Korabiusz Katarzyna, Wawryków Agata. Causes of lipodystrophy. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(9):1765-1770. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1410147 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5921 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/876219 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part b item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eissn 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 02.07.2018. Revised: 18.07.2018. Accepted: 31.08.2018. Causes of lipodystrophy mgr Katarzyna Korabiusz1, mgr Agata Wawryków1 1Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Doctoral Studies of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Żołnierska 54 st., 71-210 Szczecin Dane autora korespondencyjnego: Katarzyna Korabiusz email: korabiuszk@gmail.com Abstract Lipodystrophy is one of the most common and the most undesirable female dermatological conditions. Both slim and overweight people can struggle with it. It is possible to fight cellulite with various physiotherapeutic techniques and methods. Research goal: Goal of this dissertation is a review of literature about causes of lipodystrophy. Conclusion: Lipodystrophy is a condition with a multifactorial etiology. One should be aware that only multidirectional treatment can bring satisfactory results. Key words: lipodystrophy, causes