Cellulite (also known as adiposis edematosa, dermopanniculosis deformans, status protrusus cutis, gynoid lipodystrophy, orange peel syndrome and cottage cheese skin) is a skin condition caused by fatty deposits, which causes the herniation of subcutaneous fat within fibrous connective tissue that manifests topographically as skin dimpling to dimple and nodularityappear similar to an orange peel or cottage cheese. Cellulite generally affects middle-aged to elderly women. Men can still develop cellulite, often on but it is much more rare. A variety of factors involve the pelvic regiondevelopment of cellulite including: Heredity, lower limbsskin thickness, gender, amount of body fat, age, and abdomendiet. <br>Don't confuse with [[Cellulitis]] : Cellulite occurs in most postpubertal females and rarely in malesis considered a skin condition where as cellulitis is a bacterial infection.
== Symptoms ==
* Rub baby oil into your cellulite areas and use a hand vacuum to "suck" the area four to five times a week. A cup of shave grass tea, brewed and drunk three times a day, will "attack cellulite from within
* Massage 6 tbs. coconut oil, 2 tbsp. line oil and 1 tbsp. grapefruit juice into your skin while wearing a hairskin glove. Boil 4 tbsp. dried ivy leaves in a liter of water, let it stand one-half hour and then drain. Pour it into your tub and soak for 15 minutes; when you get out, massage your cellulite spots with orange or lemon essential oil.
* [[Cha de Bugre]] is used to treat cellulite.
== Warnings ==
Don't confuse with [[Cellulitis]] : Cellulite is considered a skin condition where as cellulitis is a bacterial infection.
== References ==
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[[Category:Dermatology]]