Orange-peel skin or cellulite

The changes that lead to cellulite are caused by the decreasing microcirculation of the skin, and as a result the skin holds back the water between the dermis and subcutaneous layers.

The dermis, or hide, is responsible for the flexibility and durability of the skin, and the subcutaneous layer below it, the bottom layer of the skin where fat cells are found, is responsible for energy storage, thermal insulation and decreasing the effect of bigger physical impacts. The decreased operation of capillary vessels is caused by increased fat cells that accumulate in the dermis and block venal circulation.

The long-term elimination of cellulite is possible by:

• modifying the condition of the weakened connective tissue (skin firming)
• reducing the size of fat cells (lipolysis)
• improving microcirculatory functions

How cellulite develops:

• The skin becomes puffy due to the increasing size of fat cells.
• Accumulated fat worsens microcirculation, causing blockage. When the blockage increases, fluids and sugars exit the capillary vessels, making complex sugar chains, which extract more fluid from the vascular system.
• Fat cells form into flaps of fat. These find their way into the dermis, making lumps.

Skin – Normal-sized fat cells in the fat tissue of the subcutaneous layer.

Very few fat cells are absorbed into the dermis.

Cellulite – Enlarged fat cells in the fat tissue, and enlarged fat cells in the dermis.