ABSTRACT
Cellulite represents an unaesthetic condition that requires a precise diagnosis and therapeutic treatment. Therefore, an adequate clinical classification is essential before starting physical therapy or medical, surgical, or cosmetic treatments. The attempt to classify cellulite is as old as the history of the first description of cellulite but, because it is difficult to define and register the pathophysiologic evolution of cellulite, it is difficult to define a true classification. In the recent past, there have been various attempts at classification that followed the evolutionary and physiopathological theories. Today, it is agreed that cellulite can be described as a predominantly interstitial endocrine-metabolic pathology (1-7).
