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What is cellulite and can anything be done about it?

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What is cellulite and can anything be done about it?
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What is cellulite and can anything be done about it?

 

Cellulite is the word used to describe the lumpy uneven type of fat that accumulates on the buttocks and limbs of many women. It is rather unsightly because it gives the tissues underlying the skin (subcutaneous tissues) an ‘orange peel’ or ‘cottage cheese’ look.

If we compare cellulite fat to normal fat, we find that in cellulite, there are abnormal, physical and chemical changes. In women with cellulite, pinching of the skin produces a ‘mattress appearance’ with bulging and pitting of the fatty layer. On deep palpation of this layer, one may be able to feel tender nodules of fat trapped inside hardened connective tissue.

Cellulite isn’t just a matter of age and body weight; it can be present in normal weight 16 year old girls, while some overweight women in their 50s don’t have any. Whether or not you have cellulite is mostly determined by your body type, metabolic health, hormone levels and body toxicity.

Cellulite and Body Type

Cellulite is most common in the gynaeoid-shaped woman where it accumulates on the thighs and buttocks. In the lymphatic-shaped woman, it may accumulate on the legs, upper arms, buttocks and abdomen. If any of the four body shapes become very overweight, cellulite may develop, as the metabolism of the fatty tissues becomes increasingly underactive. The android and thyroid Body Types are not prone to cellulite unless they become very obese.

If cellulite develops in fat tissue, it looks abnormal under a microscope and the fat cell chambers become swollen and pinched by the connective tissue bands seen in our diagram. This results in a restriction of the lymphatic fluid draining the fat cells and a slowing of blood circulation through the tiny capillaries supplying the fat cells. This reduces oxygen supply to the fat cells.

A lowered oxygen supply means a lower metabolic rate in the fat cells. This is why cellulite is so hard to break down and to eradicate. The connective tissue layers and bands in the fat layer become tougher and less elastic, trapping fluids and waste products between them. Eventually, in well-developed cellulite, we see stagnation and hardening of all structures in the fat layers, so that the tissue takes on a lifeless quality—a bit like hard lumpy cheese. But it is always possible to reduce cellulite, no matter how bad it has become.

The above statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease.

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