It Didn't Work - Grand Rapids, MI

Yeah I believe you're right...some of it is in my head. The doctor took before pictures but not after. I did not take pictures along the way...I do not see a difference whatsoever. I will take a picture and post it here soon. Thank you for your comment.

How long has it been since your procedure? You should request the before and after pictures from your doctor.

It has been 4 months (I got it back in September). He only took "before" pictures but not any "after." I looked at myself in the mirror and don't notice any differences whatsoever, so I'm thinking I just wasted thousands of dollars. Most reviews I've read about cellulaze have been positive, so the lack of results is shocking to me.

I think people that benefit the most have severe cellulite before so any improvement looks impressive. I had pretty mild cellulite to start so improvement is mild as well. That may be your case too. It seems that plastic surgery is such an uncertain business that it's almost like gambling with A LOT of money. I'm a high school teacher. I don't have $5000 to spend on something that might or might not work. I barely allowed myself the $2500 that I did spend on a special that the doctor was running. No more of these cosmetic procedures for me unless its a $50 chemical peel or smthin small.

Eva...you should check some of those Drs answers...and suggest they answer honestly..instead of press bites...some do..and they are great...but really they need to stop with definitions we hear over and over and answer the questions

Thank you Francesca, I'm annoyed for myself too. It's the worst decision I've ever made, and quite frankly at the time I thought otherwise. I was told I am the "perfect candidate," then 6 months later the doctor says he told me I wouldn't get great results because my cellulite is minimal, so he lied to me. He never gave me that information BEFORE the surgery. They're all a bunch of crooks. My thighs are feeling better...the discomfort is disappearing slowly but surely.

Unfortunately, Cellulaze is a gamble, just like many other cosmetic procedures. I'm just going to go with a boob job next time. At least that one will give you bigger boobs, guaranteed.

LOL so true, no gamble there!!

It should not be a gamble when all the doctors swear by it...but true...lol you are right...I kind of reprimanded Bruce Katz in the news feed for not answering your questions....because I was so annoyed...they lie about this...they deny women get permanent bruising and that most times...it does not work..

Lol Tatyana because when your boobs are big most men do not look elsewhere...lol

Damn right!

That seems fair considering the procedure is sooooo expensive.

Thank you for commenting. I've done a lot of research and most of what I've read says that results turn out well. I do not want to go through with this again. At this point I'll just accept it. What would a surgeon do for a patient with an undesired outcome besides what you suggested?

Sometimes it's good just to have the peace of mind that an unbiased second opinion can bring.

Dr Katz I wish you would answer her other questions honestly. She had written one at six. Months that she had no results and posted the stock answer of 3-6 months to see results...she said she was at six months....you keep giving that answer as if you have it ready to copy and paste. Start answering questions ....and Cellulaze hurts very much. Maybe some of you should get some done and then you can answer more honestly and with more feeling than a press clipping... I am sorry but read what these people are asking

Thank you Francesca! You hit the nail on the head when you asked him to answer my question honestly. I thought the same thing myself. It does look like a copy and paste bs answer to me too.

hahahahaha lmao over here at your comment. It is quite interesting that cosmetic surgeons 9 out of 10 times look like they never had anything done to their face or body and look like they frankly don't give a crap what they look like. It's us, sad, insecure women that they feed on.

Thanks, Flathlete. We'll stay optimistic.

2009, I don't think that could be the right year? Cellulaze showed up in the beginning of 2012 and has been disappointing most women ever since .....

You are correct, my years were off! As you can see from my BELATED reply, I am time challenged. I had it within months of approval by a trial doctor who, in hindsight, possibly did not have the time to do my entire legs or just didn't need to perform that much for the other observing doctors because I offered to pay for it all and begged him to do it. He never explained but did suggest it was not an area for cellulaze and another type of procedure would solve, giving me the name of doctor who performs butt surgeries. He stopped right where my (longer) shorts end, upper thigh/lower buttock and I had a defined line where he stopped- that is how dramatic the results were. Another surgeon, Dr. Blinski agreed with me that it was purely a skin issue and another cellulaze fixed it in 2014 but gee.... My time challenged self needs to do a two cellulaze review!! I recovered from Dr. Blinski's cellulaze in less than 2 weeks compared to 2-3 months with my first doctor, Dr. DiBernardo. I owe it to Dr. Blinski to gather all those pictures and do a review but until then all I can say is that he is the bomb- honest, thorough and affordable. I wasted time and money going to who had headed the trials when I could have stayed in my own state, saved money and found someone who cared more about what I wanted and needed than other priorities. I cannot complain about my results with Dr. DiBernardo, they were remarkable enough that I got that decidedly marked line right below the "banana area" but that just called attention to the area he refused to address.

Cellulaze is a scam. It has been a YEAR AND A HALF and so far NOTHING. I look exactly the same if not maybe worse and suffered psychologically from the pain and knowing the doctor lied to me. Six months after I had the procedure, he says "well I told you you wouldn't see much of a result because you didn't have it that bad to begin with." He never said such a thing BEFORE the procedure. Him and his staff said I was the perfect candidate and there is nothing to worry about. They say cellulaze is "minimally invasive" which is balony. It took 10 months for the tingling to go away, and a year and a half later, I'm still in a little bit of pain. It's going away but very slowly. How the hell do you call that minimally invasive?! I will never trust or go to a cosmetic surgeon again. They're only after money. I hope the one who did my procedure burns in hell.

I wonder if it does depend on a doctor. I saw improvements but it is still disappointing that I have cellulite leftover. Now I'm trying to workout and starve myself so I can lose the rest without any proof that it will actually happen. Sigh. I'm sorry about your bad experience. Cosmetic surgery is a gamble. :(

Thanks! I am 4 weeks post and see no improvement, I have moderate-severe cellulite. Did you see any improvement before 6 months?
Thanks

Actually I took those photos 6 months after the surgery and the only difference is the lighting. I asked the office to give me their before and after and truly there is no difference whatsoever. I want to say I looked slightly worse...there's a mark on my left thigh that's more pronounced now than it was before the surgery.

I must say....you have the cutest butt...lol I wish mine looked like that

Thank you :) I just wish I never resorted to this and instead did personal training. This surgery was the worst thing that has ever happened to me. I was lied to by that surgeon. If he would have told me the truth I would have never done it.

No....these are not before & after photos. They were both taken on the same day. I look exactly the same trust me. I know my own body. This surgery has done nothing but wreck my life for a year and a half. I'm still recovering from the pain. It's pretty invasive unlike they say...it took 10 months for the tingling to go away and my thighs are still a little tender although the pain is going away slowly. Very slowly.

Well cellulite looks vastly different in different lighting. The second cure looks better. Are you going to post a post-treatment picture?

The second pic I mean. Sorry.

These are post-treatment. I didn't do a "before" photo but I assure you the before & after are exactly the same. The second picture is taken on the exact day as the first and in the same location too. It just looks different because of the lighting.