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Cellulaze 5/16 - Austin, TX

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1 week post procedure and bruising appears to be...

austin123
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1 week post procedure and bruising appears to be going away. Still see cellulite. I feel like my upper right thigh was not treated as much as much left leg, the left leg was the first worked on...I don't know...Although there is differences in the length of time recommend for exercising I started back Monday (yesterday's dead lifts and tire pushes almost killed me) and it does appear that its helping my bruising. However , I am not in any pain, It feels a little weird at first but I can run, walk, skip and jump with no issues.Everyone is different, so I am not advocating jumping into to exercise before your specific surgeon advises.. I will wait the full three months before rating the procedure worth it or not. I don't know how long its supposed to take for a dimple to pop out but I hoped the band would be cut the dimple would just pop out. The evenness and skin laxity I can understand waiting for and giving time but the dimples?...I'm not a doctor so I will wait patiently before making judgement and take some more pics to post for everyone. I think after having this procedure done I feel grosser and fatter than ever. Been trying to lower my carbs this week so lots of chicken breast. I think the combination of lack of carbs, frustration from the thought of this procedure not working, planning a wedding for the end of July( get to go to my dress fitting today with my stupid compression garment on..) is got me feeling like I'm about to flip my cookie...till next week all. Have a good Memorial Day weekend!

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Answered questions when i had them. Kept me informed the whole time. Good experience.

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May 25, 2012
I'm in my 1 week post op as well, much of my bruising and swelling is going down I'm going for 1 post op apt now. I still see the 2 dimples on my butt that I hate ... They're going to do 2 smooth shape treatments on me. I'm waiting to go in to see what they say. I know 1 week is early but I really did this for just 2 dimples so they better go away. It's hard to tell with some bruising and swelling still but ugh! This better work. I wear the full garment and topifoam 24/7 and take lots of bromelin arnica vitamins and water. I use arica gel and vit e oil as well. I know it's early but i just need to know this works!
May 25, 2012

Austin123, you're getting married in July?!! Congratulations!! That is so exciting!! I can imagine you are probably at about your wits end with the combo you described - cutting carbs makes us all cranky I think! ;) Hopefully your excitement returns when you get to see your dress & try it on again. I hope you look in the mirror & feel so unbelievably gorgeous!!

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July 13, 2012
Im in austin and was curious who ur doc was ?
July 20, 2012
Hi Austin123! Now that it has been 2 months since your procedure, how are you looking? I am 3 weeks post-op today and I DON'T look good at all! However, I am keeping the faith, as I have read by many that they look worse before they start to see any improvements.
Hope to read a positive update from you! :-)
August 29, 2012
I'm in Austin too and would like to know who your doctor was and what you think of the procedure now that it's been a few months.
UPDATED FROM austin123

Added some pics. Lighting is very forgiving.....

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Added some pics. Lighting is very forgiving...cellulite looks much worse when i move and outside. Happy with the amount of bruising. I was quite swollen 24 hours later but I already can feel the swelling going down. I have taken a walk everyday since the procedure to keep the blood flowing and plan to hit the gym Monday as I was told to wait 72 hours before exercising.Massaging my thighs every time I think about it. I am also massaging with a rolling pin...don't know if that's a good idea but I figure why not massage and smooth at the same time? Sounds like a good plan.. Today not very sore at all. The sorest part is on the parts of my thigh were there is less fat. The fattier parts don't hurt. Hope that's not a bad thing.

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May 20, 2012
Hi austin123, read your update and I was told not to exercise for at least 2 weeks by Dr. Petti, one of the docs in the initial cellulaze trials. Did your doc say exercising and massage were ok?
May 20, 2012
My paperwork says to start walking beginning thr day aftet. I switched from the initial zip up compression to spanx like after post op which is what he gave me. At post op i kept mentioning eliptical and he just smiled and kept repeating 72 hours...probably kniws i was going to the gym after that no matter what. it may be dependant on the individual
May 20, 2012
I was also told to self massage a few times a day starting the day after
May 20, 2012
I would love to work out in a week or so..I wonder why I'm not allowed to do so. And I have to wear this medical grade compression garment for 2 weeks..blah!
May 20, 2012
Probably to minimize bruising and swelling. The redness in the pics have now turned black an yellow..looks worse i think.maybe because i cant sit still for ling enough to relax..i dont know why the change in compression garment. I hope it still turns out ok. Do you still have minimal bruising?
May 21, 2012

Since it seems like you have been given some pretty different instructions than others I've submitted a couple of questions to our Q&A section so we can hear some opinions from the board certified doctors who volunteer on RealSelf. It usually takes 24-48 hours for answers to start being posted. Hopefully this helps give us some clarity around when a person is able to exercise & if massage is advisable. :)

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UPDATED FROM austin123

I have barely have any bruising which is great. I...

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I have barely have any bruising which is great. I definitely recommend supplementing with Anica and bromelain. I do have quite a bit of swelling but hopefully that goes down soon. I took a look before I got in the shower and I still see dimples. I'm trying not to get depressed. I told myself not to expect instant results but there is still that irrational part that ones it gone now....staying optimistic as I'm only a day and a half post op.

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