Overweight, obesity and cellulite

• Obesity is now a major driver of cellulite worldwide

• How does overweight and obesity cause cellulite?

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

Obesity is a major driver of cellulite

At the time of first writing this article (February 2024) it was revealed that obesity worldwide has surpassed the 1 billion mark. In the last three decades obesity has increased 4x among children and 2x among adults. Furthermore, more than 2.5 billion adults are overweight, worldwide.

On this blog we have maintained that cellulite is a Western civilisation aesthetic condition that is not found in developing countries, where people consume more natural foods and where physical activity comprises a large part of people's days.

However, with global overweight and obesity rates increasing, this is also changing, as overweight and obesity are major causes of cellulite, and more and more people in the developing world suffer from cellulite.

It is true that some slim women get cellulite too and some overweight women don’t, but the general trend is that higher body fat percentages simply mean more cellulite.

How does overweight and obesity cause cellulite?

Hypodermal fat accumulation is THE number one aspect of cellulite, which secondarily also results in skin laxity, poor circulation, inflammation and fibrosis.

Plus nutrient-poor, calorie-rich nutrition also results in glycation and free radical damages, two other important aspects of cellulite.

The simplest way to reduce some of the cellulite that has formed due to overweight and obesity is to lose some weight, eat more healthily and move a whole lot more.

All these actions will reduce your chance of developing one of the so-called Western civilisation diseases (diabetes, heart disease, cancer etc) as well as improve the overall appearance of the skin, cellulite including.

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.

Furthermore, over the last two decades we have developed advanced RF and cavitation treatment protocols in order to make the most of our technologies, for maximum results, naturally and safely.

Our radiofrequency/ultrasound treatments are comfortable, pain-free, downtime-free, injection-free, microneedling-free, 99.5%+ safe and always non-invasive.

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 treatment at our London clinic (49 Marylebone High Street, W1)