Cellulite

In today’s world, one has to be image conscious, more so for women. The ideal image is a fit mind in a fit body. Thus, ‘cellulite’ is every female’s nightmare.

What is cellulite? Is it a disease?
No. It’s the body normally functioning, with age. Clinically speaking, cellulite is a normal condition when the fat below the skin of the abdomen and gluteus pushes itself outwards causing a dimpling of the skin. Though it may be normal clinically, it is rather wanting in praise, cosmetically. The majority of people with cellulite are females.

What causes cellulite?
It is now believed that excessive female hormones (estrogens) and lack of male hormones (androgens) cause this skin condition. Rather, it can be said that cellulite is a product of nature (genes) and nurture (the environment). This skin issue is also caused by poor dieting, consuming medication that stimulate estrogens, lack of exercise and other environmental factors.

Can cellulite be treated?
Yes. All the treatments of cellulite follow one basic principle.

Two facts are paramount:

• Dissolving the adipose tissue under the skin
• Stimulating collagen growth

Based on this root principle, there are many non-invasive ways of removing cellulite. Cosmetic creams that promise to remove cellulite after local application have a mild effect, and since they contain Aminophylline, there can be problems upon systemic absorption. The latest method to remove cellulite has been laser skin therapy. Laser is a coherent focused beam that energizes the fat cells and dissolves them. The body then normally excretes the dissolved adipose. While there is great promise in laser therapy, the sad fact is that months later, the adipose tissue again herniates through the skin and causes a recurrence of cellulite.

The best method of getting rid of cellulite is simple. No pain. No gain. Physical exercise and consulting a nutritionist for dieting can cause the fat cells to get catabolized on their own. This is by far the best, tried and trusted system of removing cellulite. If one abides by two simple principles of proper food intake and proper exercise, one can be rid of this black beast of cosmeticians.