It’s harmless to your health. But if you’re unhappy with the appearance of cellulite, there are many techniques intended to treat it. There’s no way to completely get rid of cellulite, so results are temporary.

Cupping for cellulite is intended to improve your skin’s appearance by draining fluids and toxins from your body.

Research on cupping is limited, but it appears that cupping may provide short-term improvement of cellulite, at least for some people.

Let’s delve deeper into what existing research says about cupping to get rid of cellulite, as well as tips on how to do it.

 

Does cupping work for cellulite?

Exactly how cupping therapy works isn’t clear.

The theory of cupping for cellulite is that negative pressure promotes draining of accumulated fluids, toxins, and other chemical compounds — from interstitial fluid to blood and lymphatic capillaries, especially the lipids in cellulite.

It also promotes circulation.

What the research says

There isn’t much research specific to cupping for cellulite or the long-term effects of cupping.

In 2015, a small pilot study investigated cupping for cellulite. The research involved 40 healthy female participants. The researchers found that dry-moving cupping therapy applied 10 times on each thigh for 5 weeks effectively decreased the grade of cellulite.