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Underwhelming results - I still have plenty of cellulite

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Underwhelming Results

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atlien03
$4,900
Rather expensive procedure ($5K) for the results I got, which were quite subtle. As you can see from the pre/post photos, the improvement was not very much and I still have plenty of cellulite. Also the recovery is more painful than expected--bless your heart if you have an office job where you have to sit in a chair all day in the couple weeks after this surgery.

Surgery day was unnecessarily stressful because I was told beforehand that I could choose to have a local anesthetic only, versus also having narcotic pain medicines which would require someone to drive me home. I chose local, which they told me on surgery day, was not actually an option--so I was sitting in the office pre-surgery frantically trying to find a ride or else my surgery would have been cancelled. Was also told I could have laughing gas, which also wasn't true--and it would have been nice, because this surgery was indeed painful.

Thus, between the big expense, painful surgery, painful recovery, and scars where the tool went in--I don't see my mediocre results as worth it at all.

atlien03's provider

Lisa M. DiFrancesco, MD

Lisa M. DiFrancesco, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Replies (5)

O
July 31, 2023
Thanks for sharing . I have looked at many reviews and most say not worth the small change
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July 31, 2023
Thanks for sharing . I have looked at many reviews and most say not worth the small change
E
August 12, 2023
Thank you for sharing your experience, very helpful!
D
November 10, 2023
Just so you know, you still look great! And I don't see that you needed much of anything to be honest. But thanks for the review. With that said, I think this is too expensive of a procedure considering the changes are so minimal.
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December 10, 2023
I had the same experience with this treatment. So disappointing!