What Exactly is Cellulite?

Cellulite is a technical term that’s used to refer to dimpled skin that’s caused by fat deposits, located directly underneath of the skin. Cellulite is more commonly found in the lower limbs, abdomen, and pelvic area, that normally happens sometime after puberty.

Medical terminology refers to cellulite as status protrusus cutis, adiposis edematosa, gynoid lipodystrophy, and dermopanniculosis deformans. Many people will call cellulite cottage cheese skin, the orange peel syndrome, the mattress phenomenon, and hail damage.

The first grade of cellulite doesn’t have any clinical symptoms. However, the anatomical changes can be seen under a microscope.

The second grade of cellulite is where the skin begins to become pasty looking. The lower amount of elasticity is discovered during a microscope examination. The temperature will also be at a lower level than normal.

The third level of cellulite is where the skin will begin to develop a very rough look. The skin could look like the skin of an orange peel. This is how cellulite coined the term orange peel skin. All of the signs of the second grade of cellulite are found with victims of the third level of cellulite.

When it comes to cellulite, there isn’t any gender discrimination. Cellulite has been found in both men and women. However, women are at a higher risk of cellulite development then men. This is because women are the most likely to actually have types of fat and connective tissue.

Cellulite treatment usually depends on the individual’s unique skin, how long the cellulite has been there and what techniques they’ve tried to get rid of them in the past, but most people have the best long-term success with a cellulite cream.

Most of the products on the market are effective, non-invasive and usually pretty inexpensive to try out.