Why Do Women Get Cellulite?

Cellulite is something that many women dread and see as the sure-fire sign that they are overweight to an unpleasant degree. This is something that can be very embarrassing for a lot of women and that is generally considered unattractive. But where does it come from? And also ? why do only women get it?

What Is Cellulite?

Technically speaking, cellulite is a ?topographic? skin change that mostly occurs in postpubertal women. It normally looks as a slight change in skin topography (the way it looks on the surface ? think ?top?ography) and appears as dimples and nodules that occur around the pelvic region, legs, buttocks and stomach. It is caused by the herniation of fat ? meaning that it pushes up through some layers of the skin and thus causes a padded areas.

Difference in Men and Women

The first thing that might surprise you to learn is that men actually can get cellulite, but it?s just a lot more common in women then it is in men. The reasons for this seem to be multiple. For one, hormones play an important role and it seems that oestrogen is highly responsible for ?aggravating? cellulite, this is a theory though, while there is no actual statistical evidence suggesting that this be the case.

Another is that the organisation of the collegen cells are different in women than they are to men. In men they are arranged in a kind of mesh format, meaning that they are more tightly packed and secure and that thus no fat can really get through, while in women they are organised in rows like hardwood meaning that the fat cells can push up in between them.

Why Do You Have Cellulite?

So that?s why women in general have cellulite, but if you personally suffer from it, then what might be the reason for this? One reason is most likely that you are overweight ? and that this causes the skin to stretch tightly over the fat cells thus increasing their chances of pushing through. Another is that your diet could use improving, and if it contains a lot of trans fat acid (such as milk products and fatty meats such as red meats) then you might be more likely to suffer from cellulite. If you are on the contraceptive pill then this can also increase your oestrogen and thus increase your chances of getting cellulite.

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