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Cellulaze Back and Side of Thighs, Dr. Tina West - Chevy Chase MD
UPDATED FROM Mel_in_DC
5 months post
Before & After
Mel_in_DCApril 9, 2014
Hubby and I spent a weekend in Miami, and I tried to recreate the photo he accidentally took last summer of me in my teeny black bikini where the sunlight captured my cellulite in all its glory. What do you all think? I think overall, there is some noticeable improvement. My 40 year-old sun-worshipped skin is never going to look like it did when I was in my 20s, but my cellulite does better overall and the areas that were treated definitely look smoother. My husband also says he notices a difference, too (and no one checks out my butt more than he does) :) So overall, I'm pleased. Not sure it was worth the expense, but at this point I am happy to see these results. Getting a bit of a tan also helped reduce the appearance of those black marks - I put some heavy duty sunscreen on them so the skin around could get a little color without darkening the spots.
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UPDATED FROM Mel_in_DC
4 months post
Four months later... Some improvement, but not sure it was worth it.
Mel_in_DCMarch 16, 2014
Well, I think how good my butt/legs look on any given day ties somewhat to how bloated I am and what time of month it is. Now that I'm taking regular close-up photos of these body parts -- something I had no reason to do before cellulaze -- I am seeing a direct correlation between my cycle and the days my legs look crappier in photos than others. :)
That aside, I've posted some pictures (with my infamous crappy iphone) from today, just three days shy of the FOUR month mark. You can see there is some smoothness and improvement, but I can't yet articulate a final percentage on it. My husband thinks I look pretty much the same - although he never complained about my body to begin with and always thought I looked fine; I think I'll keep him. :) It's fair to say, right now, I have about 50% less cellulite than before; but having started with minimal cellulite and maybe expecting perfection, I hope you can understand why there is slight - but not major - disappointment.
In person, with my own eyes, I see that the dimple on my right leg is just barely noticeable (it used to be very noticeable) and there is definite overall improvement on my right leg. The left leg is harder to see improvement on, mainly due to that area that appears to have been untreated that is still lumpy. However, I do think there is some improvement and my skin appears smoother overall, especially on the back of my left leg under my butt.
The discoloration, believe it or not, is not 100% gone. I'd say I've got about 2-3% discoloration left. By discoloration, I mean areas on the skin that are browner, more purple, or redder than the rest of the skin around it. It is really taking forever for my skin color to go back to just one color but fortunately I doubt anyone would notice this but me. I am heading to Miami this weekend, and hopefully a little tan with help take care of that!
The incision holes are still pretty dark but getting smaller week by week. Ambi, maderma, and strategic use of sunscreen in Miami this weekend will hopefully even out a bit of that darkness as well. I am a slow healer and easy bruiser, so these issues with discoloration and the incision holes are not a surprise to me.
As for how I feel, fantastic. Thankfully I have no tingling or numbness or floppiness issues at all, just a little in the beginning but now I feel totally normal. No tightness in the skin or weird veins or anything - thank goodness. I ran a half marathon yesterday and it was a personal best for me for a half. I was concerned before that my butt had "lowered" a little post surgery, but I did not do cellulaze there, and I'm not sure any connective tissue from my thighs that may have been supporting my butt were impacted. I just don't know. It seriously could be b/c I'm getting older and gravity is having its way with me. I'll just adjust my workouts and work on bubbling it back up. I am ok with it (i.e. not obsessing over it anymore). But anyway, for those of you dealing with floppiness, tightness, or tingling issues, please have faith that it will go away and that we all heal at our own pace. And please ask your doctors for options if you are frustrated.
So far, was it worth the $4400? Assuming you're not a millionaire** and are just a normal person on a budget (like me), I'm not sure it was for just 50% improvement. At this time, I would recommend that people like me, who are fit and overall healthy with minimal cellulite to start with, skip cellulaze. I say this because when the cellulite is minimal to begin, for $4000 or $5000 - which is a good chunk of money - you want it to be perfect, not just barely half-way better. I think people with more cellulite to begin with are more likely to achieve a reduction that brings them down to having minimal cellulite, and thus will truly see a benefit and "feel" that it was worth it.
**If you are fortunate and blessed to (a) be a millionaire, and (b) have minimal to almost no cellulite, and you want to give this a shot, hell, go for it!
Ok, so here are today's four-month-mark photos.
Happy healing, everyone!
That aside, I've posted some pictures (with my infamous crappy iphone) from today, just three days shy of the FOUR month mark. You can see there is some smoothness and improvement, but I can't yet articulate a final percentage on it. My husband thinks I look pretty much the same - although he never complained about my body to begin with and always thought I looked fine; I think I'll keep him. :) It's fair to say, right now, I have about 50% less cellulite than before; but having started with minimal cellulite and maybe expecting perfection, I hope you can understand why there is slight - but not major - disappointment.
In person, with my own eyes, I see that the dimple on my right leg is just barely noticeable (it used to be very noticeable) and there is definite overall improvement on my right leg. The left leg is harder to see improvement on, mainly due to that area that appears to have been untreated that is still lumpy. However, I do think there is some improvement and my skin appears smoother overall, especially on the back of my left leg under my butt.
The discoloration, believe it or not, is not 100% gone. I'd say I've got about 2-3% discoloration left. By discoloration, I mean areas on the skin that are browner, more purple, or redder than the rest of the skin around it. It is really taking forever for my skin color to go back to just one color but fortunately I doubt anyone would notice this but me. I am heading to Miami this weekend, and hopefully a little tan with help take care of that!
The incision holes are still pretty dark but getting smaller week by week. Ambi, maderma, and strategic use of sunscreen in Miami this weekend will hopefully even out a bit of that darkness as well. I am a slow healer and easy bruiser, so these issues with discoloration and the incision holes are not a surprise to me.
As for how I feel, fantastic. Thankfully I have no tingling or numbness or floppiness issues at all, just a little in the beginning but now I feel totally normal. No tightness in the skin or weird veins or anything - thank goodness. I ran a half marathon yesterday and it was a personal best for me for a half. I was concerned before that my butt had "lowered" a little post surgery, but I did not do cellulaze there, and I'm not sure any connective tissue from my thighs that may have been supporting my butt were impacted. I just don't know. It seriously could be b/c I'm getting older and gravity is having its way with me. I'll just adjust my workouts and work on bubbling it back up. I am ok with it (i.e. not obsessing over it anymore). But anyway, for those of you dealing with floppiness, tightness, or tingling issues, please have faith that it will go away and that we all heal at our own pace. And please ask your doctors for options if you are frustrated.
So far, was it worth the $4400? Assuming you're not a millionaire** and are just a normal person on a budget (like me), I'm not sure it was for just 50% improvement. At this time, I would recommend that people like me, who are fit and overall healthy with minimal cellulite to start with, skip cellulaze. I say this because when the cellulite is minimal to begin, for $4000 or $5000 - which is a good chunk of money - you want it to be perfect, not just barely half-way better. I think people with more cellulite to begin with are more likely to achieve a reduction that brings them down to having minimal cellulite, and thus will truly see a benefit and "feel" that it was worth it.
**If you are fortunate and blessed to (a) be a millionaire, and (b) have minimal to almost no cellulite, and you want to give this a shot, hell, go for it!
Ok, so here are today's four-month-mark photos.
Happy healing, everyone!
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