Cellulite, that unsightly wave of dimpled skin, that sits just below your butt cheek. Why is it a , that is so difficult to treat? Well most of what is known about cellulite, is wrong and repetition of errors of the past. Sorry to disappoint you, but cellulite has absolutely nothing to do with any of the following popular theories: Genetics Hereditary Smoking Medication Lack of exercise Fluid retention Contraceptive pill Hormone replacement therapy Even if it gets me labelled as a HERETIC and BURNED at the STAKE, I want to dispel these dimple dashing myths, once and for all! What is Cellulite Frustratingly in my industry, I find even my fellow colleagues refer to cellulite as adipose or fat tissue, due to misinformation. It is actually a disorder of the connective tissue, affecting type I collagen, that usually begins with the onset of the menstrual cycle. Type I collagen is the most prevalent protein found in our body, I liken it to our internal scaffolding, a non-bony structuraltissue found throughout the whole body. It is this type I collagen that accounts for many female disorders, driven by sex hormones, mainly estrogen and progesterone. This is a CRITICAL CONCEPT to UNDERSTAND, and if by chance you find it difficult to get your head around, ask yourself why is it that men don’t get cellulite? Clinical Grades of Cellulite Grade One This is characterised by smooth  without any dimpling on standing or lying down. Deterioration of the skin or dermis begins as the integrity of the blood vessels and capillaries, which create a complex transport network throughout the skin, slowly begin to breakdown. Grade Two The skin becomes pale with decreased elasticity as dermal deterioration continues and the temperature of skin is cool to the touch, due to the decline of the micro-circulatory system. Clumping in localised areas becomes apparent, and with grade two we start to see a dimpled appearance on standing, but when lying down this disappears. During this stage itis not uncommon for gaps to start appearing in the dermis, which is a result of the normal inflammatory process. Grade Three This is where the skin dimples on standing and lying down and is worsened by pinching and the orange peel effect is now very visible. The build up of fluids and toxins continues to accumulate, as the metabolism in the skins cells begins to decline. Both the protein synthesis and the repair process are drastically reduced, which contributes to the thinning of the dermal layer. Stage Four By now hard protein deposits begin to form visible nodules, which appear as obvious wave like structures on the surface of the skin. Anatomy of Cellulite Ever wondered why it is, that your dimple dashing buttocks and thighs, are the only areas that show cellulite? Well this is where nature cleverly makes our body store nutritional fat for infants in pregnancy, this fat is very stubborn and not easily mobilised, making it difficult to remove. Why is this fat so difficult tomobilise? There are only two layers of fat found within the body: Superficial layer Deeper layer. These layers are kept separated by connective tissue, known as fascia. Fat in both of these layers is stored in compartments, these are similar in structure to eggs in egg boxes… Each compartment is separated by fibrous bands of tissue known as trabeculae, that run vertically under the dermis. Overtime these bands of collagen and connective tissue contract and harden, making the skin become inflexible and weak. These bands break down releasing globules of fat, which are the cause and the appearance of cellulite… Often these fat cells expand to such an extent, causing the collagen fibers around them to bend, Which makes sense, when you thing of the wavy, dimpled structure of cellulite. It is why the surface of the skin dimples and puckers, thus creating the ORANGE PEEL effect that we associate with cellulite. So as you can see, it has nothing to do with poor circulation, water-retention, ora build up of toxins in the system, and everything to do the menstrual cycle. Seems like us ladies get a bad deal, and sadly that even extends to cellulite.. IF YOU HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH CELLULITE, OR EVEN BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY TREAT IT, PLEASE DROP US A LINE WE’D LOVE TO HERE FROM YOU.

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