Validation of Infrared Thermal Imaging for Grading of Cellulite Severity: Correlation with Clinical and Anthropometric Assessments.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Cellulite is a common aesthetic condition in women, traditionally assessed using visual inspection and palpation-based scales that are inherently subjective. Therefore, image-based methods that may support standardized severity grading are of growing interest. To evaluate infrared thermography as an imaging-based method for grading cellulite severity and to perform methodological validation of a newly developed thermographic classification scale by comparing it with clinical palpation and anthropometric parameters. Methods: This retrospective, non-interventional study analyzed anonymized clinical and thermographic data from 81 women with clinically assessed cellulite. Cellulite severity was evaluated using the Nürnberger-Müller palpation scale and a new

SUBMITTER: Szczepanska-Ciszewska P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12842189 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature