Cellulite rears its ugly head on about 90% of all women. Cures, lotions and potions for this condition of the skin and body are everywhere. It appears on the body, mostly on the hips, thighs and buttocks when fat gets caught between bands of connective tissue. There are many ways to treat cellulite. If you want to get rid of cellulite, then you must approach it from 2 angles: -cellulite treatments and -lifestyle habits. Mesotherapy is an innovative cellulite treatment that is getting lots of press right now. Some of the other more recent treatments options are Velasmooth and the Galvanic Spa. Lifestyle habits are very important as well and exercise for cellulite reduction needs to be in every woman's program.

Just recently, television shows and newspaper articles started to report that Mesotherapy may cure cellulite. Mesotherapy is a controversial procedure that involves injections of a variety of different medications, herbs and homeopathic remedies. It originates from Europe and is used for a number of different problems of the body both cosmetic and otherwise. It's use for cellulite is interesting.

Cellulite most definitely involves fat but is also a condition of the skin. With Mesotherapy, injections are delivered directly into the area(s) in order to treat the bands of connective tissue that is holding the fat in place. This connective tissue is thought to be damaged and the solution in the injections breaks it up and increases collagen growth.

Keep in mind that all Mesotherapy is not alike and different doctors inject different solutions, so it is very dependent on the person that administers the treatment. Some possible side affects include bruising at the injection site.

Also, like every treatment, even if Mesotherapy works to get rid of cellulite, you still need to exercise your cellulite prone areas.

There are some great sources of information on cellulite reductions on the internet. One of them is a free tip course that grows monthly with fresh information on all of the latest techniques. It's called: http://www.CelluliteTips.com

A new cellulite treatment called VelaShape is getting lots of positive press lately for the role it plays in cellulite removal. VelaShape was approved by the FDA in August. It works by using broad spectrum light and radiofrequency to heat the tissue. VelaShape combines these energy forms with massage to break down cellulite. These are the same methods that Velasmooth uses, so they are either similair or the same cellulite treatment. Doctors are usually pretty sceptical about the various methods that remove cellulite. They are, however, very pleased by what they see with VelaShape.

Mesotherapy is administered by doctors, as is VelaShape. There have not been as many controlled studies on Mesotherapy due to individual differences between practitioners.

There is a health and slimming clinic in Spain that has a machine that they claim will stimulate the muscles of the body in order to treat cellulite and help people lose inches. It works by sending electrical impulses to the muscles so that they contract. The makers of thus machine imply that this will take the place of exercise. They way that the machine will contract and relax your muscles like exercise.

The company that makes these machines has been doing so for over 30 years and that a three quarter of an hour session is equivalent to two and a half hours in the gym. This seems like quite a claim. It's hard to believe this claim without seeing actually data from a controlled study plus before and after pictures. Electric stimulation has been around for a long time for therapeutic purposes. Exercise is very multi-faceted. Done properly, it helps people to condition their heart and lungs, strengthen their muscles and bones and increase coordination and balance. Cardiovascular exercise combined with strength and conditioning will help people to lose inches and cellulite.

Cellulite treatments are very popular since so many women have the ugly lumps and bumps. Some of the doctors that use Mesotherapy to reduce cellulite have very convincing before and after pictures to show that it works.