Cellfina has made my legs look worse - Nashville, TN

I've been waiting for Cellfina to come to Nashville and more importantly have a reputable board certified plastic surgeon offer it. I was so excited to see Dr.Nein was now offering the procedure. I had been considering his practice for Exilis for a couple of months and one day I got on the site and SURPRISE Cellfina had arrived. I made an appointment right away. I am in my mid thirties and though I've had cellulite forever it has gotten notablely worse with age. I thought Exilis might work since some ripples could be from sagging skin. After briefly discussing it with Dr Nein it sounded like we should start with this and maybe follow up with Exilis. He explained that the lines I have across the back of my thighs were structural and they couldn't mess with that too much. This procedure is for more of the actual dimples. I knew that from research so I went in knowing I'm not going to have supermodel smooth legs. Having realistic expectations I signed up for the first available appointment. I had done SO MUCH research on this and Dr.Nein I had no doubt I wanted to give it a shot. I instantly felt very comfortable with him and his wonderful staff.
The procedure is really not so bad but yes you are awake and I took a Valium about 30 minutes before. I'm super hard to medicate so by the time the procedure started I wasn't feeling the effects but maybe that's from the adreneline you get from nerves. It's always scary when you don't know what to expect. You do get quite a lot of shots for numbing before they start. I only had 2 areas that really made me involuntarily jump when poked. Overall it is very tolerable. I listened to music to drown out the sound of the procedure and it went by fast. It was about an hour but it didn't feel like it at all. Afterwards his nurse padded me up and helped me in my spanx which was totally laughable. It was a tough squeeze but we did it! Today is my 2nd day out and I can't get those spanx back on WITHOUT all the padding. That is how swollen I am! I look like I got run over for sure so it will be a bit until I get an idea of my results. I have a ton of little holes and I think only one will scar. I have one big hole that keeps bleeding even today. But look at the close up of it and you can see how tiny the other holes are next to it. I think mostly you will be scar free if done right. Overall I am very very happy with my choice to use Dr. Nein. After all I've tried for cellulite I had given up hope of ever improving it. I hope I can report some positive results!

Not too much to report. My swelling hasn't gone down yet and my bruises are really really itchy! I still am keeping a compression garment on even though I was told I only needed a few days. The compression helps with the discomfort. Still unpleasant to sit. Scabs are a little bigger than I thought they would be so crossing my fingers they won't scar! I think I can see improvement but so hard to tell. I will be asking for my before pictures at my follow up on Thursday. I don't expect to see anything notable until all this swelling and bruising goes away. I probably won't bother taking more pictures until bruising is almost gone.

Unfortunately I'm feeling a bit down about the results. I have much bigger scars than I thought I would have and my cellulite is still there. I know I'm still healing so trying to remain optimistic.