The dimpled look on thighs

Cellulite is fat pushing up between strands of connective tissue that tether the skin down, so the surface reads as dimpled rather than flat. The same measured work reported better visual cellulite grading and a changed boundary between the dermis and the fat beneath. Firming and thickening the skin sheet above the fat is a real way to soften that look, and it is a different job from removing the fat. Expect a change in how the surface reads rather than a change in size.