What to do for hardness and lumps after Cellulaze?

By beacher on 19 Mar 2013

I had Cellulaze almost 4 weeks ago and my legs are very hard, lumpy, and hot, and I still have significant bruising and swelling. The whole front and back of both thighs are really hard and there are lots of lumps, big and small, and still so much bruising. Saw my PS a few days ago, he said the hardness and lumps are called induration, and the swelling/bruising/heat are from inflammation. He told me to take Advil for the inflammation. He said everything looks fine, and I can stop wearing the compression garment now (but I'm still wearing it anyway). I asked about doing massage, taking arnica, continuing to wear the compression garment, etc., but he said there have been no studies to prove any of these things would aid healing. Has anyone else out there had really hard skin and lumps, and how long did it take to go away? Also, would love it if some Docs would share your opinions too.

Comments (3)

Rosena3 4 Apr 2013

I have hard skin. I don't like the way it feels when I touch it with my hands, it physically feels hard. I also feel it against clothes. I am almost 3 weeks, exactly 17 days post op. I still think I have swelling and I still have pain when touched. I do not have lumps with the hardness that you have. I really hope the hardness goes away!!! Please keep us posted!

beacher 5 Apr 2013

I just had my 6 week follow up and my doc says I need to be patient. My legs look the same as they did at my 3 week follow up, there is no change in the hardness, lumps, etc. He said the lumps are induration from edema, and he said the dark purple colors are not bruises, he called it something else but I forget, anyway he said it is perfectly normal, part of the healing process, and that I am doing fine. He said I should not expect to see changes in the cellulite until 3-6 months. I guess for now I will trust him and try to be patient. It's not easy :) Oh, and today is the first day I did not wear spanx to work. I've continued to wear some kind of compression garment (Marena or Spanx) during the day just because it felt better having protection/support for my legs. I sit at my desk alot, so we'll see how it goes today. My garment is in my brief case just in case I need it, ha.