Restylane for Cellulite? Have you used Restylane for cellulite? How were the results?

Celluite is like a mattress surface. The indentations are being pulled down by bands of connective tissue. This area corresponding to the infrastructure of the "mattress button" can't be simply pushed up by filling the area underneath. In fact, the filler may spread to the area encircling these vertical bands and lift the "shoulder" of the skin around the indentation making it appear more of a depression. Subcision can be done where the bands are cut by a small needle and then the filler is injected. This is a very costly treatment and not without risk, and may not provide long term improvement. Bruising can last for a few weeks.

Yes, in fact this might work.  However, each cellulite dimple might take a syringe or more of Restyalne to fill.  This would be a very expensive proposition!  Like I say to my patients:  These new fillers can do almost anything you can think of and do it better than surgery.

There are not many treatments for cellulite and those that claim to improve cellulite really make little if any difference.  Theoretically injecting Restylane or any dermal filler under any indentation may help smooth it out a bit temporarily.  However, the amount of Restylane that would be necessary would likely make it cost prohibitive for a minimal effect.  Good luck.

Restylane is a filler made of hyaluronic acid that can be injected to improve areas of volume depletion. Because cellulite will cause a dimpling of the skin it does make indentations or areas of volume loss. While you could fill in these areas of the cellulite and it would improve it would take a large amount of product to do this making it not a very cost effective treatment. I believe there would be better options out there. Best of luck!

A truly adequate treatment for cellulite remains elusive. Injectable fillers of any composition are not a solution either. Even if it could make the skin appearance better, the volume of filler and its cost would make it impractical.