why is it that you get dimples on your legs? is it a sign of weight gain or loss? ?

1 guitarmaster123 // Nov 9, 2008

gain, idky tho
2 Taylor M // Nov 9, 2008

everyone has them, even my sister who is a size 00. Its just that you have some fat and it forms dimples, but there are lotions and stuff to stop it.
3 Rip Torn // Nov 9, 2008

It’s called cottage cheese.
4 deyknow321 // Nov 9, 2008

idk but it usually means the girl has a great ass
just my opinion
5 FatPenguinLuver // Nov 9, 2008

do you mean cellulite stretch marks? there are lotions, and 'FUZE' even has a really good fruit drink for them.
6 stuck // Nov 9, 2008

gain
7 babyshoes // Nov 9, 2008

gain
8 mprbetty_boop // Nov 9, 2008

its normal
or maybe your gaining weight
9 Joe the plumber // Nov 9, 2008

Gain.
The weight of your body increasing.
10 Kristine // Nov 9, 2008

Omg I want to find out b/ I’m 5′7 and 105 pounds and only 19 and I get them when I cross my legs. No one believes me but it’s true and I hate it.
11 mizzou fan! // Nov 9, 2008

Damaged tissue. It’s perfectly normal
12 riversrightfoot // Nov 9, 2008

could be either - by dimples, if you mean cellulite (i know, i hate that word, dimples is much better) - it’s just uneven fat cells. what you can do to reduce them is massage them in the shower to gradually flatten them out (it kinda works). or you could get some of those creams that claim to get rid of it - they do work, but i think they feel icky and you have to keep using it FOREVER or it starts to come back.
13 Lifensliveit7 // Nov 9, 2008

what causes them is your skin stretching far more than it should: Its actually cellulite but has a dimple effect:

Question: What Causes Cellulite and How Can I Get Rid of It?

Answer: Ugggh, what is it with getting older? Cottage cheese pops up first on the backs of thighs, shows up later on the arms and eventually even on the calves (we saw a picture a couple years ago in US Weekly of Uma Thurman's cellulite calves!). So what is cellulite and how to get rid of it?

Contrary to popular belief, cellulite is not caused by excess weight. It's all in your genes, which explains why even skinny women can have it (hello Uma!). Cellulite is caused by clumps of fat cells that push up against surrounding fibrous connective tissue. "The inherent thinning of skin's support structure makes fat cells more obvious," according to *David J. Goldberg, MD, in the September, 2007, issue of Elle Magazine. This is what gives you dimples and what appears to be clumps of fat under your skin.

So how to get rid of it? Unfortunately, there's not much you can do … for now. Much research is currently underway on laser therapies, but none of have proven completely viable (or we'd be lining up at our local dermatologists, with me heading up the line).

Until a "cure" is found, there are some options which some swear are minimally successful:

1. Exercise. Some personal trainers claim exercise can cut down on cellulite. Others suggest building up the muscles in the back of the leg and in the buttocks can mask cellulite.

2. Caffeine. Caffeine, the active ingredient in many cellulite creams, works by pushing water out of fat cells, temporarily reducing the apearance of dimples.

3. Treatments. Some people have found minimal success with Endermologie (not cheap at about $100 a session). This spa treatment rolls and suctions the skin breaking up fat tissue. The results can be significant, according to InStyle Magazine, but short-term.

4. Camouflage. Hide dimples with a fake tan. Self tanner darkens skin, effectively camouflaging dimples.

*Goldberg is clinical professor of dermatology and the director of laser research at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in NYC.

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14 80s kid // Nov 9, 2008

if you mean lots of little dimples that look deeper if you squeeze your skin together, that’s cellulite, like a fat, that your body uses to store energy. it’s probably weight gain, but not necessarily, you could lose muscle mass and stay the same weight. it’s natural but you can minimise it by exercising and eating right.

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