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SOME SPAS, PLASTIC SURGEONS AND EVEN DERMATOLOGISTS ARE NOW USING VACUUM LIKE MACHINES TO SWEEP AWAY CELLULITE.

IN FACT, IT'S ONE OF THE LATEST METHODS BEING USED TO FIGHT THOSE UNSIGHTLY DIMPLES.

ELIZABETH MANRESA REVEALS HOW SOME PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING THE BATTLE OF THE BULDGE.

Elizabeth Manresa on-set:

THE TECHNIQUE IS CALLED "ENDERMOLOGIE." IT'S SORT OF A MECHANICAL MASSAGE THAT USES SUCTION TO EVEN OUT THE DIMPLES IN YOUR SKIN. DIMPLES THAT PLAGUE WOMEN AND EVEN SOME MEN. BUT IT'S A COSTLY PROCEDURE – MEANING YOUR BOTTOM LINE MAY ALSO GET SWEPT UP IN THE PROCESS.

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THOSE UNSIGHTLY DIMPLES...

FOR MANY WOMEN, THEY'RE JUST A FACT OF LIFE.

Bonnie Rhoades, fighting cellulite: "I was unhappy with the way the bottom part of my body looked."

BONNIE RHOADES HAS TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIGHT CELLULITE.

Bonnie: "Lifting weights at the gym, running... I had been running for a couple of years and I still was not getting the results that I was looking for."

SO SHE TURNED TO ENDERMOLOGIE – A NON-SURGICAL PROCEDURE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO MASSAGE AWAY YOUR LUMPS AND BUMPS.

Marie Lopiano, spa owner: "Cellulite is in the subcutaneous tissue which is closest to the surface of the skin."

SPA OWNER MARIE LOPIANO SAYS THIS MACHINE CAN LITERALLY SMOOTH AWAY CELLULITE.

Marie: "With suction and the maneuvers she's doing, it's working the skin."

CELLULITE OCCURS WHEN THE UNDERLYING TISSUE THAT CONNECTS TO THE SKIN SHRINKS... CAUSING DIMPLES.

BUT ACCORDING TO LOPIANO, THIS MACHINE'S VACUUM-LIKE SUCTION STRETCHES THAT CONNECTION AND LESSENS THE APPEARANCE OF CELLULITE.

Bonnie: "I definitely see a difference when I look in the mirror."

SOME OF THE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS ARE COMPELLING.

AND OTHERS ARE VERY SUBTLE.

BUT EVEN LOPIANO ADMITS ENDERMOLOGIE IS NOT PERMAMENT.

Marie: "It will come back."

AFTER 15 SESSIONS, A MONTHLY FOLLOW-UP IS REQUIRED, OTHERWISE RESULTS WILL BE LOST OR NOT SEEN AT ALL.

Marie: "It's like the finishing touch to something they can't fix with diet and exercise alone."

BUT THE TREATMENT COSTS ABOUT $1,300 AND $90 A MONTH FOR MAINTENANCE.

A PRICE THAT MAY SWEEP AWAY MORE THAN JUST YOUR CELLULITE.

Elizabeth Manresa on-set:

SUPPOSEDLY ENDERMOLOGIE IS ONLY SUCCESSFUL WITH A HEALTHY DIET, REGULAR EXERCISE AND PROPER WATER INTAKE.

BE CAREFUL ABOUT BUYING INTO THOSE "BEFORE AND AFTER" PHOTOS. EVEN WITH UNTOUCHED PICTURES, LIGHTING CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN HOW VISIBLE CELLULITE APPEARS.

AND HERE'S THE BAD NEWS – WHILE THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO MINIMIZE THE APPEARANCE OF DIMPLES, THERE IS NO CURE FOR CELLULITE.

Treatment done at Bellini Salon & Spa - Vienna, Va.