Water retention and oedematous cellulite in the heat of the summer
Water retention: the main reason cellulite looks worse in the summer
When cellulite actually looks better in the summer
How to fight water retention and improve cellulite appearance in the summer
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Water retention: the main reason cellulite looks worse in the summer
The single more important reason for cellulite looking worse in the summer is water retention.
Water retention, one of the seven aspects of cellulite, can become worse in the heat of the summer due to vasodilation. In turn, water retention makes the cellulite “bumps” to become enlarged and thighs and buttocks, in general, to become puffy.
Water retention can also lead to increased low grade inflammation, another one of the seven aspects of cellulite (the other five being fat accumulation, skin laxity, fibrosis, oxidative damage and glycation).
This lumpy, bumpy, inflamed look is the hallmark of oedematous cellulite, i.e. cellulite with pronounced water retention. In women with more fibrosis or skin laxity the whole cellulite appearance is even more pronounced.
When cellulite actually looks better in the summer
The good news is that summer skin (i.e. tanned skin) looks better and can hide cellulite to some extent.
Furthermore, most women tend to lose some weight in the summer, as they consume less “feelgood” - i.e. fatty, starchy and sugary - foods and more fruits, fish and salads. This means less fat accumulation - and even less water retention for those women.
Also, many people tend to follow some kind of diet (a different one every year, of course…) and also they exercise more in readiness for the beach, which tends to improve cellulite appearance.
How to fight water retention and improve cellulite appearance in the summer
We have a very comprehensive article on what causes and how to reduce water retention and oedematous cellulite, with 42 tips no less, which will help you improve both the appearance and the health of your thighs in the summer or any time of the year.
Here are the top 8 tips for quick results with water retention and oedematous cellulite with a direct link to the full list of 42 tips here:
Have hot and cold showers or plain cold showers, at least on the calves and thighs
Take a maximum dose centella asiatica supplement (proven to help beat water retention better than compression garments) or a diosmin+hesperidin supplement (if in doubt, ask doctor’s permission first)
Keep your legs elevated at night or even during the day, if possible
Have lighter food, mainly comprising salads, vegetables, berry fruits and lean protein (especially oily fish) and avoid saturated fats, sugar and refined carbs
Have some pressotherapy sessions
Use a low sodium, high potassium salt, ideally an one with a ratio of 2:1 potassium to sodium
Take up swimming
As a last resort, use graduated compression garments, but in a cool room (such garments are not fun in the summer)
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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 200mW/cm2), for best results and treatment of large body areas.
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