Cellulite

Cellulite is the lumpy substance resembling cottage cheese that is commonly found on the thighs, stomach, and butt. Descriptive names for cellulite include orange peel syndrome, cottage cheese skin, the mattress phenomenon, and hail damage. Synonyms include: adiposis edematosa, dermopanniculosis deformans, status protrusus cutis and gynoid lipodystrophy. It is caused by the protrusion of subcutaneous fat into the dermis creating an undulating dermal-subcutaneous fat junction adipose tissue. It is rarely seen in males. It is seen more commonly in males with androgen-deficient states such as klinefelter's syndrome, hypogonadism, post-castration states and in those patients receiving estrogen therapy for prostate cancer. Mild cases can only be seen when the skin is pinched - the dimpling appears in the pinched skin. More severe cases make the skin appear rumpled and bumpy with areas of peaks and valleys.

There is no uniform treatment for cellulite. Aside from reducing body fat by diet and exercise, liposuction could be a solution, but liposuction does not necessarily prevent future cellulite problems from happening. Cellulite has been found to be indistinguishable from ordinary fat in every medical and scientific test. It is not proven whether any cosmetic lotion, massager or pills can reduce cellulite versus ordinary fat. In the past cellulite has been widely interpreted as a fat disorder. However, recent medical research has discovered that it is in fact primarily a disease of the connective tissue. Other causes that have been considered include an excess of estrogen in the body, lack of exercise and a poor diet, which let toxins remain in the body.

Causes of Cellulite

The common causes of Cellulite:

• Poor blood circulation.
• Lack of exercise.
• Smoking.
• Prolonged stress.
• An inactive lifestyle.
• Using hormonal contraceptives.

Symptoms of Cellulite

Some sign and symptom related to Cellulite:

• 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.

Treatment of Cellulite

Treatment options include:

• Eating in a healthy manner is always a good idea and a low-fat diet is usually recommended as part of a weight maintenance lifestyle.
• Try rubbing a good quality aloe vera cream into the cellulite-affected areas
• Liposuction is a cosmetic surgerical procedure where fat layers are removed to yield firmer and thinner legs, buttocks, stomach, and even arms. In this procedure, a hollow steel rod called a cannula, attached to a powerful vacuum, is used to suck up fatty deposits.
• Fat Injections.
• Mechanical roller massage therapy may be used in some cases.

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