposuction causes Celluilte? Any medical procedure to the areas
of highest cellulite risk can cause cellulite to worsen in appearance.
During medical procedures connective tissue gets damaged, stretched,
distorted. Damaged connective tissue can mean cellulite. If you get
a "Run" in your "Fish Nets," your legs, no matter
how shapely, just won't look as good.
How Mesotherapy Attacks Cellulite
So How Can Mesotherapy Help?
Mesotherapy allows those medications, enzymes and vitamins that can
improve circulation and drainage as well as dissolve scar tissue and
shrink fat to penetrate where they can work best. The results speak
for themselves. Provided your mesotherapy practitioner classifies you
as a good candidate and uses the appropriate formulas most people can
expect gratifying results. Remember, though, you didn't get cellulite
overnight so it won't dissappear in a day. Mesotherapy for cellulite
can take 10-15 treatments before significant results are apparent.
What If It Isn't Cellulite?
Not infrequently women seek improvement for what they think is cellulite.
An experienced mesotherapy practitioner can tell you if your condition
is representative of uncomplicated cellulite or whether sun damage,
skin laxity, and excessive previous liposuction are contributing
to the unwanted appearance of your legs. If this is the case your
results may not be as good and other treatments should be sought.
