Why do only women have cellulite?

The simple explanation for why women develop cellulite revolves around these main factors:

The female skin structure is made up of chambers that trap fat cells.
Estrogen, the female hormone, increases fat storage in women. That is why women unlike men have cellulite.
As we age, collagen and elastin bundles break down, weakening the dermis so fat pockets protrude upward making cellulite more noticeable.

How does estrogen contribute to cellulite?

Cellulite is a condition linked to excess estrogen or estrogen dominance in the layers of the skin in women that promotes fat storage and causes break down of connective tissue. That is why very few men have cellulite and why cellulite first appears in females during times of intense hormonal shifts such as pregnancy and peri-menopause.

Engorged fat cells due to estrogen start a cascade of biological events that inhibits circulation creating an inflammatory response. Structural changes in subcutaneous fat tissue and the surrounding matrix of collagen fibers stiffen causing dimpling in the dermis and epidermis.

That is why treatments for cellulite must address estrogen, circulation, inflammation and lipolysis (fat burning) in order to be successful. Active ingredients in CelluliteRx™ address all of these causes of cellulite.