Types of Cellulite
March 21st, 2008Cellulite is some sort of fat tissue that just lies beneath the skin (called as subcutaneous layer of the skin in medical terminology) and contains constricting bands of the body tissues (generally connective tissues). Such connective tissues that vary in thickness and are tied with fat cells are held in a place by groups of fibers that protect our body, cushion body muscles and also organs. In normal state with no diseases and balanced metabolism, waste products are terminated and new cells are being generated but when the metabolism is affected or anything goes wrong, the food is being stored in the form of fats and then the fats increase gradually, it catches skin folds too and appear there as cellulite.
There is no one vote for cellulite types. Some of the health experts grade the disease and others just simply classify it. However, cellulite can be divided into two major categories; hard or solid and soft or spongy. Hard or solid cellulite is generally seen in those women that are active. Such women include dancers, runners, sportswomen etc. and they are more susceptible to develop this kind of cellulite. Hard or solid cellulite is quite a difficult task to cure since it does not lift from the body well. Such hard or solid cellulite is directly attached with the body muscles that are deeper and not close to the skin and therefore, such cellulite is harder to see.
On the other hand, soft cellulite is not as focused as that of hard cellulite. It is therefore, much visible as compared to the hard or solid cellulite. Generally, soft cellulites are at large areas of the body and because of that; they are not so attached with muscles deep into the body. They do not have strong connection with muscles and thus they are much looser as compared to hard or solid cellulite. Soft cellulite, often, are sagging from the body and this is because they have poorly attached with muscles and therefore have poor muscle tone. Soft cellulite is easier to spot and also easier to remove as compared to hard or solid cellulite.
It is quite easy to determine the condition of cellulite. To test for it, one can just lightly pinch or press an area of the tissues between the thumb and an index finger. If you are testing larger areas, take two hands and test by two palms joining together. The normal fats appear fairly smooth, whereas cellulite reveals dimples or ripples appearing just like the skin of the fruit orange. Cellulite tissues are also much sensitive and they are cool to touch. Such cellulite might appear whiter (fair complexion) as compared to rest of the body skin.
Other groups of health experts favor grading the condition. Where grade one stands for no clinical symptom but histopathology can detect underlying structural changes. Grade two shows pallor skin but no ‘orange peel’. Grade three is ‘orange peel’ and grade four consists of markedly dimpled, painful (if pinched) lumps.
