8 Weeks out and Still Bruised! But Cellulite Has Diminished 90% - North Carolina

Hi Karen,
I really would recommend Cellulaze because of the smooth results I've received. I still have faith that the bruising will dissipate mostly because I really trust my doctor. I think he knew what he was doing and he isn't worried about my results. He just thinks it's taking longer than usual. Personally, I think it has something to do with my tendency for hyperpigmentation. I am 40, my doctor was Dr. Jason Miller with Renewal Body Contouring. He is excellent. I've never met a kinder, more caring physician.

Hi Bruiser1,
How soon after your procedure did you see results? I'm 1 month post op and mine actually looks worse. Did you feel like yours looked worse before it looked better? I'm noticing dark shadows on my legs and they are also very tight. Ugh! I wasn't expecting recovery to be this long and brutal.

I have heard good things about Dr. MIller. I bruise really bad too and when I had regular lipo it took a long time for the bruising to go away. I am so glad you got a good result! I am 2 hours from Dr. Miller so I will call and make an appointment. Let me know it you want me to say you recomended him, sometimes you will get a discount on other procedures. I can give you my email if you want?

Hi izzygirl... Yes I highly recommend Dr. Miller. That would be so nice of you to mention that I recommended you. I will send you a private message...

I did notice smooth results almost immediately, but the swelling was so bad and the bruising and marker marks made everything look worse at first. Everything was tight, and numb too. I am 2 months postop now and things are SO MUCH BETTER, it has been brutal though. Still have the shadows, tightness under the skin, deep itchiness.

Bruiser1,
The thing I'm worried about is I'm 1 month post op and nothing looks any smoother...it actually all looks worse.

Hi AC, my doctor said I wouldn't see good results at minimum until 4-6 weeks. She said it all depends upon the way the body heals. It is not going to heal uniformly, so the places where there is more swelling still vs. less swelling in other places would have the skin looking uneven or unsmooth. I'm only on day 4 post op but just passing along what my doctor told me.

Hey izzygirl, did you make an appointment? Just wondering if you decided to do it and what you thought of Dr.Miller?

Thank you for this! And it's true the uneven swelling actually makes it look almost lumpy! I freaked out but I'm trying to keep my head clear and focus on "healing".

Dr. Miller did cellulaze on my legs yesterday, and I have been extremely pleased with him, as well as the people in his office. I am very hopeful about my results, and have gotten along well since yesterday's procedure.

Hopefulinnc,
So happy to hear that! I`m excited for you....I'm starting to see very good results. AndDr. Miller and his staff are wonderful, I can't say enough about them.

I'm very excited also. And thankful to have found such a great doctor!!!

Hi Karen,
I'm 50 also and would love to learn more about your Lipolaze. How much did you weigh, height, age when u did it? I'm also considering Cellulaze around my knee/thigh area. I'm afraid as I get impatient and depressed. Would love to get your email or phone number...Reja 830 358 6909.

Hi Megan,
It's actually been almost 2 months! My surgery was 4/12. :)

Hi lctx,
I'm 6 weeks post op too. I'm not having any issues with veins or broken capillaries however, the shading is an issue. It's like the tissue underneath is not healing at the same rate. When I called they told me it's normal and when I am pain free they would give me sessions of smooth shapes for free to help with this issue. Also, I don't really see any results do you? They also told me this was normal and results will be seen in 3 months so I guess we just have to be patient.

Thanks AC40...this has been a frustrating journey. I was told before the procedure that by 6 weeks I would be able to see positive results. Now the dr. Is saying 3 months...big difference in time especially during this warm summer. My legs are stills it tender, the color under the skin looks abnormal - what if it doesn't get better??? I regret having the procedure done, a lot of money, & discomfort, This was a lot more invasive of a procedure than I thought it was going to be.....

Thank you. Immediately following I DID notice some visible capillaries, now that you mention it. I don't notice them anymore. Mostly now, is just a deep shadow. It's taking a long time to heal, but I think I'm getting there....not there yet. Don't worry, it does get better!

lctx,

I have a small section that I see spider veins have shown up from this procedure. I really hope that goes away! If not, I will get them lasered off in the fall.

