The Bottom Line on Banishing Cellulite

Dec. 4, 2007 — -- Here's the bottom line, and it isn't pretty.

Doctors say that more than 80 percent of women have cellulite, those dimpled pockets of fat that most often accumulate in the thighs, buttocks and hips.

Doctors believe cellulite may be nature's way of ensuring women have enough stored energy to bear children, which may explain why even thin women or those who work out religiously still may have it.

Biological imperative or not, most women can't stand the sight of cellulite. American women spend billions of dollars a year on slimming and cellulite-fighting products and procedures.

Shop Etc. magazine's beauty director Amy Keller gave "Good Morning America" the lowdown on some of the many creams, injectibles, spa wraps, suction therapy, and even "butticals" -- that's a facial for the fanny -- that say they fight cellulite:

Creams

Suction Slimmers -- Endermologie