The amount of cellulite affecting a patient can be graded.
Patient selection: presence of cellulite
The presence of cellulite can be detected by pinching the skin. Pinching forces subcutaneous fat into the dermis. A person with cellulite while show a mattress-like configuration of dimpled skin.
Paraemters:
(1) dimpling of skin while standing
(2) dimpling of skin while lying down
Skin Dimpling While Standing |
Skin Dimpling While Lying Down |
Grade |
absent |
absent |
I |
present |
absent |
II |
present |
present |
III |
Specialty: Dermatology