How to Do Anti Cellulite Massage

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Last Updated: July 19, 2024

Anti cellulite massage will not melt your fat away, but it will assist in the cellulite reduction if done in combination with proper diet, exercise etc.

Anti cellulite massage will increase the blood circulation to the affected areas.

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Apply moisturizing lotion to the cellulite ridden area so your hands glide on with ease.
- It also helps to add oil to the area! Apply massage oil or lotion to the cellulite-ridden area, allowing your hands to glide smoothly over your skin and minimizing friction.^{[1]
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Apply moderate pressure to the skin and alternate these moves:
- Long sweeping strokes using your knuckles, fingers or palm of your hand.
- Circular motion again using your hand as above.
- Kneading motion by grasping your skin with your thumb and fingers and massaging it in circular motion like it was dough.
- Pinch the skin gently between thumb and fingers and pull it slightly away from the body.
- Pinch the skin gently between thumb and fingers and gently pull it in all directions.

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What type of skin procedures would you recommend if someone wanted to visibly reduce their cellulite?

Adarsh Vijay Mudgil, MD
Board Certified Dermatologist & Dermatopathologist
Dr. Adarsh Vijay Mudgil is a board certified Dermatologist, Dermatopathologist, and the Owner of Mudgil Dermatology, a state-of-the-art dermatology practice based in New York, New York. As one of the few dermatologists in the area to achieve board certification in both dermatology and dermatopathology, Dr. Mudgil specializes in all aspects of medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology. He received his Bachelor's degree with Phi Beta Kappa honors from Emory University and earned his Doctor of Medicine (MD) with Alpha Omega Alpha honors from the Stony Brook University School of Medicine. In medical school, Dr. Mudgil was among a handful of students nationwide to receive a coveted Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship and Scholarship. He then completed his residency in dermatology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan, where he served as chief resident. Additionally, Dr. Mudgil went on to complete a fellowship at the prestigious Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and the American Society of Dermatopathology. Dr. Mudgil is also a member of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine teaching faculty.

Adarsh Vijay Mudgil, MD

Board Certified Dermatologist & Dermatopathologist

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The one treatment that is the most effective which has been around now for a few years but a lot of patients don't know about it is something called Cellfina, where if you have deeper dimples on your side or your buttocks, it's sort of a micro surgical procedure that's done in the office where basically the thins causing cellulite are cut and the skin becomes smoother in texture.

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A lot of women have this problem! So don't think that you are the only one who is bothered with it!

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Use a rolling tool, one with balls, rollers, or texture, for more stimulation and to keep your hands from tiring.

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Combine essential oils like Black Pepper, Rosemary, Geranium and Ginger to a plain lotion to make your own cellulite reduction formula*. Black Pepper is warming and stimulating; Rosemary is excellent for varicose vein and cellulite treatment; Geranium increases lymph drainage and is detoxing; Ginger increases circulation, is pain relieving, warming, and is useful to treat bruises.

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