Reduce Cellulite

Definition

Cellulite is a medical term for fat, one of the most stubbornly irritating problems faced by women. Cellulite is pure fat pushed outward towards the skin while the connective fibres that connect your skin to muscle pull inwards, specifically lumpy fat located around the upper thighs and lower buttocks. Women are genetically have a tendency to store fat around their hip and thigh area. That is the place where cellulite occurs the most. Cellulite affects many more women than men.

Men don't get cellulite because they store fat around their middles, rather than in the cellulite zone (thighs, hips and behind). It is estimated that almost 85 percent of American women have excessive cellulite on their thighs and buttocks. Also, the dermis over the fat layer is thicker in men, which hides dimples, and more importantly, men's connective fibers are anchored differently.

Cause of cellulite

The latest theory suggests that female hormonal influences cause fat cells to cluster together in the thighs. The clumped fat cells constrict the tiny local blood vessels and impair normal blood flow. With damaged blood vessels and compromised blood flow, the cells in the thigh area cannot repair themselves in their usual way. Instead, deposits of protein form around the clumped fat cells and damaged blood vessels. The combination of protein and fat with poor circulation creates spots under the skin, which project a "cottage cheese" appearance in the thighs. In short, scientists now think cellulite is a consequence of female hormones, decreased circulation in tiny blood vessels, and protein and fat globule deposits under the skin.

• Genetics: The predisposition to cellulite seems to be genetically inherited. Some people simply have more fat cells, weak veins, fragile lymphatic vessels, poor circulation or hormonal sensitivity.
• Lifestyle: The wrong lifestyle as bad diet routine, no exercise, and wrong style of sleeping may cause cellulite.
• Sex: This problem is common in women as compared to men. The first is that women's fibrous septae structures are mesh-like, and therefore are more prone to trapping fat cells. Men's septae structure is smooth.
• Pregnancy: All knows that women gain weight and fat during pregnancy. They sometimes retain that weight and fat after pregnancy too.
• Smoking & alcohol: The habit of smoking or taking a lot of alcohol may also cause this problem.

Symptoms of Reduce Cellulite

1. In the early stages, this dimpling is only evident with a pinch test. Later, the skin will appear smooth while lying down, but the dimpling will appear when standing.
2. The typical symptoms of cellulite are a dimpled, pitted and bulging orange peel or mattress appearance mainly around the hips, buttocks and thighs, and occasionally in the nape of the neck, the lower abdomen and the upper parts of the arms.
3. It is mostly found in women.
4. The aged women are more likely to found this problem. However, girls as early as fourteen start to develop cellulite.

Treatment of Reduce Cellulite

1. Some lotion is also available in market which is to be pasted on hips or the part where you want fat to be reduced. This lotion burns the fat.
2. Liposuction removes the deposits of fat which lie trapped between the skin and muscle. It is a surgical procedure that is done under general anesthesia. A cannula connected to a suction pump is allowed to penetrate the skin through small incisions. And then suck the extra fats from body.
3. Avoid smoking and consumption of alcohol.
4. There is no fix solution to the problem. You have to take care of your activities and food regularly. Try to control your calories by taking balanced diet and try to burn your extra fat by exercise.
5. Fast food, cakes, coffee should be avoided.