“After 24+ years of specialising in cellulite reduction, one thing I know: there is no permanent cellulite elimination with any method of any type, including surgery (especially not with surgery). Nothing in the human body is permanent and the same applies to cellulite. So a good cellulite treatment is all about long lasting results rather than permanent elimination - and if someone promises you otherwise they are simply lying - don’t be naive.”
Can you get rid of cellulite once you have it?
Can I get rid of my cellulite forever? After a course of treatments, will I get rid of cellulite? And will it be permanent?
Is cellulite forever?
Santa doesn’t exist - there is no vaccine for cellulite (and even vaccines fail sometimes)
Is cellulite permanent then?
Cellulite reduction: look for long lasting results, not permanent results
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Can I get rid of my cellulite forever? After a course of treatments, will I get rid of cellulite (permanently)?
These are common questions many people ask about cellulite treatments.
Unfortunately, many people believe that by some kind of very expensive magic they can create permanence on their legs when nothing, absolutely nothing in the entire universe, biology or human biology, is permanent.
But before we go into how permanent cellulite removal can be, let’s make it clear that cellulite can almost never be fully eliminated. That’s right, in the vast majority of cases you cannot “get rid” of all your cellulite completely. You can reduce it quite a lot - up to 60% or so - but not eliminate it.
Is cellulite forever?
Is there anything permanent in this life?
Is any weight loss permanent? Nope. If someone loses weight and then eats too much or exercises too little, then they will regain all the lost weight and then some. How could cellulite fat be different?
Is building muscle permanent? Nope. If someone builds an amazing, toned body after a few months or years of training and then becomes a couch potato, they will gradually lose the majority of the muscle they built.
Are liposuction results permanent? Nope. I know many a client (actually most of them) who after having liposuction they have put fat back on on the exact same spots (plus other body areas of course).
Is skin tightening permanent? Nope. Does anyone expect to die with firm skin because they did a course of super-expensive skin tightening treatments back when they were 39?
Exactly. Nothing lasts forever, especially anything to do with health, human life or life in general.
Santa doesn’t exist - there is no vaccine for cellulite (and even vaccines fail sometimes)
Then how on earth do some people expect to “get rid” of their cellulite “forever” - with ANY method of ANY kind, including surgery?
(BTW, surgery is the worst option for cellulite but that’s material for another article.)
You can’t just possibly have a treatment that will “immunise you” for the rest of your life and from then onwards allow you to abuse your body with all the things that create NEW cellulite (fatty/sugary food, alcohol, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, hormonal contraception etc) and expect to never develop cellulite again.
This is akin to believing in Santa. And as we know from age 10 or so, Santa doesn’t exist.
So let’s make it crystal clear: there is no treatment or surgery on this planet that can “get rid of cellulite” forever, regardless of how many billions you have in your bank account to throw at the problem. None. And neither there will be. Permanence is against all laws of physics and biology.
So please do not believe the blatant marketing lies in the media about “permanent results”, usually with something like “you only need one” £3,000 rip-off session.
And start thinking of ‘long-lasting results’, with a realistic course of 5, 10 or 20 sessions, depending on severity.
Is cellulite permanent then?
As long as cellulite develops and remains in the body for a few months, permanent changes occur in the connective tissue (namely fibrosis), which do not allow cellulite to be totally reversed/eliminated afterwards.
The more cellulite remains and develops on the skin, the more pronounced those changes are.
So yes, one can say that once it occurs, cellulite is permanent. In many cases it can be reduced up to bout 60% but not eliminated.
Cellulite reduction: look for long lasting results, not permanent results
So instead of asking “Does this treatment provide permanent results”, the correct question to ask is: “Does this treatment provide long-lasting results”?
For quick fixes, results with treatments such as clay wraps, lymphatic massages and pressotherapy occur quickly - but don’t last more than a couple of weeks, max
For the handful of effective, long-lasting treatments, such as deep-acting, high-power radio frequency or deep acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation, results after a course of 6-12 sessions can last from a few months to a few years, depending on healthy/unhealthy lifestyle after the course of treatments.
Read more about how long do results last for.
LipoTherapeia® Plus: Have a skin tightening/cellulite treatment with London’s cellulite experts
At LipoTherapeia we have specialised 100% in skin tightening and cellulite reduction for more than two decades and 20,000+ sessions.
This is all we study and practise every day and have researched and tried hands-on all the important skin tightening equipment and their manufacturers.
