Dimples and Cellulite After Lipo...any Cure?

I'm 25 & had lipo on inner and top of thighs one yr ago for fat transfer to breasts. Since then I have small dimples and increased visibility of cellulite that was barely there, only if I pinched the skin. Now I look at my legs and it's much more obvious, especially when I run or flex my leg. I am muscular so it doesn't look good, I am not over weight at all. Are there any creams, vitamins, massage, ultrasound, I can do to get rid of the unevenness? I do NOT want Any corrective surgery. Thanks!

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Dimples after Liposuction and Nonsurgical Cure

After one year, the dimpling is probably not going to improve by itself. Unfortunately, there are no reliable nonsurgical methods to treat this. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Treatments for Dimples and Cellulite May Be Helpful

Thank you for your question. Contour irregularities or dimples after liposuction happen in some patients whose skin tone is dimished or as a result of the procedure itself. Usually, this dimpling improves postoperatively as the swelling of the remaining tisuues resolve and the scarring matures. In some cases the dimpling is permanent. Nosurgical treatments include non invasiive devices that massage, suction, or heat the skin through light or radiofrequency energy or some... more

Dents and dimples after liposuction

A side effect of fat harvesting for transfer, and liposuction itself are dents and irregularities. The pattern might look like cellulite though is probably small scars and adhesions where suctioning was peformed. Lymphatic massage and time will soften the denting as the scars mature. For the worst of them fat grafting into the dents can help. If you only suctioned your thigh for fat to transfer, bummer. Breast fat transfer can produce modest gains so we hope the trade-off was a good one... more

Cellulite after liposuction

Sorry to hear about your problem. There is a new treatment for cellulite that appears to be very promising. It is called Cellulaze and it is the first FDA approved one time only treatment for cellulite. It is a procedure related to SmartLipo where a laser is inserted under the skin. This laser is used to treat the three causes of cellulite: superficial fat lobules, thickened bands causing dimpling, and loss of skin elasticity. There is data now showing that the... more