Most people think that liposuction might also help them with that other stubborn thing that nearly all of us women have on our thighs, abdomen and even upper legs (like me) on our quadricep muscles. Is this true though, or is lipo really only a simple fat suction procedure? The thing is, liposuction could potentially help with the appearance of cellulite for the simple reason that it is the fat that is pushing up against the outer dermis and creating surface tension, creating the puckered look that is called cellulite, and simply reducing the fat below the surface may help with this “pushing” that helps the collagen bands tighten around the fat and creates the spongy effect.
However, you may be disappointed if getting rid of the cellulite is the primary reason you want liposuction, because it is not created with this in mind. Lipo really is more of a surgery (and a pretty serious one at that) which is more concerned about actually reducing the circumference and size of the area it is targeting. So with lipo, you may actually be reduced a size, but with cellulite reduction treatments, you are really just tightening the appearance of the area and making it look a lot smoother.
Many women even say that they wouldnt’ mind their weight and their thigh circumference if they just had little to no cellulite, because excess weight does tend to make cellulite look ten times worse. Cellulite treatments that can be purchased online and at the local drug store can help to smooth out the appearance, and there are also more serious, costly ways to deal with cellulite, ranging from messotherapy, where needles of a certain undisclosed but all natural substance are inserted into the cellulite areas, to endermology, where machines massage the cellulite right out, quite literally.
There’s also Lypossage, which I told about my experience with, where a licensed massotherapist uses her hands to essentially perform the same thing as endermology machines, at about the same cost though (unfortunately). I got results, but honestly they were not as dramatic as I had hoped for the price, but I’m reading now that return visits often yield desired results.
For now, I just use my trusty old cellulite treatments at home and try to watch that I don’t eat a lot of salt, which tends to make it look worse due to bloating, as well as watch my fat intake, since all of this combined with exercise can help to greatly smooth things out. Smart Lipo is another option I found intriguing, but that again is more for getting rid of the subcutaneous fat, not the cellulite.
