Cellulilte Information

Cellulite:

Cellulite is a skin condition that affects about 80% of women over the age of 20. Cellulite causes the skin to take on a lumpy, dimpled appearance that resembles the outside of an orange peel. This skin condition is most commonly found on the thighs, hips, stomach and buttocks. Genes, age, gender, body fat and thickness of skin all factor into the presence of cellulite. Contrary to popular belief, this condition does not result from being overweight; those with slim figures will often have the same cellulite symptoms. Cellulite mostly results from poor circulation, enlarged fat cells and defective connective tissue.

Cellulite develops below the epidermis in the subcutaneous level of skin tissue. Fat cells found in this skin level are arranged in chambers and surrounded by connective tissue. When the body retains water, the fat cells expand within their chambers and stretch the connective tissue. This connective tissue will eventually harden, causing the effected skin to diminish in elasticity, while the non-effected skin continues to expand around it. This results in the skin having a lumpy appearance.

In today's society there are several different remedies, some surgical and some non-surgical, for this skin condition. None have been found to have a permanent cure, but they do make a cellulite-free body an immense possibility.

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