I have seen tiny spider veins appear as well! I'm so frustrated by this whole thing! I did not wants to sacrifice cellulite for spider veins and did colored legs that I have to put make up on when I wear shorts.

I am 2 months out so I don't know if these will go away.

I'm seeing my nurses Monday for Smooth Shapes so I'll ask then.

My Dr. isn't going to see me again until 3 months but I refuse him to allow to be dismissive as always with the "give it more time" line.

I am 8 weeks out , I have also noticed the new spider veins on my thighs where the celluaze was done.
I have an appointment next week to have them removed.

I had it done May 18TH. I am 8 weeks out and I still have tender legs, spider veins and knots along the sides of my legs and in the front. My legs itch all the time but the cellulite is better then it was !!! Hoping everything will go away with more time. Ready to be completely healed!!!!! ( you can't see the knots but I can feel them)

I have the knots and itching too! Had cellulaze done in late May . My doctor from Montclair NJ said to massage the knots and he prescribed prednisone for swelling and said to use benadryl cream. Neither helped as yet! I wonder home many on this site went to Dr Di in Montclair?

Yes it is... I've posted another picture I took today (10 weeks post). The bruises still look so obnoxious to me, but compared to '8 weeks post' pictures, I can see that they are going away SLOWLY. :)

Thank you so much for posting pictures! You can definitely see that it's much lighter than it was when you compare your first picture to your last. That gives me hope that it will go away - it's annoying!

I'm so glad you're slowing improving with the bruises that gives me SO much hope. I'm terribly unhappy with the color at 7 weeks.

Itriedittoo, I'm in that boat too, just got in it a month after you. My procedure was on
May 29th, so I'm coming up on one month. My bruises have faded a lot but what I see now is discoloring deep under the skin. It still feels weird when I stand up and sore when I sit. I can relate to everything you have said here. I'm hoping for the best too.
Good luck to us!!

Please wait until all of us have had a better result to report. This procedure is so new. I wish I had waited. It's been 3.5 weeks now and I'm still very sore, bruised and see no result yet, and I have missed out on summer. My Dr wants me to wear the garment for another 2 months for the greatest result.
When I'm not wearing the compression garment, my legs feels uncomfortable.
Realistically won't be in shorts for another 2 months.

i what to do. I also know a good attitude is important. I've also had three breast augmentations (my 3rd one was a few day ago.) With the breast aug i can see implants in my body although they may not be sitting in the same place they will be a year from now. I think a BA is different from the cellulaze in that no results are seen for several weeks. It's a pretty major process to break up the bands like that and I think with the pain comes impatience. I agree to give it time and stay as positive as possible. What I've noticed in the short time I've been on this forum is that all different levels of expertise are approaching the cellulaze and there really doesn't seem to be a uniform approach amongst doctors yet. I went with my gut on this, I believe it will work so I'm waiting to see the results at some point in the future.

I agree that you should wait. First of all, it's summertime and that is the worst time to get this procedure. Secondly, you should wait until all of us girls on this forum post our final results 3 months out. I'm at 4 1/2 weeks (and btw, feel TONS better than I did a 3.5 weeks, so hang in there spykiss, you should be hitting the top of the hill soon!) so there's only a few months to go before you should start seeing more people posting final results on here.

: ) From the results I've seen so far at 10 weeks, I would recommend it personally. I had it pretty bad though, I mean if I wore tan colored dress pants, you could see the cellulitethrough the material. I can't see anything anymore, which is so great, because as you could imagine, it bothered me a lot and kept me from wearing light colored pants. This enough has made me happy with the results. But I agree with everyone that's responded, try and wait until you are comfortable with the results you see in the pictures we post. Hopefully the bruising will in fact go away 100% and you will feel at ease with your decision to do it.

