Old or young, those unwanted, uninvited lumpy fat deposits hang on to the skin tighter than a Z-List celebrity cling-on.

Tracey Scott, aged 23, tries out four, very different, anti-cellulite treatments to attempt to slow down this thigh destroying blubber . . .

CATCH it early, some say. Buff up the buttocks with a gravel-textured body brush, suggest others. Or, for the ladies with disposable incomes, get the fatty clingers-on sucked out. Dimples, craters or orange peel, call it what you like, I just want rid.

As a 20-something, you can imagine that I am not the least bit pleased that the early signs of cellulite have already kicked in - fierce, and fast.

So, for two weeks, I attempted to shift the cottage cheese before it matured into cheddar. I wanted to blend the orange peel into a smoothie, if you like. I didn't just want to even out those fatty deposits, I wanted to banish them completely.

The Luxurious: Universal Contour Body Wrap (UCW)

Like an angel sent down from God's heavenly gates, the contour body wrap detoxifies, tightens, compacts and drains - all in 45 minutes. The results of the UCW are unimaginable.

Spending 45 minutes wrapped in clay-soaked bandages from my neck down, to then be helped into a giant silver space suit, was all worth it - especially since I lost a total of eight and a quarter inches from my upper and lower body.

My skin looked more radiant, my boobs and behind had a slight lift without the need of a plastic surgeon, and my water retention had dried out. After removing the mummy-like full-body corset which prevents all movement - it's a treatment unfit for the average claustrophobe - the few dimples that I had seemed defunct, for now, at least.

And before you ask the burning question as to how this God-send works, the answer is simple: the UCW acts as a giant face mask drawing toxins from the body, helping to tighten the body tissue, revitalise elastine and stimulate the lymphatic system - three very important elements to combating an over-dimpled derriere.

Rating: 10/10

Price: £35 3/4 body, £45 full body, £115 course of three.Where: The Beauty Lounge, Bark Street East.

Advice: Debra Booth from The Beauty Lounge, said: "For three days after the wrap drink at least three pints of water a day, cut out toxic substances, and limit use of soap to keep the clay on your skin."

The Leisurely: Hypoxi Treatment.

Ever heard the saying, snug as a bug? That could be applied to the Hypoxi Therapy. Resembling a space capsule, this large white box is the easiest cellulite buster known to man - if you have the money for the treatment, and the willpower to stick to a 7pm solid food ban, of course.

All you have to do is squeeze into your neoprene foam vacuum skirt, zip yourself up, climb in, seal and pedal.

The idea of the vacuum is to increase the blood flow around the legs, tum and bum. It concentrates on breaking down the fat build up, instantaneously offering a smoother lower region.

For more drastic results, you are recommended to follow a course of 18 treatments.

Rating: 8/10.

Price: £250 for a course of 12 treatments Where: Fitness First For Women, Bradshawgate.

Advice: Namiko Hickson, general manager of Fitness First for Women, Bradshawgate: "The therapy works best when used in conjunction with a special diet which is designed to optimise the fat burning process following your session."

The Aromatic: Elemis Cellutox bath synergy sachets and active body bal.

A pretty pointless concoction unless you have the capital to permanently fit the two products into your beauty regime.

Not only is getting the lotion from the bottle like drawing blood from a stone, but its results are nondescript.

Ok, so I spent only three days using the product, but I still expected to notice a slight difference - even more so because it cost £75 for the pair, £49 for the bath sachets and £28 for the after balm.

Admittedly, my skin was softer and smelt like lemon zest, and relaxing in the bath for half-an-hour every day was a luxury. But for anybody with a severe case of dimples, Cellutox is not the answer.

Although the ingredients - juniper, lemon, sea fennel, sea buckthorn and seaweed - promise to be a powerful combination, it turns out they're not a guaranteed orange peeler. And it might be "defined by nature and led by science", but that, it seems, doesn't banish cellulite - although, I shouldn't need to mention that the Elemis face care range is something to shout about.

Rating: 4/10.

Price: Elemis Cellutox Herbal Bath Synergy, £49 for 10 sachets; Elemis Cellutox Active Body 100ml, £28.

Where: www.elemis.com.

Advice: Elemis director of product and treatment development Noella Gabriel said: "At Elemis we work with high actives designed to target the client's concerns of the hip and thigh area, targeting it at a deeper level, not a superficial level, therefore getting to the root of the problem."

The Penetrator: G5 Massage.

The G5 massage comes highly recommended after a body wrap in much the same way as a sauna works well after a workout - it complements the previous treatment.

The G5 massage is a very simple rhythmic movement concentrating on the fat deposits stored in the buttock and thigh area. The pressure of this device penetrates the skin, targeting the fat deposits harder, and deeper, than a pair of massaging hands.

Rating: 6/10.

Price: £12 for 30 minutes.

Where: The Beauty Lounge, Bark Street East.

Advice: Angela Close, owner of The Beauty Lounge, said: "The G5 massage gets deeper than any hand massage can. It helps breakdown the fatty deposits and stimulates the blood supply helping to remove the toxins from the body. It is excellent for spot reduction in the thigh and buttock area."