“Things have improved in the last two decades I am involved in cellulite reduction and cosmetic surgeons do not promise cellulite reduction with liposuction any more. But the public still believe that liposuction will eliminate cellulite instead of actually making it look worse. The fact is that liposuction does not affect the cellulite structure at all but by emptying the body area of fat it makes skin loose, which leads to worse cellulite appearance.”
Cellulite after lipo: the facts
I have recently had liposuction and still have cellulite - how it this possible?
What about vaser lipo, bodytite or smart lipo?
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I have recently had liposuction and still have cellulite - how it this possible?
It is possible simply because liposuction does not remove cellulite (hypodermal fat), it removes fat (subcutaneous fat), as it is actually supposed to do.
Cellulite is superficial fat which is enmeshed into your skin and thereby it cannot be removed surgically (unless you want your skin to be removed)
Liposuction, on the other hand, removes deeper fat (subcutaneous adipose tissue) which is located UNDER your skin and UNDER the cellulite layer (hypodermal adipose tissue)
These are two different types of fat at two different depths.
So liposuction does indeed what it says on the tin - and the tin does not mention cellulite.
So if your surgeon has promised that after surgery you would not have cellulite, they misled you. And if you read somewhere that cellulite would be gone after liposuction, they were misinformed themselves - or misled you.
Things are super clear: liposuction does not remove cellulite.
In fact, liposuction almost always leads to skin looseness (as the excess fat that previously kept skin taut is removed), which exacerbates the appearance of cellulite.
So in practice: in most cases liposuction makes cellulite look worse.
This is not to say we are against lipo. Sometimes lipo is the only way to get rid of unwanted local fat, so it has its place. But lipo does not reduce cellulite and actually usually makes it loose worse - and it almost always leads to some loose skin.
The best way to tighten skin and reduce cellulite after any type of liposuction, including the vaser lipo, bodytite or smart lipo varieties, referenced below, is the combination of deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency and deep-acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation, ideally combined with high-power LED phototherapy.
What about vaser lipo, bodytite or smart lipo?
Same: vaser, smart lipo and body tite do NOT reduce cellulite.
Vaser (ultrasound assisted liposuction), smart lipo (laser assisted liposuction) and bodytite (radiofrequency assisted liposuction), all reduce subcutaneous adipose tissue.
The added benefit of these procedures is the supposed advantage (doesn’t always happen) of temporarily hardening (doesn’t last for more than a year) of the subcutaneous tissue (it’s subcutaneous tissue hardening, not skin tightening), so you don’t have tissue looseness after surgery.
However, these types of tissue hardening liposuction carry a lot of adverse reactions, especially fibrosis and scar tissue lumps (example, example, example).
Again, we are not against those procedures. Just bear in mind that the tissue hardening is temporary (up to about a year) and also that there may be too much of it, in the form of fibrosis / scar tissue lumps, which then can persist for years.
Finally, vaser, bodytite or smart lipo do nothing for cellulite as they also act on the subcutaneous fat, not the skin.
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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.
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