Nutrition
Away from the often very cost-intensive therapy approaches, however, those affected can try to reduce the first signs of cellulite (orange peel skin) with little effort. This includes above all nutrition. It is assumed that a diet rich in vitamin C leads to an improvement in cellulite.
The reason is that vitamin C is involved in the collagen structure of the skin and a vitamin C-rich diet leads to the stabilisation of these structures. Furthermore, overweight should be reduced as this increases the cellulite effect. However, care should be taken not to lose too much weight at once, as this increases the dent effect of the affected skin areas. For this reason, a slow and long-term calorie reduction should be aimed for. It is also therefore a good idea to do sports in addition to a calorie reduction, which on the one hand consumes the fat part of the body and on the other hand further tightens the connective tissue.
Surgical therapy
If the treatment attempts remain unsuccessful, there is still the possibility of treating cellulite problems surgically. Liposuction is the most frequently used procedure for this. Also known as liposuction (liposuction), this method is performed under general anesthesia.
During this procedure, rods are inserted into the affected area of the anesthetized patient in batches. With each thrust, a portion of fat gets into a container. Depending on the size of the affected area, liposuction takes between 20 minutes and 2 hours.
It is important to note that although it is a cosmetic procedure, some complications with sometimes serious consequences may occur. The most frequent complications are cannulation of organs located in this area and wound healing disorders. After the liposuction, the corresponding area is tightly wrapped around to achieve compression of the treated area.
These bandages must remain in place for days to weeks to model the desired body shape. In the case of cellulite (orange peel skin), however, simple liposuction is often not sufficient. Depending on the extent and size of the affected area, a skin lift may have to be continued in order to tighten the cavities resulting from liposuction.
Sutures are necessary for the lift, but with modern cosmetic surgery these can be applied almost invisibly. At the moment, surgical therapy is the most complex, risky, but of all the other methods of cellulite treatment, it is also the most promising. However, it is important to consider whether the surgical risk, which is supplemented by the risk of anaesthesia, is in reasonable proportion to the purely cosmetic problem.
Furthermore, the patient who undergoes liposuction has to dig deep into his or her pockets, as such operations are not covered by health insurance. The treated person must expect costs of between EUR 1500 and EUR 6000. In addition, an in-patient stay of one or two days must be planned for at times. Some surgical practices also carry out liposuction on an outpatient basis.
