Dermatol Surg. 1997 Dec; 23(12): 1177-81.

Cellulite. Etiology and purported treatment.

Draelos ZD, Marenus KD.

Department of Dermatology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

Much research must be undertaken before any of the treatments discussed can be validated as clinically effective. At present, it can be safely stated that there is no topical medication or manipulative process to which advanced cellulite visibly responds in a treatment period of less than 2 months.