Cellulite: Smoothing Down and Shaping Up Your Body Zones

It’s around about now that the gym starts heaving. And if you spend your lunch hour Googling “fasting” or “drop a dress size,” it may be the season ahead that’s making you feel body conscious. Never mind your goal weight; most women struggle with cellulite.

In fact, up to 90 percent of us are known to have it post-puberty. Hormonal shifts are often to blame, so after having a baby, that orange peel look may have crept up and landed on common areas like your thighs and bottom – and sometimes even your breasts and upper arms.

Tried almost everything? Innovative treatments that directly target weakened skin and fat cells help regain a smooth silhouette.  

Your Orange Peel Zones: Where Cellulite Sits And Why

That lumpy-looking skin you’re seeing on those notoriously common cellulite areas is, in fact, fat pushing through connective tissue. This is because the connective tissue has weakened. Once the fat pushes through, the skin no longer looks smooth and has an orange-peel effect.

But why does it always seem to appear in a banded zone, i.e. around your bottom, hips and thighs in particular? This is because that’s where fat unfortunately sits, especially for women. And with age, and skin losing elasticity, more cellulite can pop up. There are – of course – other factors that ruin smooth curves. Hormonal imbalances, poor circulation, genetics and lifestyle choices are known to weaken connective tissue and, therefore, impact cellulite.

With all these things to think about, it’s important to remember the root cause: floating fat cells under slack or weakened skin. Targeting those issues helps improve the look and feel of your orange-peel zones in the long term and is not just a quick-fix effect.

Targeted Treatments: Shaping Up Skin and Smoothing Down Cellulite

Have you heard of carboxytherapy? This rejuvenation gas has a successful reputation for restoring and reconditioning skin.

If it can work on issues like firming and brightening the delicate eye contour area, imagine what it can do for zones with cellulite. Very small amounts of gas (C02) are injected beneath the skin to break down those fatty deposits which push up through weakened connective tissue. And then, to strengthen the skin itself, the C02 also stimulates collagen production. This means those proteins essential for skin support have a chance to rebuild. 

Carboxytherapy is non-invasive, so there’s no downtime, and it can target an array of cellulite hit zones. Think your love handles, tummy rolls and all areas of the thighs. In other words, it’s an overarching and root-cause cellulite treatment.  Another therapy to keep your eye on is ENDYMED Contour. Also working on cellulite and skin tightening, the innovation behind this device-lead tech is pulse vacuum. This targets fat cells through heat energy. Able to penetrate them deeply, the device also revs up the blood supply, which increases circulation.

This helps to flush out toxins and tighten and contour those areas of the body where cellulite sits.

So, Are You Ready To Sign Up For That Summer Body?

Are you mentally already on your summer beach break? Take your body there, too, with a clever treatment that gives you an added boost of confidence. Yes, your genes impact cellulite, but so does your age. Invest in smart skin support to strengthen yours exactly where it needs to be. Like with all skin journeys, cellulite treatment takes a bit of homework. But it’s so worth doing it for the skin you’re in.