Cellulite - Will Liposculpture Make It Worse?

asked 1 year ago by veace in Brisbane
Latest answer by Mark Taylor, MD
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Tags: thighs, cellulite

I have had cellulite for the past seven years yet am not overweight (55kg, 165cm), eat well and live a healthy lifestyle. I have been considering tumescent liposculpture for thigh reshaping but have heard this may make my cellulite worse. I am extremely confused by the various conflicting professional and paraprofessional opinions I have received about this issue. What can I do, or what is the best option, to help reduce the cellulite in addition to liposculpture for reshaping my thighs?

7 answers to Cellulite - Will Liposculpture Make It Worse?

How liposcupture or liposuction effects cellulite

Liposuction or liposculpture usually doesn't effect cellulite one way or another, provided it's not done too close to the skin's surface or on a patient with sagging or inelastic skin. Cellulite exists closer to the surface of the skin, and usually liposuction is done at a deeper level to effectively contour the body. Surgeons experienced in liposculpture will avoid going too close to the skin's surface so as to avoid creating dents, ripples and other... more

Daniel Yamini, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Careful body sculpting and use of a cellulite canula during the procedure can improve both your contour and cellulite.

In skilled hands it is possible to get good improvement in both the contour of your body and areas of cellulite. There is also a new Cellulase Laser from Cynosure that may be of some help with the cellulite areas. Cellulite fibrous bands can be treated with a special cannula as part of the liposuction procedure. If the skin has good integrity, this can be quite effective.

Mark Taylor, MD
Salt Lake City Dermatologic Surgeon

Liposuction and Cellulite?

Thank you for the question. “Cellulite" refers to irregularities that occurred on the surface of the skin. Liposuction will not cure cellulite; If well performed on a patient with elasticity and should not pick it worse either. Liposuction surgery is designed to remove fat and improve contours. Patients with severe cases of cellulite will not benefit from liposuction surgery and may require skin excision (for example tummy tuck or thigh... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Liposculpture can make cellulite worse

Liposculpture can make cellulite worse. The bands under the skin that cause cellulite can be altered by the fat reduction or by changes to the bands themselves.

Edward Lack, MD
Chicago Dermatologist

Liposculpture will not improve cellulite

Unfortunately, liposculpture does not improve the appearance of cellulite. Cellulite may temporarily look better in the few weeks after liposculpture (probably due to swelling), but it returns a few weeks later. It would seem that a technique that removes fat would improve cellulite because cellulite results from fat pushing out against skin that is being bound down by fibrous cords; however, there is no improvement in real world experience.

Lawrence A. Osman, MD
Woodland Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

Cellulite and Liposuction.

Liposculpture is basically meticulous liposuction. Hopefully all liposuction is done with a liposculpture detailed mentality. Cellulite is not improved by any type of liposuction or liposculpture or laser liposuction or ultrasonic liposuction etc etc. Usually cellulite is not worse or better but different in appearance slightly, possible better or possible the same, or possible a little worse after any and all type of liposuction and the various elaborations... more

George Commons, MD
Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon

Will liposculpture improve cellulite

Liposuction regardless of technique (ultrasonic, laser, water jet, power assisted, etc) is not a treatment of cellulite. IF you are lucky, you may see an improvement if your cellulite is due to excess fat but this is not typcially the case. It is more likely that you will continue to see persistent dimpling and cutaneous irregularities post-op. Also consider the fact that your cellulite could become worse if associated with lax skin

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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