Cellulite

The media can be a great source for news, entertainment, education, or advertisements, but can also be a vehicle that can cause distress and intimidation. Our curiosity to know what goes on in the world and how the rich and famous spend their time, also leads us to a society crafted by makeup artists, beauty parlors, personal trainers and airbrush artists. As a result, we are confronted with perfect bodies flaunted on magazine covers, without cellulite, in movies on the big screen, or during sitcoms on our television set at home, and we suddenly become self conscious and no longer feel good about ourselves.

So, what do you do when those brand-name designer jeans no longer fit and last year’s bathing suit has lost its appeal because it shows too much dimpled skin? Of course, you go on a diet and start exercising as if there is no tomorrow.

Who is affected and where

Reducing stubborn fat deposits can be found on many New Year’s resolution lists, and as a matter of fact, 90 % of all women over the age of 30 will have to deal with cellulite. Cellulite does not discriminate and can hit slim and trim females, as well as those whose scale is tipping. Weight has no bearing in the matter, but genes do. If your mother and grandmother had it, chances are you will be the next candidate. Cellulite affected areas include:
• Ankles
• Knees
• Thighs (front, back, inner and outer)
• Hips
• Buttocks
• The abdomen
• The torso
• The back of the arms
• Shoulder blades
• The nape of the neck
• The lower part of the face
• The forehead
• The spinal Column
• In men, the breast – man boobs

Men usually do not get cellulite because their physique is different and they tend to accumulate fat in the abdominal area, while women’s deposits are mostly concentrated around their buttocks and thighs. Men have thicker skin with fat chambers that are smaller and held together tighter.

Traditional care

Most people are very critical about their appearance and will try just about anything to regain their youthful shape. Liposuction is invasive, risky and expensive, while natural creams and solutions are not really effective or take too long to show any kind of result. Cellulite victims who have tried mechanical massage say it only puffs up the skin temporarily making the cellulite less noticeable. Unfortunately, it does not last.

Contemporary treatment

VelaShape is the new breakthrough treatment in cellulite reduction and body contouring with results surpassing those of the most familiar fat eliminating treatment methods. Approved in the US, in 2004, VelaShape is the first and only non-surgical FDA-cleared medical device used for cellulite treatment, body reshaping and circumferential reduction. Taking advantage of gentle massage pulses and two targeted energy sources - Bi-Polar Radiofrequency and Infrared Light Energy, VelaShape can be applied to any skin types and colour.

VelaShape has been mentioned on ‘Dr. Phil’ and ‘Oprah’, as well as receiving attention in magazines such as ‘Vogue’, the ‘Herald Sun - Beauty Counter’ and ‘OK! Magazine Australia,’ for the simple reason that the treatment is very effective; there is zero downtime, little risk and virtually no pain. Now who says that there is no gain without pain?!