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All you need to know about Cellulite

What is cellulite

Cellulite is the name for collections of fat that push against the connective tissue beneath your skin. It often appears on your thighs, stomach and buttocks. Cellulite makes the surface of the skin look lumpy and puckered, or appear dimpled.

 

How common is this condition?

Cellulite is very common. Between 80% and 90% of all women who’ve gone through puberty have cellulite. Less than 10% of men have cellulite.

Genetics, sex, age, the amount of fat on your body and your skin’s thickness determine how much cellulite you have and how visible it is. As you age, your skin loses elasticity and can make the appearance of cellulite more evident. Gaining weight can also make the appearance of cellulite more prominent.

Although people with obesity have pronounced cellulite, it’s not uncommon for very lean people to notice the appearance of cellulite.

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What are the symptoms?

What are the symptoms?

Cellulite looks like lumpy or dimpling skin. It may be visible at all times or only when you pinch your skin. Cellulite affects your stomach, thighs and butt.

Cellulite has four grades:

Grade 0: There isn’t any cellulite on your body.
Grade 1: Your skin is smooth when you stand up, but mild dimpling appears when you sit down.
Grade 2: Your skin has moderate dimples when you stand up or when you sit down.
Grade 3: Your skin has severe dimples when you stand up or sit down. Your skin also features deep peaks and valleys (raised and depressed areas).
 



What is the main cause of cellulite?

It’s not known what exactly causes cellulite. Cellulite forms when fibrous bands connecting your skin to the underlying muscle tighten irregularly. This tightening pulls down on your skin, and the normal layer of fat beneath the skin pushes upward. The result is a puckering appearance to the skin.

It’s also not known why cellulite is more common in women than men. One theory involves the bands connecting your skin, your hypodermis (subcutaneous tissue) and deep muscle layers. In men, the fibers that make up the connective bands crisscross together. In women, the fibers that make up the connective bands run the same direction and are an equal distance apart (parallel). Parallel bands may show puckering better than crisscross bands.

Another theory is that higher amounts of the hormone estrogen may cause cellulite. Cellulite often develops when women produce more estrogen, usually during adolescence or pregnancy.

 

What gets rid of cellulite?

You can’t completely get rid of it, but there are ways to improve its appearance.

  1. Healthy alimentation. Avoid refined carbohydrates such as white flour, bread, and rice. Foods that help you to reduce the cellulite are healthy protein (eggs, chicken, fish, lentils, quinoa).  Akso don’t eat too much sugar and salt! Sugar gets stored in fat cells and causes them to expand. Salt contains sodium which causes fluid retention, making cellulite appear even worse.
     
  2. Exercices.
     
  3. Cupping Therapy is a form of traditional Chinese and Middle Eastern medicine. A healthcare provider places cups on parts of your body, and suction force pulls your skin upward. Small studies show that cupping may decrease the amount of cellulite in your body.
     
  4. Massaging and exfoliating

 

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