Question:
Cellulite after surgery...

Hi, I am still pre-op, but was wondering if anyone can help me with an answer to this one...I have some cellulite on the backs of my legs... not horribly bad, but still very unattractive...does massive weight loss after surgery make it worse, better, or stay the same?    — Amy S. (posted on October 23, 2002)

October 23, 2002
I've heard that it can be a bit of both. If you lose and don't exercise then likely as not it will be the last fat to go. Cellulite is just fat after all - fat that is trapped closer to the skin in pockets, but fat nonetheless. There are those few who DO exercise and still can't get rid of it. They keep losing in other places that may not need to go down and maintain that special fat pocket. In that case, liposuction is about the only way to get rid of it. Good luck!
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October 24, 2002
I am at goal and I don't have cellulite anymore. I didn't have a whole lot to begin with, but I did have some unsightly dimples. I was also a lightweight, so I don't know if that has anything to do with it.
   — Cheri M.

October 24, 2002
I traded one icky thing for another. My cellulite is almost gone, but I got saggy-baggy skin on my thighs in exchange. Granted, my cellulite was not that bad, but it was yucky to me. The skin is worse than the cellulite, but I can live with it.
   — Tina P.

October 25, 2002
I had cellulite REALLY bad after 5 months post-op. I had been walking for 5 days a week for the previous 2 months. After continuing to do it for another 3 months, the cellulite was almost gone. It's not that bad at all now.
   — Patty H.