As strong, deep acting radiofrequency and deep-acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation are the technologies of choice for skin tightening and cellulite reduction, we have invested in the best RF/ultrasound technologies in the world.
(Of course, we keep looking for new technologies every day and if/when a better technology materialises we will be the first to provide it. However, we will never follow the latest ineffective gimmick, just because it’s good marketing to offer the latest hyped up - yet ineffective and/or unsafe treatment.)
Furthermore, over the last two decades we have developed advanced RF and cavitation treatment protocols in order to make the most of our technologies, for maximum results, naturally and safely.
And for even better, faster results, we now combine our RF/ultrasound treatments with high-power red/infrared light LED treatment.
Our radiofrequency/ultrasound/LED treatments are comfortable, pain-free, downtime-free, injection-free, 99.5%+ safe and always non-invasive.
(No unsafe and ineffective RF microneedling or HIFU and no safe but ineffective acoustic wave therapy, superficial RF (bipolar/tripolar/multipolar etc), low power RF/cavitation, electrical muscle stimulation, lymphatic massage, cupping, dry brushing and no ridiculous bum bum creams.)
Our focus is on honest, realistic, science-based treatment, combined with caring, professional service, with a smile.
We will be pleased to see you, assess your cellulite, skin laxity or fibrosis, listen to your story, discuss your case and offer you the best possible treatment.
Check prices and book an expert cellulite / skin tightening treatment at our London clinic.
Look Inside Your Skin™ with a Cellulite Ultrasonography™ scan, exclusive to LipoTherapeia in London, and assess your cellulite, skin laxity, post-liposuction fibrosis and more
We are proud to be the first and only cellulite clinic in the world to offer Cellulite Ultrasonography™ to our clients, for accurate assessment, better treatment and enhanced results. Since 2022 we have assessed and provided valuable insights to hundreds of clients to better understand their specific case, see how their skin looks from inside and make informed decisions.
You can now book your Cellulite Ultrasonography™ session and assess your:
Cellulite
Skin laxity
Lipedema
Subcutaneous fat levels
You can also assess the presence and severity of fibrosis and adhesions after:
Liposuction in all its forms, including vaser, smart lipo, bodytite, abdominoplasty/tummy tuck, thigh lift, arm lift, lipedema surgery etc
Cellulite surgery, such as cellulaze, cellutite, cellfina, subcision etc
Face-lift surgery
Non-surgical procedures, such as RF microneedling, extreme intensity HIFU, extreme intensity RF, extreme intensity ultrasound etc
Everything will be shown and explained to you clearly and you can see and understand how the different structures inside your skin affect your appearance.
If there is scar tissue / fibrosis, those will be clearly seen and you can differentiate between fibrosis, water retention or unremoved fat after all types of cosmetic surgery or harsh non-surgical procedures such as RF microneedling, extreme intensity HIFU etc.
(DISCLAIMER: Please note that this service is for your informational purposes only and does not constitute medical diagnosis or advice.)
The 45’ appointment includes full assessment and consultation and optional treatment plan for cellulite reduction and/or skin tightening.
If you do wish to have treatment with us, the ultrasound scan, assessment and consultation will be used to optimise your course of treatments and maximise your results.
The Cellulite School™: Get advanced training in cellulite reduction and skin tightening
Why train with The Cellulite School™?
We all know that training in cellulite reduction and skin tightening is as basic as it gets. It is typically a 4-6 hour training, involving only basic instruction from the manufacturer on how operators can use the machine; lots of myths, erroneous information and misconceptions; and some basic health and safety on how to use the machine.
There is no proper, real training in the science or cellulite, skin tightening, radiofrequency, ultrasound and all related technologies is non-existent - worldwide.
Do you want to deeply understand radiofrequency, ultrasound cavitation, LED phototherapy, cellulite and skin tightening?
Get proper training based on 24-year theory and practical application of cellulite reduction and valuable insights from 23,000+ sessions and 4,100+ clients.
Now you can get instant access to our expertise and save yourself literally thousands of pounds, dollars or euros of expensive mistakes and thousands of hours of study, research and practical application by attending one of our half-day, 1-day, 2-day or 3-day professional consultancy / training courses.
Understand deeply - and get properly trained in - the science of radiofrequency, ultrasound cavitation, LED phototherapy, cellulite and skin tightening and confidently offer your clients the safest, strongest and most effective treatment possible.
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