Question:
I hate the fat and the cellulite on my thighs and I am thinking of getting liposuction to reduce the fat in them but can liposuction also remove the cellulite or will I need an additional type of treatment to get rid of the cellulite?
Answer:
Cellulite is very difficult to treat since it is basically caused by small fat irregularities that are directly beneath the skin. Liposuction involves removal of fat but at a much deeper layer than that. The liposuction would not be done at the superficial layer therefore liposuction is not a form of tenderness for cellulite. There are other forms of treatment such as different massages and treatment such as Endermology that can help with cellulite but liposuction alone is not the answer for that.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.