Posts Tagged ‘Cellulite’
Cellulite
Saturday, March 7th, 2009
Cellulite is known as the ‘Mattress phenomenon’ which displays pitting, bulging and deformation of skin; 90-98% of cases occur in women; feeling of tightness and heaviness in areas affected (particularly the legs); tenderness of skin when pinched, pressed upon, or vigorously massaged.
General considerations
Cellulite is a cosmetic defect which is a cause for great distress among millions of European and American women; no inflammatory or infectious process involved (as in cellulitis); better termed ‘dermo-panniculois deformans’ or ‘adiposis edematosa’.