Cellulite & Lower Body Lift - Will the Lift Help with Cellulite?

Yes.  What you are seeing is more than cellulites.  You have lower body skin and tissue laxity that is contributing to the cellulites.  The best approach for these would be a complete lower body lift.  In my practice, this involves a buttock lift, outer thigh lift, thigh lift from the front, tummy tuck, and correction of the pubic laxity.  Also, liposuction will be performed at the same time in most cases.  To learn more, please visit our website and youtube on lower body lift, with our extensive gallery of body lift patients.

Hello hope4change. Thank you for your question regarding the impact of a lower body lift on cellulite.

A lower body lift could help with cellulite, especially in the areas where skin is pulled tight. However, with gravity and the natural elasticity of your skin, it's hard to say how much improvement you will see in cellulite. The results vary from person to person.

In addition to a lower body lift, there are other treatments that can be offered for cellulite, including:

Cellulite Reduction Treatments: Procedures like Cellulaze, which involves laser treatment under the skin to break up the fibrous bands causing cellulite.

Radiofrequency Treatments: Such as VelaShape or Venus Freeze, which use radiofrequency energy to heat the skin and reduce the appearance of cellulite.

Subcision: A minor surgical procedure that involves breaking up the fibrous bands under the skin that cause cellulite dimples.

Topical Treatments and Creams: Products containing caffeine or retinol can temporarily reduce the appearance of cellulite by tightening the skin.

While a lower body lift can improve the overall contour of your body and reduce the appearance of cellulite, it's important to have realistic expectations. Combining surgical and non-surgical treatments often yields the best results.

Good luck. I hope I’ve answered your question regarding cellulite and a lower body lift.

Sincerely,

J. Timothy Katzen, MD, FASMBS, FICS
Plastic Surgeon

The lower body lift is a procedure designed to remove excess lower back and lateral thigh skin. This procedure simultaneously lifts the buttocks and lateral thigh skin in an upward direction. This maneuver tightens the thigh skin and improves thigh contour. This tends to make cellulite less noticeable without actually eliminating it.If you're concerned about lower body lift surgery and how it will affect cellulite, it's appropriate to consult a board certified plastic surgeon with experience in this area. This plastic surgeon should be able to answer your questions and formulate a treatment plan that addresses your concerns.

A lower body lift will correct the loose sagging skin of the abdomen, upper thighs, hips/outer thighs, and buttocks.  Cellulite is especially noticeable when located in loose and sagging skin.  A lower body lift will create an overall significant improvement of the lower body, but it will not create perfectly smooth skin.  The skin-smoothing effect that is seen by pulling up on the thighs is really not to be expected as a result of these operations.  Cellulite is a skin irregularity that occurs as a result of connective tissue bands of varying lengths that attach the skin to the deep connective tissues of the thighs and buttocks.  Cellulite is influenced by the arrangement of fatty tissue "compartments" between the irregular connective tissue bands.  Mechanical disruption of these bands with or without superficial liposuction may improve the appearance of cellulite.  In combination with lower body lift,  the improvement overall can be dramatic!

Most plastic surgeons refer to a body lift as a circumferential body lift = belt lipectomy.  This procedure is essentially 3 procedures in one: extended tummy tuck + waist/lateral thigh lift + buttock lift (with the option of buttock augmentation).  A physical exam would be needed to make any recommendations.  Please visit with a plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery to learn more about your options.
Dr. Basu

Houston TX

Generally body lifts are effectivve in alleviating redundant skin, laxity and gravitational changes.  Cellulite is a skin texture problem, which may be improved with body lift but I would not specifically expect any major alleviation of fine cellulitic lines and skin texture.

Thank you for your question.  You have already noticed that pulling on extra skin can eliminate some wrinkling in adjacent areas.  A body lift is intended to improve shape and contour.  It is not usually chosen as a treatment for cellulite, but tightening loose skin can help a number of qualities of skin including stretch marks and cellulite.