What is the definition or description of: cellulite?

Cellulite: Cellulite is a surface irregularity in the skin caused by attachments between the back of the skin and the deeper muscle fascia. These attachments pull the skin. Like buttons on a throw pillow. Sometimes cellulite is solitary, and sometimes a larger area is involved. Cellulite can occur with or without weight gain. All current surface treatments are temporary. Surgery may help in selected cases.

Superficial fat: Cellulite is the deposition of fatty lobules just beneath the dermis of the skin. The lobules are separated by fibrous septations that draw downward creating a 'cobblestone' appearance in the skin. A loss of elasticity and thinning of the dermis also contribute to this appearance. The cellulaze laser has been shown to be quite effective in treating the appearance of cellulite.

Fat Dimples: Herniation of subcutaneous fat within fibrous connective tissue that manifests topographically as skin dimpling and nodularity.