Cellulite describes a condition that occurs in men and women where the skin of the lower limbs, abdomen, and pelvic region becomes dimpled after puberty. The term was first used in the 1920s and began appearing in English language publications in the late 1960s, the earliest reference in Vogue magazine. You can check to see if you have cellulite by pinching the skin around your upper thigh. If it looks a bit lumpy, you probably have it. And if you do have cellulite, you're definitely not alone: Most girls and women - and some men - have cellulite.



Several factors influence whether a person has cellulite and how much they have. Your genes, your gender, the amount of fat on your body, your age, and the thickness of your skin are all associated with the amount of cellulite you have or how visible it is.

What are The Two Types of Cellulite?

Research has identified two types of cellulite. The first type of cellulite is from any ?pinch? or ?compression? of tissue in the thighs or buttocks. An example of this is when you see the ?mattress? look in your thighs when crossing your legs while seated. This is very gender-typical to almost all women of various ages, and is suggested to be the compression of the fat-cell chambers underlying the skin. The second type of cellulite is the ?mattress? or ?orange peel? appearance that a woman may have in her natural stance or when lying down, which is referred to as cellulite.

What Causes Cellulite?

Before you can learn about the causes of cellulite, it is imperative that you understand that this appears to be a problem that especially bothers women and it is also not necessary for a person to be overweight to suffer from cellulite, though if you are it will be more pronounced in your appearance.

Several factors contribute to cellulite, including diet as well as a sluggish blood and lymphatic circulation, which allows wastes to accumulate. But three contributing agents determine whether you develop cellulite: heredity, estrogen, and fat. If just one of those ingredients is missing, you don't have cellulite, just plain ordinary fat.

Another one of the possible causes of cellulite is a lifestyle that is quiescent since if one exercises regularly there is less possibility of toxins forming and even a vigorous massage on the parts affected by cellulite can help get rid of the condition.

Do exercises that will help you loose weight on your legs and buttocks. Do special exercises to improve muscles in your thighs like walking, cycling, climbing stairs, yoga and pilates. Once there is a build up of muscles cellulite will disappear. Muscles will stretch the skin and smoothen the dimples appearance. Massaging the areas that have cellulite will increase circulation and break the fat up. You can use a body brush or use a body wash or exfoliator while bathing. This will also increase circulation.

Cellulite can definitely be prevented. Monitor your diet carefully be sure to include plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. Eat less meat and most important of all start an exercise regimen immediately. Spending 30 minutes on a treadmill will rejuvenate you and cause tremendous new growth of skin tissue.

Liposuction

While liposuction can change and improve your natural contours, a woman who is plagued by cellulite and undergoes liposuction to remove excess fat will be disappointed with the results, because the cellulite will still be there. Whereas liposuction can reduce fat deposits in areas resistant to diet and exercise, it is unable to affect the dermal fat that causes cellulite. In fact, in some cases it may actually make dimpling appear worse.

Massage treatments: In the past few years, several machines have been introduced that massage the areas affected by cellulite. These machines use rolling cylinders to gather areas of skin and massage them inside a chamber. Again, no scientific studies are available to demonstrate the effectiveness of this treatment, which appears to redistribute fat rather than permanently alter its configuration under the skin. he massage increases the blood flow and in turn stops fat accumulation. It is not completely side effects free but has very less side effects as compared to other forms of treatment. You may have slight bruising or darkening of the spider veins.