Still not sure about this procedure....

July 31st. - I am a little over a month out. The major bruising is gone but I have strange light purple discoloration under the skin - I guess some people here have referred to it as "mottling". So, still no shorts or things for me as the discoloration plus the darkness of the small scars I have around my knees is just not attractive. My thighs only hurt if I press directly on them and the pain isn't severe, just uncomfortable. If I run my fingers up and down the areas with a little pressure, I feel very hard lumps and bumps under the skin. My assumption is this is all scar tissue - I still don't get how creating a ton of scar tissue will smooth out your thighs - you'd think the lumps/bumps of scar tissue would just make things worse - but I am going to patiently wait and see how this works out.

As far as cellulite goes - I am still not impressed. While there may be a slight improvement, the bottom line is it's still there. But, the theory is it takes 6 months - so I am going to wait it out and see.

I am 11 days out now and have been told by my Dr. that the compression garment is no longer required, although I can wear it when I want. Today was the first day I really looked at my thighs (I had front and sides done). Yes, I know the final results can take months - but at 11 days I am feeling this was a waste of money. My thighs are still lightly bruised all over and sore and the cellulite is all still there...no improvements that I notice, just the same as it was before the procedure. Now that the swelling has gone down, which temporarily plumps up your things and makes things look better - I can see no change at all, except for lots of bruises. Here's hoping that the procedure's promises of the healing process making the cellulite go away in 6 months is true- but for right now I remain skeptical. I really should have waited since this was such a new procedure... to hear more real world reviews vs. the clinical trial feedback. But, like most of us that have been burdened with cellulite - you just hope this is the miracle cure and want to get it done ASAP. I have noted that most of the "worth it" reviews on here do not have long term follow-up comments. More people that are praising the surgery within days of having it which makes no sense - any Dr. that does this will tell you the results take months - so when people say it's a "miracle" within days of having the procedure - you should be leery of the validity of those reviews.

Anyway, I know I am only 11 days in and today is just a bad day - I will be sure to update this periodically and I will definitely post my final thoughts at 6 months...I hope other's that have already had this procedure will continue to do the same.

I am now 8 days post surgery. My dark purple/black bruising is going away nicely - only a few spots left of that. I think taking the Arnica Montana pills and using the Arnica cream really helped because normally I do not heal that quickly. The entire treated areas is now more of a brown/yellow bruise with some areas of skin redness (assuming the redness is from the last part of the treatment where they laser the skin layer to encourage collegen). I do still have pain from the bruises so sitting down can sometimes hurt for a second. I will advise anyone thinking about this to definitely wait until fall/winter! Nothing like having to wear this compression garment in 100+ degree weather! Jury is still out on if this is worth it - it's very hard to tell when looking in the mirror with the brusing and swelling if the lumps and bumps are improved/gone, etc....I don't think I'll be ready to recommend (or not recommend) this to anyone until I get to the 6 month point and have a "final result" as they say.....