Kosmetische Medizin 2013 (34)2: 68-73

CONTROVERSIES IN AESTHETIC MEDICINE:
4. ENIGMA OF CELLULITE

ILJA L. KRUGLIKOV

KEY WORDS: Cellulite, pathophysiology, adipose fibrosis, matrix metalloproteinases

SUMMARY:
The main controversies of the cellulite may be resolved assuming this condition appears only in a hypertrophic fat tissue and is connected with specific  hallmarks of this tissue – its fibrillar and pericellular fibrosis. This  fibrosis can produce anisotropic tension in the tissue, causing the uneven modulation of the skin surface. According to this pathophysiology, the optimal treatment strategy by cellulite cannot be realised in a single treatment step and demands a specific treatment schedule.