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
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