The problem with claims that a cream can "cure" cellulite is that there is no substantial amount of evidence that topical applications can penetrate the skin to the underlying layer of fatty tissue that causes the condition.
"Never say never, but at this point there's nothing to suggest that these products can improve cellulite," [Dr. Molly Wanner, a dermatologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and an instructor at Harvard Medical School] says. That's because there's more to removing it than shrinking fat cells. Unless a product can fundamentally change the structure of skin, she says, the bulges will remain.
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The problem with claims that a cream can "cure" cellulite is that there is no substantial amount of evidence that topical applications can penetrate the skin to the underlying layer of fatty tissue that causes the condition.
"Never say never, but at this point there's nothing to suggest that these products can improve cellulite," [Dr. Molly Wanner, a dermatologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and an instructor at Harvard Medical School] says. That's because there's more to removing it than shrinking fat cells. Unless a product can fundamentally change the structure of skin, she says, the bulges will remain.
Source: Little proof of cellulite cream success, L.A. Times, Nov. 3, 2008
Also see:
Caffeine Is Latest Anti-Cellulite Weapon Do They Work? We'll Put Them To The Test CBS News, Nov. 1, 2007
Do anti-cellulite creams work? Medical News Today, 30 June, 2003
Hundreds of creams promise to get rid of unsightly cellulite. But do they work or will they just rub you the wrong way? WebMD.com (video)
February 19, 2009 - 5:41pmThis Comment
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