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What Causes Cellulite?
I am 25 and I've always been very fit, but now out of nowhere I am suddenly seeing cellulite on my bum! I do squats every day and eat healthy, I quit smoking, I don't drink coffee, I'm not overweight... so how the heck am I getting cellulite?! I don't want to put on a bathing suit ever again! I know cellulite is common for women, but I just don't understand why this is happening to me. Where does cellulite come from? Is there anything I can do to get rid of it, or at least slow it down and stop it from forming more?
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Two types of cellulite, many causes
I tell my patients that there are essentially two types of cellulite that we see most frequently.
"Cottage cheese" cellulite
To simplify them, there seems to be one type that is like cottage cheese. Where you see cells of fat under very thin skin, so it looks like tissue paper over cottage cheese. Still this is a defect in the thickness of the skin or collagen of the dermis. This is not the most common type of cellulite, and is more a function of having very thin skin (where...
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Multifactorial and I am not sure anyone really knows.
In actuality, we really don't know what causes cellulite. One theory suggests cellulite arises from swelling within localized fatty areas. This can be accentuated by increases in lymphatic pressure or venous blood pressure. For some, excess fat, loose skin, or a combination of the two additionally contribute to the problem. Stress, trauma, diet, medications, and pregnancy have also been listed as possible contributing factors.
In my mind, the two main causes of cellulite are 1)...
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The cause of cellulite
Unfortunately, even fit women can develop cellulite. The anatomical structure of a woman's superficial layer of fat is different than a man's, which is why it is rare to see a man with cellulite. The dermal layer of the skin is weak, and has "pockets" of fat herniating into it, which causes the orange peel look. The dimples are caused by vertical fibrous bands, and the the bulges are caused by fat from a deeper layer pushing into the outermost area.
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Genetics most likely cellulite cause
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The reason we have cellulite
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Cellulite is the cottage cheese appearance to fatty areas, especially thighs and buttocks. It is more common in women, and is thought to be affected by female hormones. Cellulite is small herniations of superficial fatty tissue, and as the fibrous septa of the skin weaken, then the herniation, i.e., bulging of fat lobules, increases. Most treatments that are effective for cellulite deliver heat to the skin septa and induce collagen formation or thickening of these septa; this helps keep...
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