Cellulaze Combined with Inner Thigh/Knee Lipo?

I am a thin woman with very lumpy thighs, indentations, and a bit of laxity. The problem is most visible in my inner thighs, knee, front of thigh area. I have some dimpling on the back of my thighs, too. I have heard that the procedures are being combined and I am wondering if this might be an option for me. I live in the DC area and I am looking for a board certified surgeon. Any thoughts on this?

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Cellulaze for cellulite, not for knee skin tightening

Cellulaze is a rather new laser device that is intended to reduce the appearance of dimples from cellulite. there is limited date available regarding its efficacy for skin tightening, especially for a high risk area such as Knees. I do a knee contouring surgery that is strictly my perfected technique and I use lasers that have data to show that there is accompanying skin tightening when combined with liposuction (you can watch my technique, knee contouring, on Fox 5 news online).... more

Misbah Khan, MD

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New York Dermatologic Surgeon

Cellulaze and Lipo a Good Option

Liposuction and Cellulaze can be done at the same surgery time, however I will not treat the exact same area with both Cellulaze and Liposuction at the same time. If you were wanting the same area we would have to break that up into two separate procedures. Talk with your physician about what he/she would recommend based on your concerns.

Cellulaze and Lipo

These procedures can be performed at the same time. However, it is difficult to assess whether this would be a viable option for you without photographs. Schedule a consultation with a surgeon in your area so he or she can determine the best course of action. Best of luck.

Cellulaze for Anterior Thighs

Without a physical exam of the areas you're concerned about it isn't really possible to determine your ideal course of treatment for you. Cellulaze is intended for cellulite but it does effect fat, contour irregularities and tighten skin in the treated areas to some extent. For some patients, Cellulaze alone can address their needs. For other patients, we may consider SmartLipo or Power Assisted Liposuction in neighboring areas at the same time as Cellulaze. In... more

Cellulaze can be done at the same time as Smartlipo

Cellulaze and Smartlipo can be done at the same time but not on the same area. Prioritize which areas need to be smaller and which need to be smoother and you can combine the treatments.

Cellulaze Combined with Inner Thigh/Knee Lipo

As a certified CELLULAZE and Smart Lipo Triplex doc, NO you can not do both operations on the same body area at the same operative session. You can have the lipo on the knees and the CELLULAZE on the inner thighs in the same operation, different body areas. But you need to be examined by a certified CELLULAZE doc. to determine if you are even a candidate and what grades of cellulite you have. Go the Cellulaze.com and place your zip code to be referred to one. Regards

Treatment for your knees

Cellulaze is for the treatment of cellulite. For the treatment of loose skin or excess fat deposits, liposuction may be warranted. It is OK to have a combined procedure. But a formal physical exam will be needed to make any recommendations.

Cellulaze with thigh liposuction

Cellulaze is the new procedure of the day. My concern would be in terms of the laxity as to whether you'd be a candidate for liposuction. The clinical trials of Cellulaze were not conducted in conjunction with liposuction. I'd also caution you that the study was manufacturer funded, not what we call "double blind" and had very few participants. The NY Times article on the procedure, published this week, is a good resource to explain it. I would not recommend that you rush into Cellulaze... more