What is Cellulite?
Cellulite is one of the most common skin conditions affecting women and men. More than 90% of women and even a small percentage of men develop cellulite at some point in their lifetime.
Cellulite is described as the dimpled, “cottage cheese” appearance commonly found on the upper thighs, buttocks, lower abdomen, and hips. It forms when pockets of fat become trapped in between fibrous connective tissue called septae. The septae are what neatly hold our body’s fat cells into compartments and form the structure for our skin. The more weight that is put on these tissues, the more the trapped fat cells gets pushed through, causing bulges and lumps to appear on the surface of the skin. Men have more solid fibrous tissue structures and thus, are less susceptible to developing cellulite.
