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 local lipodystrophy affects mostly women and rarely men, and is considered to be a common aesthetic problem for many women. Cellulite generally appears 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). The aims of this chapter are to describe (1) the histological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of subcutaneous lipodystrophy, (2) the different objective evaluation methods of lipodystrophy, and (3) the different anticellulite treatments available and their efficacy.
