At long last, something that works! By King del Rosario
Cellulite is simply fatty deposit that causes a dimpled or "orange-peel" appearance usually around the thighs and buttocks. But for women, it's the blight of their existence that they would go to great lengths to obliterate.
Dermatomyoliposclerosis, better known as cellulite, is a common condition affecting more than 90 percent of post-pubescent women. Despite its fatty nature, it is not caused by obesity. Even slim people can develop cellulite. And while this is typically a female problem, some men can also have this condition.
Thunder thighs
Cellulite arises as fatty tissue and retained fluid combine in the deep layers of the skin. In these layers, fat cells are arranged in chambers surrounded by loose fibrous tissues called septae. The fatty deposit and retained fluid expand these chambers and stretch the tissue. Over time, the septae react to the prolonged stretching and expansion by contracting and hardening. The septae pull areas of the overlying skin inward while the surrounding areas expand, producing the dimpling effect.
Cellulite tends to form around the thighs because fat cells in the lower parts of the body store fat six times more readily than those in the upper body. That's why it's not rare to find women with sleek arms and thunder thighs.
Shedding the "orange peel"
Women have tried creams, wraps, massages and other treatments to smoothen cellulite---without much success. The problem is that these treatments cannot reach the deep skin layers.
In 1952, a French doctor, Michel Pistor, developed a unique technique called mesotherapy and, for the first time, a real solution was found. Originally aimed at treating rheumatoid disorders, vascular problems and infections, the technique later proved most useful for cellulite.
Mesotherapy involves a series of microinjections into the middle layers of the skin. The injected medications "melt" away the layers of fat underneath while breaking up the network of fibrous septae that traps the fat.
So far, mesotherapy is the only medically safe remedy for cellulite. It can be performed anywhere on the body: legs, buttocks, abdomen, back and arms. Severe cellulite may require repeated (sometimes up to 10) sessions
