Water, fat, or fibrous cellulite: how to make them disappear?

The appearance of water cellulite is a result of water accumulation between the adipocytes in the hypodermis. The water retained in the skin tissues forms swellings and edemas. This type of cellulite is often located in the lower limbs (thighs, calves, and ankles). Forming a bump on the skin, it is soft and non-painful to the touch.

Water-based cellulite is primarily caused by a dysfunction in the venous and lymphatic circulations. The adipocytes slow down the elimination of water and toxins, which stagnate in the connective tissue and give the skin a dimpled appearance. This is when the skin begins to deform. Individuals affected by cellulite with water retention often complain of heavy legs.

Wearing clothing or shoes that are too tight can potentially worsen poor circulation, as can excessive salt intake. Indeed, when tissues have a high concentration of salt, they attract and retain water, which limits its evacuation.

How to eliminate water-based cellulite?

There are several solutions to prevent the onset of water cellulite or to reduce its appearance:

• Adopt a balanced diet : as previously mentioned, a diet too high in salt promotes the appearance of cellulite. To prevent it, maintain a varied diet and drink plenty of water.

• Maintaining regular physical activity : aquatic sports are particularly recommended against water retention. Practiced in cold water, they promote better blood circulation. Moreover, water has a massaging effect on the skin.

• Massages : similar to adipose cellulite, performing a knead-and-roll technique stimulates blood circulation and has a draining effect. The application of a toning treatment, such as our caffeine body cream or our green coffee body scrub complements its action, and helps to smooth and firm the skin.

• Shock waves : these acoustic waves help to stimulate and enhance blood and lymphatic circulation.

• Mesotherapy against aqueous cellulite : this technique involves the injection of active substances with draining properties.

Fibrous cellulite is embedded, hard, and painful to the touch. It sometimes takes on a purplish hue. The appearance of fibrous cellulite is due to the hardening of collagen fibers surrounding the fat cells. This phenomenon is caused by the glycation of these fibers, which means the deposit of sugars on their surface. These sugars alter their structure, which can lead to a loss of their function.

Collagen fibers typically serve the purpose of providing tissues with mechanical resistance to stretching and pulling. When these fibers harden, the skin is pulled downward, compressing the fat cells between the partitions of the hypodermis, forming skin depressions that lead to dimples. Fibrous cellulite can be caused by several factors, including sedentary lifestyle, a diet too high in sugar, or heredity.

How to eliminate fibrous cellulite?

This form of cellulite is the most difficult to eliminate and few treatments show real effectiveness. It is therefore better to prevent its occurrence. Here are some methods for this purpose:

• Adopting a balanced diet : a diet too rich in sugar promotes the appearance of cellulite.

• Maintaining regular physical activity : this helps to rebalance the ingested sugar / expended sugar equilibrium.

• Massages : similar to cases of adipose and aqueous cellulite, performing a knead-and-roll technique stimulates the circulation of fats and water, resulting in a draining effect. However, the effectiveness of this method in the case of fibrous cellulite is very limited.

• Liposuction : this technique involves suctioning fat through cannulas inserted into the skin via thin incisions.

• Radiofrequency : The emission of a very high-frequency electromagnetic wave allows for the heating of the hypodermis and the promotion of lipolysis. The accumulated fat is thus eliminated and the adipocytes deflate.