Wait! I spent 11,500 and I'm almost 7 weeks in with bearly any visible results and still swollen and still see shading. It's the middle of summer and there are so many women on real self that are not sure about their results so I'd wait until sometime this winter and wait until the people posting on this can honestly say it was worth the money...7 weeks in I will tell you in was not but hopefully that will change.

Hi AC40, thanks for sharing. What areas did you have done for the $11,500? I spent $7,200 for lower front of legs, sides of legs, backs of legs, bottom of butt

Thanks for this post Bruiser. That gives me hope. I, too, have not worn light colored pants for as long as I can remember. I'm hoping to achieve more freedom when my results start showing. So happy for your results!

I'd have to tell yout to wait. I wish I had waited past the summer -- no shorts for me this year because of the discoloration and because my legs just look weird. The best way I can describe it is that it looks like my skin is separated from the rest of my legs and it just hangs loosely. Perhaps that's to be expected given the aggressive procedure. My doc has told me that 3 months will be the earliest I'll see real results. I still have 6 weeks or so to go. Hoping I have better news to post soon.

Itriedittoo, Are you still wearing the compression garment? My Dr wants me in it for 2 to 3 months for the best results.

I haven't actually. My doc told me that I only needed to wear it for 2 weeks. Perhaps I should go back to it....

Doctors vary so widely when it comes to the compression garment! Mine had me wear it for 4 weeks, then at my one month checkup said I could wear it if I wanted or felt swollen, but other than helping with swelling it doesn't do anything beyond that. I stopped wearing it and have actually felt better because I would stand up and feel like it was pulling down on my skin (not sure how else to describe it).

I am not noticing loose skin but I had my boyfriend feel my body and he said it is definitley not as tight as it used to be. I suspected this might be the case because if the bands are broken that holds the skin to my leg, then it makes sense that it is looser. I don't like that though and I'm sorry it's happening for you.

Brittany 6755 -- Logically, I think it does make sense for the skin to feel looser. I think it's gotten better over the last few weeks, but it is a very uncomfortable feeling. I guess that the newness of the procedure explains why these side effects/issues haven't been fully described in the literature about the procedure. I am very hopeful that the end result is great -- it seems to make sense that cutting the bands would help with the appearance of the legs. Fingers crossed!

I'll definitely wait until the fall/ winter. I think I just really want something that finally works!! I know I speak for everyone when I say that I've tried just about everything- the workouts, the diets, the lotions, the injections, various procedures, the supplements, Spanx, more Spanx and just about every other 'anti-cellulite' remedy out there. I have a good feeling about cellulaze because it's so different than any other procedure I've heard of. So keep your heads up ladies! Give your body time to heal AND give it some proper encouragement! You'll get there!!

Hi What to do...

Here is what I was told when thinking about this. Everyone heals differently. Consider how your body heals with other things. For me I had the procedure done on Friday 8/3 as of today I just feel like I have had a good workout. I do have bruising and expected it. I have not had to take any pain medication at all (except what they did the day of the procedure) and my drainage was very light. I used Arnica tablets that I started taking a week BEFORE the procedure and continue to take now. I also use the Arnica gel on the bruised area. I have used these in the past and know they have worked well for me. The only issue I have really had is that my feet seem to swell up if I am on them to long. Since my job keeps me on the go all day I have had to rearrange this week to give myself time to get off my feet once in awhile. I have seen mixed reviews on this as far as pain so I say plan for the worst but expect the best. Oh and a rocking chair, funnel like you would use to put oil in your car and puppy pads are a must. :) Hope this helped some :)

Brittany, you are SO right about having the anesthesa, because I didn't even have that oppion and the numbing part HURT like HELL!!! It would have been the best $$ I could have spent too!!

Sorry, I should have sent that last comment to AC40

Yes, lets hope this is just part of healing. Im sure my doctor did everything right, he was meticulous, I think I am just an awkward healer. I also have melasma and post inflammatory hyperpigmentation on my face, so we were wondering if that had any correlation. Do you, by any chance have melasma?