If cellulite is keeping you from the beach this summer, take a cue from Us Weekly's expert-recommended skincare, fitness and nutrition tips to bare your body with confidence.
How to Prevent Cellulite Like a Celebrity
Gwyneth Paltrow's L.A. trainer Lauren Roxburgh designed two foam-roller exercises, which you can do with this 36x6–inch product ($50, optp.com) to liquify fat.
To squash dimpling on the the back of your thighs, sit on a mat with your legs stretched out in front and slide the roller under your hamstrings. Place one hand on each side of your hips — fingertips facing forward — and, using your arms, push your seat off the mat. Then, move your hamstrings back and forth over the roller 10 times. Repeat this process five times a week for one month to see results.
For inner-thigh problem areas, sit on a mat and bend your right leg in a 90-degree angle in front of you, extending your left leg straight behind. Place the roller horizontally under the right sitz bone, lengthen the spine and lean forward, putting weight on your hands. Push yourself back so the roller moves from thigh to knee, back to thigh. Do eight times and repeat on the other leg, five times a week.
The salmon egg enzymes in this cream ($120, restorsea.com) exfoliate legs, says NYC dermatologist Joshua Zeichner, while olive extract drenches skin.
Peptides in this lotion-to-oil blend ($36, murad.com) can spur collagen production, which helps firm skin, Zeichner notes.
This topical ($65, clarinsusa.com) is infused with caffeine, which can help flush out excess fluid and break down fat around the abdomen, Zeichner explains.
If you've got money to burn and you want right-now results, try one of these three expert-recommended ideas.
Treat dimples with the same filler that is used to plump laugh lines, Radiesse ($1,500 to $4,000 per area). NYC dermatologist Paul Frank mixes it with sterile water for a low-concentration dose that inflates grooves. "It's like putting a little air back into a balloon," he tells Us. Results last up to two years.
BTL Vanquish Me's radio-frequency waves are emitted by a nonsurgical device ($500 to $750 per area, pictured here), which shrinks fat cells over four weekly 45-minute sessions. Expect a 1- to 4-inch reduction around the waist and thighs, says NYC dermatologist Dendy Engelman.
Cellfina, an FDA-approved treatment ($4,000 to $6,000 per area), uses an iPhone-size device to grab silver-dollar-wide areas. Next, it slides a miniature blade 6 millimeters below the skin to cut the bands of tissue that can cause dimpling, says L.A. plastic surgeon Grant Stevens.
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