It’s a disconcerting matter, but over 90% of women will develop Cellulite. There are many myths surrounding the topic, but in this article, we’ll reveal the real truth about Cellulite.
Cellulite is the term used when fatty deposits become trapped under the skin, giving it a rather unpleasant puckered and dimpled look, often compared to orange peel or cottage cheese.
Cellulite generally appears around the abdomen, thigh and pelvic area. It has four different medical names: adiposis edematosa, dermopanniculosis deformans, status protrusis cutis and gynoid lipodystrophy.
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Option 5: Mesotherapy continued…
While a reported 5,000 U.S. doctors now offer mesotherapy for cellulite (since it uses pre-approved medicines; the treatment doesn’t require FDA approval), a recent report published in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery cautions physicians not to experiment with this treatment until more is known. The report also questions the safety of the drugs when used in the injected cocktails, and questions their power to dissolve cellulite. Also of concern is what happens to the fat that melts — and whether it may end up in the liver.
In an accompanying editorial, Rod J. Rohrich, MD, a plastic surgeon at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas writes: “It is mind boggling to think that a physician would inject patients — or that patients would allow [it] — with unknown, unproven substances based on hearsay and unsubstantiated clinical findings.”
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Option 3: Light Devices continued…
Katz, who tested the device, says: “It works by first cooling the skin so the laser can penetrate deep without harming the top layer, then a combination of suction and laser beams treat the cellulite.”
He says the device works because it increases circulation on a cellular level, removing fluids and putting pressure on fat cells, while the suction aspect loosens the septa bands to diminish the dimpling effect.
In a study presented by Kathryn Frew, MD, at the 2004 annual meeting of the European Academy of Dermatology, the TriActive laser removed cellulite in 83% of patients. So far, a three-month follow-up has shown that the results last. TriActive is a nonmedical device, and is available in both doctor’s offices and skin care centers.
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3 experts take a look at the latest treatments
Option 1: Creams and Lotions continued…
“Caffeine creams work great to pull fluids out of the spaces between cells and induce lipolysis — fat burning in the layer just below the skin’s surface,” says Newburger.
In a study published in the journal Dermatologic Surgery in 1999, researchers found that methylxanthine creams reduced fat cells in skin, with visible results in about eight weeks. The higher the concentration of methylxanthine, the better the cream worked.
Newburger says a good delivery system to drive the creams into the cells, like liposome technology, is also important.
Among the hottest-selling caffeine cellulite creams are Neutrogena’s Anti-Cellulite Treatment (about $18.49 for 5 ounces) and CelluSculpt Anti-Cellulite Slimming Treatment by Avon (about $16 for 6.7 ounces).
Option 2: The Cellulite Diet
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Perhaps nothing is cuter than a pair of dimples accentuating your smile. But it’s not so cute when dimples turn up on your thighs, buttocks, tummy, and upper arm.
The problem is cellulite, fatty deposits of dimpled skin that can appear on even the most fabulously thin body.
“That’s because cellulite is not a fat problem, it’s a skin problem. It has nothing to do with what you weigh, or how much weight you lose,” says Hollywood dermatologist Howard Murad, MD, author of The Cellulite Solution.
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