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Shaping Future: the Part 1 In the first of this three-part series on body contouring, we explore how topical treatments can sleeken your clients' outer lines—and bolster your bottom one. Cottage cheese tush. Orange peel thighs. Let's face it: Cellulite is not a pretty topic. And its appearance on the surface of one's skin can elicit a range of responses, from annoyance to horror, and from self-consciousness to self-disdain. Many women, and some men, will spend thousands of dollars and hours trying to eradicate it. Cellulite goes by a number of scientific names, among them "adiposis edematosa", "demopanniculosis deformans", "status protrusus cutis" and "gynoid lipodystrophy." Most clients describe it as "that appearance of fat deposits under the skin, 70 DAYSPA | APRIL 2013 giving it a dimpled or lumpy look." Cellulite usually presents on the buttocks, thighs and lower abdomen, and occasionally on the breasts or upper arms. The condition is caused when fat cells accumulate or enlarge in between the connective cords that attach skin to muscle. The fat cells push up against the skin as the connective tissues pull down toward the muscles, producing the dreaded "mattress effect." It occurs mainly in females. And it's almost inevitable. The Mayo Clinic reports that at least eight in 10 women will have some cellulite during their lifetimes. © CORBIS/CRISCO By Andrea Renskoff