Boston Clinic (UK) Ltd.

Press Release - M-The Mirror Magazine

THE BOTTOM LINE ON BEATING CELLULITE.

What kind of treatment works?
One that increases micro-circulation (eg by agitating tissue or heating up the problem area so that circulation increases) along with anything that increases lymphatic and venous drainage (the removal of toxins).

What sort of treatment doesn’t work?
Most wraps are of limited use only, according to our cellulite expert Malti O’Mahony, a nurse and qualified aesthetic medical practitioner. If they work in the short-term, this is through the removal of water, not toxins, from the fat cells.

Cellulite creams can improve skin texture but rarely break down cellulite – unless they have thermogenic properties, meaning they heat up the area, and therefore increase circulation.

How do experts grade cellulite?
Malti O’Mahony gives her patients a score out of five before starting treatment.

Grade 1: skin is dull but without noticeable puckering. Grade 2: some unevenness in the skin surface. Grade 3: cottage cheese-like puckering. Grade 4: hard, visible, lumps. Grade 5: the area looks clogged by nodules beneath the skin surface that can reach the size of tennis balls.