Monday, January 5, 2009

Cellulite Reduction 101

By Lara G Giddins

It is often stated that liposuction is the best way to remove cellulite from the body. While this may be the case, not everyone wants to have surgery to reduce their cellulite. This may be because they dislike the idea of something invasive or simply can't afford the procedure. Luckily, there are many alternative treatments available.

Treatments that you can do in the home are things like diet changes, more exercise or using body scrubs. For the day spa environment there treatments like body wraps, sound waves and laser therapy that help to remove the fat from underneath the skin and improve circulation flow to the skin itself.

For a homemade body scrub take some lotion or cream (such as moisturizer) and mix in some dry coffee. While it might sound unusual coffee (as well as seaweed) are the two most well known natural anti-cellulite substances that are easy to obtain. Massage a liberal amount of the lotion and coffee into the affected areas.

Losing excess weight will do wonders for your cellulite. You can achieve this by doing exercise like swimming, running or sport. You want to focus on exercise that burns fat through cardio but also works the muscle in the areas that you are affected by cellulite. Increasing muscle tone has a positive impact on cellulite.

Making changes to your diet can also have a major impact on the level of cellulite in your body. Examine the amount of fat and sugar that you eat everyday and work hard to reduce these levels over the coming weeks.

Massage is also a method to reduce cellulite. You can do this at home and it works by smoothing both the skin and fat. It is often considered at very effective way to treat the condition.

Of course, you don't have to rely solely on cheap home techniques. Most beauty spas have plenty of machines at their disposal that they can expertly use to help you in your goal to lose cellulite.

One such treatment is Endermologie. This involves having a machine that rolls over the problem areas to help flatten the fat and increase circulation to the skin.

A treatment that involves sound waves is Acoustic Wave Therapy. The sound waves are sent through the skin to help the fat beneath to be removed by the body.

If all these treatments are not suitable for you then there is always liposuction. This is a plastic surgery technique which involves having the fat sucked out with a vacuum. It is very common and has a high success rate. Your surgeon will have more information on liposuction if you are interested. - 16083

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