Cellulite is a network of fat cells that are trapped by the fibers found beneath a person?s skin which causes the surface of the skin to dimple or pucker, like the surface of an orange. Although not life threatening, losing cellulite is the aim of any woman (or man) that sufferers with it and of course it tends to get worse with age. Cellulite treatments are plentiful but losing cellulite is not easy and once you have removed it, certain aspects of your lifestyle must change to ensure it doesn?t return.

Cellulite is more usual on women than men mainly due to the way muscle, connective tissue and fat are distributed in the skin, and as far as women are concerned those areas are the thighs, buttocks and tummy. This is because women generally have a higher amount of body fat than men. This storage of fat is aided by the female hormone estrogen as additional fat is required by the woman during menstruation, pregnancy and when breast milk is required.

Another contributing cause of cellulite is being overweight but cellulite is not formed as a direct result of this, however, it can exacerbate the situation. During pregnancy, a woman?s body goes through a number of changes during which time there is an increase in fat deposits, overall weight gain and the retention of water.

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It is now generally believed that the easiest way of losing cellulite is to maintain a healthy low fat, high fiber diet with plenty of regular exercise. Tanning sometimes helps because is even believed that cellulite is not noticeable on darker skins. Where cellulite is a hormonal problem, and probably the most common cause; losing cellulite through diet and exercise may not be sufficient. Apart from healthy eating habits and exercise, cellulite treatment comprising of a massage, special cellulite burning creams, water therapy and giving up smoking will all help in losing cellulite.

Some women go one stage further and have liposuction cellulite treatment which removes the cellulite deposits by sucking it out of the skin through small incisions. The fatty deposits are massaged with rollers which combined with the suction, helps to break them down so that the trapped water and toxins are removed. Liposuction is a method of losing cellulite that is effective but unless you maintain healthy habits afterwards, it can return and often in different areas.

Cellulite is neither a medical condition nor a life threatening illness but does bring misery to many women and is normally an indication of an unhealthy lifestyle. So once the cause of cellulite has been ascertained in a person then it should be easy to work out what cellulite treatment will be the most efficient in losing cellulite permanently.

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