{"id":2132,"date":"2010-04-03T17:39:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-03T17:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lmaclinic.com\/lma-wp\/?p=2132"},"modified":"2021-08-19T17:42:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T17:42:15","slug":"embrace-your-wobbly-bits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/lma\/media-articles\/embrace-your-wobbly-bits","title":{"rendered":"Embrace Your Wobbly Bits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s face it, we all have some cellulite<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s cellulite season again \u2014 that tiresome time of year when celebrities fear the flash-bulb-up-the skirt and when magazines are fit to burst with draconian advice on how to\u00a0\u201cbanish orange-peel thighs<\/a>\u201d. From dry-brushing to mud wraps to full-on medical intervention, the options are many and varied, and usually quite expensive. In bedrooms and bathrooms across the nation, countless women do that frowny-looking-over-the-shoulder thing as they gaze at the dimples on their thighs in the unforgiving morning light, sigh deeply \u2014 and prepare to part with their cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr Ayham Al-Ayoubi: It is, almost exclusively, a female problem. This is because a) men are physiologically less prone to dimply fat and b) they\u2019re not expected to show as much flesh as women. It is practically part of the contract now for famous actresses to attend all red carpet events dressed in little more than their underwear, while their male counterparts get to cover up with a well-cut suit. Under such circumstances, the reverberations in a person\u2019s inner thighs take on a new \u2014 and disproportionate \u2014 meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is, very few women get past puberty without developing a bit of cellulite. Only those with extremely low levels of body fat are immune (marathon runners, for example). Unless you\u2019re prepared to hone your physique to the standards of an athlete and never eat another slice of Battenberg, you just have to accept that bits will wobble where you would rather they didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is easier said than done in a culture that expects all women\u2019s bodies to be box-fresh, regardless of how many babies they\u2019ve had or how old they are. One she passes 40, a woman is not judged by the children she\u2019s raised or the work that she does \u2014 but by whether or not she can wear a sleeveless dress. If she can\u2019t, well \u2014 what on earth is the point of her?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I exaggerate slightly for effect, of course, but part of me means it. This obsession with cellulite is nothing more than a way of making a person feel inadequate and worthless. It\u2019s also an excellent revenue stream for those clever enough to convince the public that their product really works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personally, I\u2019ve never found a cellulite cream that works. Last week, Biotherm\u2019s D Code caused a bit of a storm \u2014 but I have yet to try it, and I\u2019ll leave it to you to decide whether you can afford \u00a337 to find out (if you do and it works, drop me an e-mail and I\u2019ll gladly tell the nation). There are some reasonably effective medical treatments, such as Velashape (a vacuum heat treatment), but they tend to be very expensive, not to mention sometimes painful \u2014 and the results vary wildly. Besides, can you be bothered so spend hours in paper pants having your bottom vacuumed by a total stranger?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what can you do? Well, dress appropriately, for a start: wear a sarong on the beach, keep your skirts on the knee and judge your sleeve length. A woman doesn\u2019t have to be half-naked to be beautiful: only the other night I was watching Joanna Lumley wafting up the Nile Delta for TV in floaty trousers and a long shirt: she looked gorgeous, and was showing virtually no flesh at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elsewhere, don\u2019t run in direct sunlight. Keep skin exfoliated and moisturised \u2014 and, if you can, use a light self-tan, since a bright white bottom looks worse than a brown one. Don\u2019t clench the muscles in your rear \u2014 a soft stance shows up cellulite less. Most of all, don\u2019t worry too much. Because I can assure you that every other woman feels the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To view Dr Ayoubi in the media\u00a0click here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beauty: Embrace your wobbly bits<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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