ABSTRACT
Cellulite is a localized condition of subcutaneous fat and connective tissues with the typical visual appearance of the orange peel look of the skin. Cellulite, or more correctly, gynoid lipodystrophy (GLD) affects mostly women and rarely men and is considered as a common aesthetic problem for many women. Cellulite appears generally after puberty and worsens with age. There are preferential places of cellulite: buttocks, thighs, upper part of the arms, knees, and more rarely, the lower parts of the legs and the back of the neck (Fig. 1). It is interesting to note that these preferential cellulite sites are areas in which the typical pattern of adipose deposition is observed (1). Although cellullite may be found in areas with excess adipose tissue, obesity is not necessary correlated with the presence of cellulite (1).
