How to Get Rid of Cellulite – What it is and How to Treat It

Cellulite is a condition mostly found in women where there is an appearance of dimpled skin, most commonly on the thighs, legs, buttocks and lower stomach. This is caused by irregular patterns of connective tissue under the skin: the package itself is caused by fatty deposits that are irregularly shaped and push against the connective tissue under the skin, thereby distorting it. That yes, cellulite is not in any way related to the disease of cellulite, which is a nasty bacterial infection of the skin (trust me, you're glad you do not have to).
  The main determinant of cellulite is the genus, followed by percentage of body fat. If you're a woman, you're much more likely to have cellulite if you're male (not unknown in men, but is extremely rare), after the most likely cause of cellulite is excess fat in combination with a genetic predisposition to cellulite (it is possible that the genes for it, but if your body fat percentage is low enough, you never know). Age also may influence how likely you are to get cellulite and how serious it is - as you may have guessed, the older you are the odds of getting worse. Thickness of skin, diet, and whether or not smoking may also play a role - as with many other health problems, better diet and exercise regime and not smoking, the better you'll look and feel.
  There are several treatments currently available to get rid of cellulite. You can go to a spa, many of them offer a deep tissue massage designed specifically for cellulite, and these are, indeed, effective. Although the caveat is that these massages are just a temporary solution and will have to keep going every two weeks or more to maintain the effects. Besides this, the FDA also recently approved laser light therapy for the temporary reduction of cellulite. Liposuction is a possible solution, but keep in mind that it requires general anesthesia, you will feel pain for a few weeks later, and is quite expensive, plus many insurance policies do not cover it.
  There are several medications that can be injected into the affected tissue, this is known as mesotherapy, "but still is controversial because the drug is injected are not specifically approved by the FDA for the treatment of cellulite (called as a drug that is used "off label" which means the medicine is approved by the FDA and is considered safe, it is only approved for treating the specific condition in question).
  A little faster than I can give you advice is to drink plenty of water (I swear, most people are dehydrated most of the time, in all probability, not drinking enough), stop smoking if you do, and do their best to improve their diet and exercise more. Only by eliminating soda and junk food, I promise, it will do wonders for you - I personally know three people who have lost between 20 and 60 pounds each just for the total elimination of soda and other junk food from their diets.