What Are the Most Common Causes of Cellulite?

 

Cellulite is a form of body fat that pushes against the connective tissues beneath one’s skin. This form of fat has the unfortunate effect of producing a lumpy or puckered look in the areas it affects.

 

What Are the Most Common Causes of Cellulite?

This type of effect is generally considered to be unattractive and unideal. Most patients would find that they would do without it, and there are several plastic surgery procedures dedicated to getting rid of it. There are many options for non-invasive cellulite treatment. 

 

If you’re suffering from cellulite or are simply interested in the source of this obnoxious type of fat, then take a look at this review on where it comes from.

 

Gender

 

Cellulite is more common in women than in men, although the exact reason for this isn’t entirely certain. That being said, individuals of both genders are highly susceptible to developing cellulite given the right conditions.

 

Some doctors have conjectured that the hormone estrogen encourages the development of cellulite, which would explain why it’s more common in women than in men. However, this has yet to be conclusively proven.

 

There are also ideas surrounding the shape of one’s connective tissues, the kinds of tissues that encourage the development of cellulite. In women, these tissues have a parallel shape, while in men they have a crisscross shape. Some medical professionals think that the parallel bands that are more common in women may encourage the development of cellulite.

 

Genetic factors may predispose you to the development of cellulite as well. If this is a problem that one of your ancestors possessed, it may come to affect you as well.

 

Symptoms of Cellulite

 

Cellulite is just an aesthetic issue, not a medical one. Thankfully, this means that it’s never dangerous in a medical sense, just something that people find aesthetically unpleasant.

 

There are different stages to the severity of cellulite that physicians use to grade cellulite. These are how they are graded:

 

• Grade 0 – Grade 0 indicates that there is no cellulite on your body.
• Grade 1 – Your skin is smooth when your body is erect and your skin is taught and becomes dimpled when you sit down.
• Grade 2 – Your skin displays moderate dimples when either standing or sitting.
• Grade 3 – Your skin has severe dimples when you either sit down or stand up. This stage can also feature deep peaks and valleys in the skin.

 

During your pre-surgical consultation with your physician, your doctor will assess the severity of cellulite and make a plan to address it.

 

Ways To Get Rid of Cellulite

 

There are several non-surgical ways to get rid of cellulite. Depending on the specificities of your own experience, your physician might prescribe any number of the following methods.

 

• Medication: There are several medications that are FDA-approved for the treatment of cellulite. Examples include Cellfina, Cellulaze, and Qwo.
• Deep Massage: Massage can be effective in puffing up the skin and smoothing out its appearance.
• Laser Treatments: Laser treatment can help thicken the skin.
• Liposuction: Liposuction removes fat, although sometimes this is too severe for simple cellulite treatment.
• Mesotherapy: This is a type of treatment where a needle injects certain fat-destroying drugs underneath the skin.
• Subcision: This treatment also involves utilizing a needle beneath the surface of the skin in order to break up the bands that contain cellulite.
• Creams and lotions: Certain topical creams and lotions can also assist in breaking up cellulite.
• Spa treatments: Cosmetic treatments have the potential to dial down the level of cellulite present in the body.
• Vacuum-assisted precise tissue release: This is a style of treatment that involves cutting out the tissue affected by cellulite in a precise manner.
• Radiofrequency, ultrasound, infrared light, or radial pulses: These types of laser treatments are effective at treating certain types of cellulite.

 

Your Consultation

 

Scheduling a consultation with your physician regarding your own experience with cellulite will give you and your physician an opportunity to plan the best type of treatment for your case.

 

During this period, your doctor will observe the presence of cellulite on your skin and give you an opportunity to discuss your aesthetic and personal goals surrounding your appearance. From there, selecting the best type of treatment for your case will be made.

 

This is also your opportunity to discuss any medical history that might be relevant to your upcoming treatment.

 

The Cellulite Specialists of Beverly Hills

 

Beverly Hills Aesthetics is one of the premier non-surgical specialists in Beverly Hills. If you have a cellulite issue that you’re looking to have addressed, then contact our office today in order to arrange a consultation or treatment.