FIG. 3.

Dermis density of cellulite-affected area in tights after 6 months of BCP or placebo intake, measured by DermaScan. (A) Representative ultrasound cross-sectional images (single B scan) of BCP and placebo groups. The epidermis of the skin pictures is left located (yellow line). The dermis connective tissues are showing several degrees of dermal density (green low and red to yellow high density). Black structures are fat and lymphatic fluid. Note that before therapy (baseline), the interface between the dermis and the subcutis appears as a broken and irregular line and many black areas appear. After 6 months of BCP daily supplementation, dermis tissue has become measurably more compact, indicating a strengthening of the connective tissue. Black interspaces have been reduced. (B) Relative dermis density of BCP group to placebo, showing an increased dermal density after BCP treatment (7.29–7.66).