Is it fat or is it cellulite? Do you really know? Do you really care? The answer for most people is no, because if it’s hanging from your body and making you feel bad, then what it’s called matters. Let’s try to put some history to the term cellulite. Cellulite is a term that came from France over 150 years ago, and the word began to appear in the English vocabulary in the 1960s. Cellulite has also gone by other unsexy names, including cottage cheese skin, orange peel syndrome and hail damage. Ironically, cellulite has nothing to do with cellulite, which is an infection of the skin and its connective tissue.
Cellulite is not a symptom of being overweight, as average and underweight people can also have cellulite. It is estimated that more than 80% of women develop some degree of cellulite after puberty. Women of all races can and do get cellulite, but it’s more common in Caucasian women than Asian women. There are factors involved that can determine if a person has cellulite and how much she has it. Some of these factors are your gender, your genes, your age, how much fat you have on your body, and the thickness of your skin.
For whatever reason and probably to the pain of most women, cellulite is not very common in men. Not only that, but chances are if you see it in men, it’s probably because they’re sick. Cellulite is mainly seen in men who are in a state of androgen deficiency. What that means is that the male body has lower than normal amounts of male hormones, including testosterone. Cellulitis can also occur in men after castration and in those men who are receiving estrogen therapy for prostate cancer.
It is important to note that cellulite is a skin problem, not a fat problem; that’s why people of all shapes and sizes can get cellulite. The fat that most of us complain about is found closer to the bone and is what the body burns as fuel for energy. However, cellulite is made up of fat cells that make their home within the skin.
So what can you do about this cellulite skin problem? As with any abnormality that people perceive with their bodies, they will always seek remedies, whether real or illusory. Some people have tried to get rid of cellulite with massage, but apparently all this did was swell the skin, making it look like the cellulite had disappeared, but of course, this was only temporary. Others have taken the more drastic route and tried liposuction. The problem with liposuction; In addition to the fact that all surgery carries a danger, it is that liposuction was designed to eliminate fat and, as we know, cellulite is on the skin. So how effective is liposuction when it comes to cellulite? There are other treatments that may or may not help in the fight against cellulite. These include creams and lotions, mesotherapy, and light use. With all of these so-called treatments available, perhaps the best way to deal with cellulite is how we deal with anything weight-related. Watch what you eat, how much you eat, and have a good daily exercise regimen.