My sixty something mom will never understand why I am so bothered by the appearance of orange peel called cellulite that appears on my hips, thighs and buttock areas.
In her young days, there was no such thing as cellulite. If the thighs were large, they were called heavy. Women who had full hips in old days were considered having powerful, awe-inspiring ability to procreate.
The word cellulite appeared in the early 1970s and was popularized by a French dietitian who offered treatments promising to reduce the appearance of cellulite.
It’s in the 70s that the war against cellulite began; women started paying close attention to the shape of their bottom and thighs when wearing short hemlines and snug blue jeans.
A militia of cellulite combatants appeared in the market: creams, devices, special exercises, surgical procedures, including liposuction, and, most recently, lasers.
Cellulite products generated $11.8 million in U.S. department stores last year, and the number of liposuction procedures performed on women increased 168.5 percent between 1997 and 2007.
The war against cellulite still rages to this day because cellulite affects nearly 90 percent of women regardless of their ages, races, weights and shapes. Even if you are skinny, you are still prone to have cellulite.
Although there is no instant cure for cellulite yet, there are ways and treatments to reduce the appearance of lumpy, dimpled cellulite.
