Can stress cause skin ageing and cellulite?

“TL;DR: Although high food/sugar/alcohol consumption, smoking/vaping and inactivity are much more serious causes of cellulite, stress can also cause cellulite indirectly, either via increasing cortisol levels or by leading to the above behaviours that cause cellulite.”

Can high cortisol cause cellulite?

• Stress, cortisol and cellulite

• How stress indirectly causes skin ageing and cellulite

• Have a skin tightening/cellulite treatment in London with the experts

• Advanced, infrared / red light therapy treatments in London at LipoTherapeia

• Discover our professional training in cellulite, skin tightening, radiofrequency and ultrasound

Stress, cortisol and cellulite

Stress, per se, is not a direct or major cause of skin ageing and, especially, cellulite.

There are much more direct factors, such as sugar intake, calorie intake, lack of exercise, smoking, alcohol intake etc.

However, stress indirectly can indeed have an effect:

• Stress results in the secretion of cortisol, the stress hormone, which has a catabolic effect on tissues, meaning that it results in protein loss from tissue and organs, including skin and blood vessels

• Furthermore, excess/chronic cortisol secretion results in water retention

• And finally, stress - and the consequent lack of sleep - quite often leads to overeating, sugar intake, stimulant intake, smoking and alcohol intake

How stress indirectly causes skin ageing and cellulite

Loss of skin and blood vessel protein (e.g. collagen, elastin etc) will inevitably lead to skin laxity and water retention.

Furthermore, sugar intake, smoking and excessive calorie intake, which can be increased by stress directly lead to skin ageing and cellulite.

In addition, excessive/chronic stress can lead to exhaustion, break down or fatigue, which will itself have a direct effect on calorie/sugar intake and physical activity levels, eventually leading to fat accumulation.

We have seen many clients who worked for decades to exhaustion, only to end up with chronic fatigue, weight gain and inability to exercise.

So, all in all, although stress does not have an immediate or pronounced direct effect on cellulite and skin ageing (unless it is intense and/or chronic), it can have an indirect effect, ultimately leading to both skin ageing, overall whole body ageing, multiple health issues and cellulite.

Have a skin tightening/cellulite treatment in London with the experts

At LipoTherapeia we have specialised 100% in skin tightening and cellulite reduction for more than two decades and 20,000+ sessions.

This is all we study and practise every day and have researched and tried hands-on all the important skin tightening equipment and their manufacturers.

As strong, deep acting radiofrequency and deep-acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation are the technologies of choice for skin tightening and cellulite reduction, we have invested in the best RF/ultrasound technologies in the world.

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And our focus is on honest, realistic, science-based treatment, combined with caring, professional service, with a smile.

We will be pleased to see you, assess your cellulite, skin laxity or fibrosis, listen to your story, discuss your case and offer you the best possible treatment.

Learn more or check prices and book an expert cellulite / skin tightening treatment at our London clinic (49 Marylebone High Street, W1).

Advanced, infrared / red light therapy treatments in London at LipoTherapeia

At LipoTherapeia we are passionate about phototherapy (also known as photobiomodulation/PBM, red light therapy, infrared light therapy, blue light therapy, LED light therapy etc) and we use the most powerful equipment available today (up to 240mW/cm2), for best results and treatment of large body areas.

We use specialised therapy protocols for skin rejuvenation / anti-ageing, pigmentation / post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH), moderate/severe acne, skin redness, sensitive/inflamed/irritated skin, wound healing, sports injuries / musculoskeletal pain and overall wellness / well-being.

Our LED phototherapy sessions are comfortable, deeply relaxing and super-safe and are great to enhance our radiofrequency/ultrasound treatments for skin tightening / cellulite reduction.

On our booking page you can book stand-alone phototherapy sessions or combine them with our other treatments, as an add-on.

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