It is difficult to find a woman who does not want to get rid of cellulite, sometimes referred to as "orange peel", forever. There are many creams and procedures designed to combat cellulite — but does anything really work?
Dr. Mary
What is cellulite?
In medical terminology, cellulite is an acute purulent inflammation of the subcutaneous fatty tissue. But in everyday life this is called non-inflammatory structural changes of subcutaneous fat tissue, which appear as tubercles and dimples on the skin and are a purely cosmetic defect.
Why does it occur?
Cellulite is present in 85-90 % of women and only 10 % of men. Women suffer from it much more often because of the influence of estrogen and peculiarities of the structure of subcutaneous fat.
Estrogen activates the enzymes responsible for fat deposition and promotes an increase in the size of the fat cells. Subcutaneous fatty tissue is predominantly composed of collagen fibers of connective tissue, which are fibrous septa that form a cellular structure. When the ...
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