Cellulite is essentially a type of normal fat just beneath the skin. It produces a lumpy, “cottage cheese” appearance on skin when it’s pressing against connective tissue, or collagen fibers. Poor diet, hormonal changes, slow metabolism, and the thickness and color of skin are all factors that may contribute to the development of cellulite, usually in places where it’s an unpleasant distraction. While cellulite can’t always be prevented, there are treatments available to effectively minimize or eliminate it.
What Causes Cellulite?
Often appearing on the thighs, legs, arms, and buttocks, cellulite doesn’t have any one single cause. It’s usually a series of factors, including skin tone and body fat, that determines how and where cellulite appears.
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Often appearing on the thighs, legs, arms, and buttocks, cellulite doesn’t have any one single cause. It’s usually a series of factors, including skin tone and body fat, that determines how and where cellulite appears.
Laser Treatments for Cellulite
If topical medications, including ones containing various vitamins and minerals and herbal extracts, aren’t effectively working on your cellulite, certain laser treatments may be effective. Fractional laser treatments expose only parts, or “fractions,” of the skin to a laser to penetrate deeper layers of the skin to correct the tissue damage that causes skin’s surface problems like cellulite.
In addition to treating areas with cellulite, laser resurfacing treatments improve the overall appearance of the skin in the part of the body that’s treated. With most laser treatments, radiofrequency systems liquefy fat and sever connective tissue to reduce the puckering that gives cellulite its distinctive appearance. Laser treatments may also:
- Tighten skin
- Increase blood flow
- Reduce fluid retention
- Stimulate collagen production in the treated area
Massage Therapy
Different types of massages in the affected area may improve circulation and blood flow enough to minimize the appearance of cellulite by making skin healthier. Deeper, mechanical massages use a machine with low-pressure suction to break up the connective tissue just below the skin.
Treatment with Body Contouring
Trusculpt and similar body contouring techniques reduce fat and cellulite wherever it may appear. Considered safe for all skin types, body contouring is used in areas that don’t respond well to other treatment attempts. During a typical body sculpting treatment, a handheld device uses radiofrequency pulses to gently heat tissue and remove fat and cellulite.
Minimize your odds of seeing unwanted cellulite by maintaining a healthy diet and avoiding things like sugar snacks and fried foods. Drinking water throughout the day can also help remove cellulite-causing toxins from your body. Using a skin brush or loofah sponge encourages new skin cell growth that may minimize cellulite. Getting regular exercise is also beneficial since exercise stimulates collagen production, which improves the firmness of your skin and diminishes the appearance of cellulite and other abnormalities.
