Cellulite is much more common in women than in men because of differences in the way fat, muscle, and connective tissue are distributed in men and women's skin. İt is also called orange peel syndrome.
What is the cause of cellulite?The causes of cellulite include changes in metabolism, physiology, diet and exercise habits, sex-specific skin architecture, alteration of connective tissue structure, hormonal factors, genetic factors.
The muscles of our back lateral leg area are horizontal, that’s why there’s a network of connective-tissue strands, called septae, that hold the fat in place. If the septae aren’t strong and tightly woven together (which may be determined by genetics), the fat can bulge out between them, creating ripples on the skin’s surface—cellulite.
At what age it may appear?Taking into consideration the structure of the cellulite, it may appear at any age.
How is it treated?There are many methods of cellulite treatment :
- Laser therapy
- Liposuction
- Laser lipolysis
- Cold lipolyses
- Radio wave therapy
- AWT (Acoustic Wave Therapy)
- Cavitation
- Passive gymnastics
- Lymphatic drainage
- Electrotherapy
- Vacuum therapy
- Mesotherapy
- Massage
Like other therapies, these procedures are contraindicated for:
- Pregnant and breastfeeding women
- Patients who undergo medical treatment
İt won’t be correct to choose any of above mentioned methods as every procedure is effective in its own way. The most effective method of treatment msut be chosen in accordance with the problem and problem area.
For example, only mesotherapy is not enough for severe cellulite. Even if there will be a lot of sessions, desired result can not be achieved and patient will be very disappointed. For the severe cellulite liposuction can be considered an effective method of treatment and only after it patient will be satisfied with the result.
Can cellulite be considered as a health problem ?Cellulite can not be considered as a health problem. Even skinny people can have cellulite. İf this problem is observed in patients with excess weight, first of all you should lose weight under the control of your doctor.
Does cellulite treatment give permanent result?Unfortunately cellulite treatment doesn’t give permanent result. Every procedure has a certain period of result maintaining. It depends on problem area and its size. For example, liposuction and laser lypolisis are considered as effective methods and result can be maintained for a long period of time. Liposuction is a cosmetic surgery operation that removes fat from many different sites on the human body. Laser lipolysis is a minimally invasive procedure that uses heat from fiber-optic lasers at various wavelengths to melt body fat. This is a different process than liposuction, which involves removing fat from the body using vacuum suction. Fat cells are removed and process of new fact cell foramtion will take much time. Mesotherapy and cavitation are topical treatments and result will not last for a long preiod as if to compare with above mentioned procedures.
Don’t think that other procedures have no result , they are also effective to a certain extent if a patient doesn’t have a real problem with cellulite.
What is the price of cellulite treatment?This problem can be solved with the help of different methods. İt is important determine what procedure will be applied or it may be a combination of procedures. All this factors influence the final price of the treatment. Treatment price can be determined after examination.
