Cellulite; what is It
Cellulite is the puckering of the surface of skin and typically present around fat forming locations such as hips and thighs. Oestrogen aids in fat formation process and therefore cellulite is much more prevalent in women. It is typically caused through the fatiguing effect of repetitive weight loss in those fat storage areas. Fat cells are just containers for fat to deposit in within the body, and once created cannot be destroyed. When fat is stored in areas rich with fat cells it deforms a matrix-like upper layer called the fascia to accommodate the larger volume. The fascia has randomly aligned long chain collagen as well as collagen producing cells called fibroblast cells that secrete the collagen during skin repair. Since the fascia is like a plastic film, repeatedly stretching it with fat cells changes the relative position and orientation of collagen in the matrix; producing an uneven surface that influence the surface of the skin.
Cellulite Reduction Treatment
To control cellulite first you need to lose excess fat, this can be through exercise and healthy life choices or some other means. When you lose weight the fat cells shrink reducing the size of the bulges in the skin and effectively the visible cellulite and ‘orange peel’ effect.
There are different ways to lose fat but put simply, lowering insulin helps the body go into survival mode and it uses fat stores instead of blood sugars to sustain the body. You can do this by not eating sugars and complex long chained sugars such as carbohydrates and remember that insulin levels spike with sugars and not increase in linear fashion; thus, having even sugar in your tea between exercises will be detrimental to your success. As you can tell reducing sugars and losing fat is a complementary process.
Now while exercise is the first step of the process of natural remediation it is time consuming and still leaves defects from the changes to the fascia as the collagen layer is still deformed. This is where cellulite reduction treatments can be useful while additionally being beneficial for accelerating localized fat loss.
Cellulite Reduction Devices
To save you time and energy over the course of years of fat loss and toning, or at the very least accelerate the process cellulite reduction devices can not only liquify local fat deposits and expel cell content quickly they also can cause fibroblasts to start creating collagen inside of the fascia.
Radio Frequency (RF) cellulite reduction treatment devices shrink fat cells. RF waves are used down to 0.2 mm skin depth to liquify fat cells locally through heating and shearing. In addition to quickly losing weight these devices help with the creation of collagen in areas that are deficient and helps create a more continuous profile of the skin. This collagen production is from the heating causing the body to think that the area has been wounded and the fibroblasts produce more collagen. While some may doubt this treatment method it has been scientifically proven to aid rejuvenation and as such results have been published in mainstream peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Summary
No matter how you got cellulite you can either decide the hard option of healthy living to reduce some of the problem or use a cellulite reduction device. These liquify and expel fat from fat cells through heat and shear forces form RF waves while simultaneously stimulating collagen production. Through increasing collagen, the ‘orange peel’ dimpling is reduced and a strong firm and elastic skin created. Furthermore, unlike natural processes that can take years to partially remediate the issue, cellulite reduction devices provide a complete solution and after half a dozen treatments provide excellent results.
