| Causes and Symptoms of Cellulites |
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It is fairly common knowledge that our bodies use fat cells to store food. These fat cells usually absorb and store other components for example toxins in the bloodstream, making this natural process of absorption slow and consequently encouraging fat cells to increase in size beyond their normal size. Some cells take in substances at a much faster rate than others, causing unevenness in appearance of the fat cells. This is what we call cellulite.
Causes of Cellulite
Several factors come in to shape the development and causes of cellulite, namely: skin tone, skin structure, and fat accumulation. Cellulite starts to form when tissues performing connection functions (connective tissues) under the skin that help in shaping the fat are weak or deformed because of poor circulation. The connective tissues, consisting of fibers, serve an anchoring role between muscles and the skin, thereby also forming chambers that holding Scarpus Fascia (body fat under the skin). When weakness develops in connective tissues, the Scarpus fascia props upward causing uneven appearance on the skin. This is generally said to be the cause of cellulite, though its fundamental cause is poor blood flow and lymph movement. In this stage of development, no change on the skin is visible to your naked eyes. However, one may notice, as a symptom, cuts and bruises healing much slowly than they should due to disturbed circulation.
Poor circulation is responsible for the build up of highly damaging free radicals in under the skin tissues that in turn blocks the fat from proper absorption into the blood system causing swellings because of excess fluids. This stretches the connective tissues and leaving the irregular, lumpy appearance on your skin. A common symptom at this stage is the noticeably thicker skin and its increasing tenderness, broken veins or discolouration. Getting bruised easily is also common.
Cellulites and Women
Cellulites, interestingly, may seem to follow women! Actually, of the many theories about the causes of cellulite one is that it has its origins in adolescence – a time when oestrogen begins to trigger fat formation in and the enlargement of cells of the sub-dermis area (hips and thighs). For from age fourteen, they begin to appear in girls, increasing with a person’s maturity when the subcutaneous layer becomes thin, redistributing itself beneath the skin. At this point, the skin is normally cold when on touching. Cellulites can also form in postnatal women and again those on birth control pills. This is because the body waste system is unable to handle the increased oestrogen levels in the body at the time. In addition, cellulite can form and develop after traumatic moments or injury, where the blood circulatory system has been disrupted. Those jobs requiring you to sit all day may be just predisposing you to cellulite formation in your body as sedentary lifestyles may lead to hardening of the connective tissue bringing about lumpiness on the skin.
Other causes include heredity –where you really have no choice what genes you carry, poor, usually unbalanced diets, made worse by alcohol intake or even taking caffeine and spicy foods, in some instances all contribute to cellulite formation as the toxins they produce are entrapped in the fatty tissue. You will probably have heard about the role of water. When it comes to cellulite formation, insufficient of this precious commodity spells doom as it is water that helps propel the waste system, kicking out toxins from your body. Down seven water tumblers a day, and you’re better off.
Smoking and Cellulite
Quit smoking, for it is not only bad for your lungs and skin but it also makes skin to weaken due to constriction of capillaries. It further leads to connective tissue damages causing dimpling, a sure sign you suffer from cellulite. Stress and tension cause muscles to coble up in pain, leading to connective tissue seizing up as well. Tension, too, blocks the tissue, preventing proper waste clearance and purification. |
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