Cellulite has three very specific properties, explains Bruce Katz, MD, a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, Director of the Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Clinic at Mount Sinai Hospital and Director of the JUVA Skin & Laser Center in New York City. “There is fat that herniates through the dermis and causes the raised areas or hills. The “valleys” are caused by fibrous bands that connect skin to muscle, and thirdly, the laxity of the skin allows both of these things to happen.”
