Post on 17-Jan-2017
Cellulite just normal fat that is alittle bumpy because the fat is
poking through the connective tissuebetween tendons that generallycovers it. Since it pokes throughthese areas and is not forced to
distribute, the resulting appearance isone of fat with dimples, not unlike a
golf ball. In this light, it’s not likecellulite is some curse plaguing thoseunfortunate enough to be cast underits spell. It’s merely fat, and as such, itcan be reduced, shed, and eliminated,
but not without what willundoubtedly be hard work.
Despite the fact that cellulite is just fat, it does tend to affectmore women than men since women’s skin are generally
thinner. There’s a lot of things that go into it, really. There’syour total percent of body fat, your age, and your genetic
predisposition as a whole, but again, even if you are naturallyinclined towards cellulite, it is possible to overcome.
Just for context so you cantruly understand that
cellulite is not some rare anddisgusting disease, it is
estimated that as much as85% of all women have somecellulite somewhere on their
body regardless if isoverweight or even
underweight. Even womenunder 100 lbs are
susceptible!
This all said, there are a
dangerous amount fitness
gimmicks and
unsubstantiated products and
techniques that claim to erase
your cellulite like it’s some
sort of sickness and not just
fat that can be lost with the
right combination of nutrition
and exercise. I’d like to point
several of these out to ensure
no one spends their hard-
earned cash on a product that
doesn’t even work.
So, so many of these creamsflood the market and they flatout do. Not. work. That’s allthere is to it. They just don’t.
There’s no research to supporttheir working, and honestly,
how is rubbing cream on yourfat deposits supposed to makethem disappear? Theoretically,these fatty deposits are surplusresources of energy your bodyis essentially saving for a rainyday. So why would smotheringthem in a cream on the outsideof your body have any effect on
their reduction? It wouldn’t.
Cellulite Cream
The fact is that cellulite islocated much deeper than
the very superficial exteriorlayer of skin that said cream
would cover. Just as well,your epidermis is
specifically designed to keepthings from soaking in and
affecting your internalorgans; so, really, even intheory, and definitely in
practice, these creams don’twork. Put simply, steer
clear.
Liposuction
No. No, no, no. Does liposuction reduceyour fat? Yes. Does it reduce cellulite?
No chance. In fact, the reason for this isthe very opposite reason that cellulite
cream doesn't work. Liposuctionremoves fat that is too deep to affect
cellulite. Those tricky fatty deposits aretoo close to the surface for liposuction tobe a viable option, and too deep for any
cream to have an effect.
Mesotherapy
While I can’t outright prove this is a crock, I
can certainly say I am highly skeptical.
Essentially, mesotherapy is a procedure that
concentrates a series of injections to the
cellulite area, and then the fluid in those
injections is supposed to break down and
dissolve the fat in question.
Yet, like the creams, there is no scientific evidence to substantiate
these claims; and the medical community itself is very distrusting of
mesotherapy. Not to mention, you need to get a ton of injections, which
could very well incite any number of possible side effects. Plus, every
single session costs hundreds of dollars, thus making it very
expensive to undergo a procedure that most of the medical world
doesn’t believe in, anyway.