hypodermis

Cellulite and the role of skin ligaments / "fascia" / septa / "fibrous bands"

Cellulite and the role of skin ligaments / "fascia" / septa / "fibrous bands"

Cellulite appears due to the action of enlarged fat globules pushing skin upwards and shortened collagen fibre bundles pulling skin downwards. These collagen fibre bundles are not bothersome, unnecessary for the body tissues that need to be cut out so that fat can perpetually expand upwards without hindrance. These fibres are known to anatomists as retinaculae cutis*, i.e. skin ligaments, and they are there, as all ligaments, to keep two parts of connective tissue attached…

Learn what is the difference between hypodermis and subcutaneous adipose tissue (and provide an effective cellulite treatment)

Learn what is the difference between hypodermis and subcutaneous adipose tissue (and provide an effective cellulite treatment)

There is huge confusion and misinformation about the adipose (fat) tissue found under the skin, even among such professionals as aesthetic doctors - let alone beauty professionals or the general public. I have seen professionals thinking that these two tissues are the exact same thing or stating completely wrong skin depths for these tissues - and that is unforgivable if you use technologies such as…

Ultrasound scan images of cellulite and skin laxity | Part 1

Ultrasound scan images of cellulite and skin laxity | Part 1

In this article you can see skin ultrasound images from a normal body sized woman in her early 40s, with progressed skin laxity and Grade 2 cellulite.