Don’t take your cellulite on holiday!

Probably the holiday is already planned, and our thoughts are already on the beach or the resort of our choice…. Just a review of the summer wardrobe to get an idea of what to throw in the holiday suitcase. However, every year when trying on summer clothes, many women take an unsympathetic look at their bodies. The criticism most often concerns the abdominal area and hips – either they are too plump or not firm enough. Surveys show that approx. Surveys show that around 40 per cent of Polish women are dissatisfied with their appearance and would like to change something. One of the biggest problems is the eternal enemy of women – cellulite.

 

What is cellulite?

– Often during puberty, pregnancy or pre-menopause. Cellulite (from the French cellulite), called lipodystrophy by doctors, while to illustrate the havoc it wreaks on our skin it is colloquially referred to as “orange peel”. The term first appeared in the dermatological literature in the 1920s – which means that women’s struggle with this defect has been going on for almost 100 years.We know what ‘orange peel’ looks like, but do we know the reasons why it appears in women? Cellulite manifests itself through oedematous-fibrotic changes in the subcutaneous tissue. The subcutaneous tissue is made up of fat cells (adipocytes) which cluster together. In cellulite-affected skin, the adipocytes become severely enlarged, the adipose tissue grows excessively and forms an irregular arrangement under the skin. As a result, clusters of adipocytes surrounded by proliferating collagen fibres form cellulite nodules and dimples. Individual fat cells can enlarge 10-fold or even as much as 60-fold.

What are the causes of cellulite?

Cellulite used to be linked to obesity, but nowadays researchers are aware of many different causes of cellulite and these are primarily: – Excessively high levels of the female hormones oestrogen, which affect the metabolism of adipocytes and increase the storage of fat in them, as well as the elasticity and structure of connective tissue in women. – Microcirculatory disturbances, which cause problems with fat cell metabolism and excessive growth of fat cells, resulting in fat cell ischaemia. Due to lack of oxygen and nutrients, they produce toxic substances. – Malfunction of the lymphatic system, which helps to remove toxins from fat cells. The proper functioning of the lymphatic system depends on the efficiency and elasticity of the connective tissue. If it is too soft and permeable – toxins, instead of travelling to the lymph nodes, enter other tissues, e.g. accumulate in fat cells. The fat cells thus increase in size through too much fat, but also through the accumulation of toxic waste products of metabolism. This is why cellulite can also appear in young, slim women.

Other factors that aggravate our skin and favour the development of cellulite are:

• genetic and family predisposition,
• obese physique or tendency to put on weight,
• inadequate nutrition, excessively caloric diet,
• digestive disorders (constipation)
• sedentary lifestyle and lack of exercise,
• fast weight loss,
• too-tight clothing,
• wearing high-heeled shoes,
• hormonal contraception,
• hormone replacement therapy,
• pregnancy,
• abuse (tobacco, coffee, alcohol)
• stress, prolonged fatigue,

 

Stages of cellulite development

Cellulite develops in stages: I stage – at the beginning there is blood stasis in the vessels and lymphatic stasis, with consequent enlargement of the fat cells. Hardly any change in the skin is observed yet, but it appears less elastic. II stage – blood retained in the vessels penetrates the intercellular spaces, which causes fluid to collect between the fat cells and causes swelling. The changes are already visible: the skin is pale, slightly puffy, and if you grasp it with two fingers in a fold – you can see the bumps. III stage – there is fibrosis of the connective tissue, which forms small, hard lumps. The changes are already visible when the muscles are stretched. The skin is uneven, with shallow depressions, and small nodules can be felt. IV stage – heavily fibrotic connective tissue surrounds clusters of adipocytes to form many large nodules. The changes of this stage are already practically irreversible and visible even at rest with relaxed muscles. The skin is heavily undulating with very palpable nodules. Cellulite then makes it difficult to function normally due to pain in the affected areas.

How to fight cellulite?

Studies say that cellulite affects about 80% of women, especially Caucasians – that is, millions of women suffer from bumps and corrugations, spongy furrows and thickenings that appear mainly on the abdomen, thighs and buttocks. Although we have read a lot about this “female enemy” – in practice we do not know how to fight it. There are, however, many ways to prevent cellulite and fight the already visible ‘orange peel’. For best results, stick to a few key recommendations:

• maintaining an appropriate body weight;
• a proper, balanced diet rich in vitamins and nutrients, in which we do not overuse salt and exclude products with a high
• fat content, among other things, eat 5 small meals a day, every 2-3 hours, and drink plenty of still water;
• avoid wearing tight clothes and high-heeled shoes – more than 5 cm;
• regular walking, exercise or a sport of choice (aerobics, cycling, swimming, recreational running, dancing, rollerblading, Nordic walking) – which stimulates our metabolism and contributes to the burning of carbohydrates and fats;
• avoiding sitting or standing for long periods of time in one position;
• avoiding hot baths, excessive sunbathing, stress;
• quitting the habit of smoking cigarettes, as nicotine narrows the blood vessels, which makes it difficult to supply the cells with oxygen and inhibits the fat burning process;
• anti-cellulite treatments and massages in a beauty salon;
• It is also extremely important to take care of the skin with the right anti-cellulite preparations in combination with massage;

 

Win against cellulite with Body Modelling & Care

To fight cellulite, the experts at CHANTARELLE have developed an extensive treatment programme and professional preparations Body Modelling & Care. It is a non-invasive lipoplasty: body modelling, cellulite removal and slimming, with an immediately visible improvement in skin firmness, tone and hydration, and the levelling of skin irregularities. Treatments in the beauty salon are performed using the Thermo-Spherix laser® and are based on the properties of the corresponding magneto-electro-photodynamic fields generated by this laser. The laser head generates a pulsed magnetic field obtained in the tissue by a rotating magnetic field and producing a thermal field and a pulsed photodynamic field. The 650-nm laser, due to its special feature of short-term, reversible unsealing of cell membranes – creates specific ‘trigger holes’ in fat cells, through which dissolved fat is removed into the body and then excreted from the body during metabolic processes.

During the treatment, professional preparations Body Modelling & Care and an individual short drainage massage are applied. A continuation of the treatment is the systematic use of dermo-cosmetics from the same line in home care. These preparations are dedicated to effectively combat cellulite while firming the skin and strengthening elastic fibres. They contain intensive active ingredients that reduce cellulite by stimulating micro-circulation, lymphatic drainage and removing residual toxins from cell metabolism. They accelerate lipolysis, help release excess fat from adipocytes and reduce their size, help reduce swelling and strengthen the support of elastic fibres.