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Subcision: a treatment for cellulite
1Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Background:
Cellulite is a common clinical condition, with few proven effective therapeutic options. Subcision is a surgical technique that is useful in treating advanced degree cellulite. This study was designed to determine the usefulness of the treatment of cellulite by subcision.
Methods:
From January 1995 to January 1998, 232 female patients, aged 18-52 years, with cellulite on the thighs and buttocks were treated on an outpatient basis by the subcision technique.
Results:
In the postoperative period, all the patients had pain, bruises, and hemosiderosis. An improvement in the surface depressions was observed and the patients reported a high degree of satisfaction.
Conclusions:
This outpatient procedure is effective in the correction of surface depressions on the thighs and buttocks, clinically classified as cellulite.