Does Liposuction Damage the Area Underneath the Skin and Cause Cellulite and Less Resilience?

I had liposuction about 7 years ago. I honestly didn't have that much fat to be suctioned, I just wanted my stomache and legs to look a little better. Now, it seems that no matter what I do and I exercise alot, my legs continually look worse. It makes me sick and depressed! I will never be able to wear shorts that come over my knees. I am just in my 40's and I can only imagine what I will look like when I get into my 50's! I just cant help but wonder if lipo ruined the structure of my ski

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Liposuction Should Be Safe For Skin and Soft Tissue Structure

Without an examination it is difficult to answer your question. Cellulite describes the dimpled appearance of skin caused by fat deposits that are just below the surface of the skin. The skin surface changes seen in cellulite are caused by fat deposits that push and distort the fibrous connective matrix beneath the skin; these fibrous septae pull on the undersurface of the skin, while fat pushes on the undersurface of the skin, leading to the characteristic surface contour irregularities... more