Fig Advanced Lipodissolve refund

I started my treatment in June and its been a nightmare. I have gained 10 lbs and went from a size 6-8(depends on the brand) to an 11, which now the 11s are getting way to tight. I am so swollen all over my whole body, my whole body itches, & pretty much feel like crap all the time. Especially after treatment. I get my treatment done on Fridays because Im in bed for at least 2 days after it. Well I have complained about my weight gain since the second treatment and they keep saying its my thyroid, or my eating habits, bla bla bla. I have been exercising every morning or night, eating a lot better and I have cut out all of favorite sinful things out of my diet. I am trying really hard to lose weight. After complaining so much & never getting a responce I threw a fit. They told me they are not responsible for weight gain and its my fault for it. I told them I did not want to continue treatment and wanted a refund. Guess what I am not eligible for it. I have to complete treatment and even then I might not be able to get it because I have gained so much weight. What do I do? What can I do? I dont want to finish the treatment but I feel like Im being forced to to get back my $5000.00 Please help!!! I need Advice

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Well if I had read this I never would have made the mistake of getting this done! I have been to 4 treatments and see NO results! I diet and exercise daily and Im not fat just needed a little post-baby fat off my lower abs and love handles. Im sooooo stressed out Im not losing anything! NO inches NO weight!!! Also reading the horror stories on refunds stresses me out! My husband was not happy about me getting this done but told me if it makes me happy then do it! Well now I feel like a fool and should have listened to him. So now I guess I am paying 12 months for nothing! Im so stressed out and I cant believe I fell for this! I am going to try to start a refund process and see what I can do. Who has time for this bullcrap? They said "lunchtime" HA!!!! like 2 days! I just knew I should have went and had a tummy tuck and got it all done one time! I may have been down for a while but hey, I would see the results by now!!!! And what kind of people are working for FIG.??? A bunch of LIARS if you ask me!

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Well I had my final consultation last night, I look a lot worse, I've gained a total of 11 lbs, over 2 inches in my stomach and 1.5 inches in each thigh. Wow what a treatment for $5000.00 She kept saying something about having to complete treatment to be eligible for the refund, so I gave her my Dr note, she said ok we will start the refund process. It was kind of funny because I asked them for a copy of my medical records and she started to tell me that BS story about the copyright laws and she had to contact corporate to get permission to do that. I said I figured you would tell me that again so I did a little research and found the laws for that. I printed them out just in case you wanted to tell me you couldn't and it also tells me how to file a complaint just in case you don't make me a copy of them. She didn't know what to say. She told me to wait a few minutes while she finds out what to do, and them came back with a copy of my file. HAHAHA But they didn't give me the whole thing. They gave me all the forms they fill out and forgot to make me copies of all the notes they were taking. There were quite a few pages of those notes. Are they allowed to keep those from me? We were already driving home and I started to really look through my file. That's when I noticed they weren't in there. I called them and told them I wanted a copy of my entire file and they said that those notes were not part of my records, they are only for the nurses or doctors, not for me. I asked her well if there not part of my medical records then why are they in my file??? I told her fine I will be filing a complaint tomorrow. Can they keeps those from me? If not I'm going to run back to the office ASAP .

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Wow.... I thought it was just me with the excessive pain and weight gain for no apparent reason. I was told to stop exercising because it was too hard for the nurse to pinch my fat, then after I gained even more weight from not exercising, they refused to treat me because of my weight gain (I was told to lose weight and come back in a few weeks after I was done losing it). I am soooo unhappy with the results. I have had 5 treatments in two areas, and four treatments in another area (started in December of 06, and still not done.... imagine that), but really don't want to continue driving over an hour to the clinic, receiving a stomach full of injections, and spending the entire weekend in bed because I'm in so much pain and can't even rollover without assistance. If anyone starts a class action suite, count me in. Oh, and never mind the big bulge in my upper abs that they caused and can't seem to get rid of (looks like a mini breast implant sticking out of my left upper ab. I really do look worse than I did when I started. I haven't been seen in almost 3 months (they told me to wait for the doc to call..... no call yet, and I still can't seem to get some of this weight off even after working out 5 days a week and cutting out sugar, bread, pasta, rice, and potatoes). The "temporary" swelling is gone and I still look worse than I did before. Thank God I took my own before and after pics. Remember, if you start a class action suite, count me in.

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I paid 4000.00 up front in June of 06. I have been to all my appointments and have seen no results even though of the shot givers said she did. When the first round of all the shots were finished and I saw no results, they then said I needed more and they were not charging for them. Good thing because I was not paying anymore.I have one more appointment in a couple of weeks and then have to wait 3 months for a final consultation. I am truly dissapointed. My husband is not happy either considering the 4000.00 we paid. I plan on asking for a refund and that is why I am going to finish out the whole process. Also, it never happened before but this time I still have the knots in my stomach where I was given the shots. Usually they were gone within a short period of time. Does anyone know why this would happen now and not before. Thanks for any help and a class action sounds good to me.

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Hi Rita, I'm glad you're giving the whole treatment process a go from start to finish. I work for fig. and I talk to a lot of people who quit too early and don't allow the treatment to take effect on their bodies. They are then not satisfied and want a refund. Then, there are many people that i have personally spoken to, that are dissappointed at the end of their treatments, not realising that their fat cells are still dissolving months after their last treatment.The knots too dissolve during this period. At the end of this resting period, patients are amazed by the final results. I talked to a man who was upset after his last treatment and several weeks later at over 50yr old, he now has a nice 6 pack. This treatment is not a quick fix. It does require patience. I'm glad you're sticking with it. Best of luck and let me know if there is anything i can help you with.

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I began receiving treatments in Overland Park, Kansas in September 2006 in my upper and lower stomach and my arms. I was working with a personal trainer and dieting at the time, so looking back, I realize now that I was seeing inch loss from the exercise and diet, not the injections. In October, one day out of the blue, I broke out into hives. I visited my doctor who asked if I had taken any new medications, but I did not mention Lipodissolve. After reading the blogs, I realized now that it was most likely an alergic reaction. After my 9th injections, my husband's job relocated us to New Jersey in January 2007. As you may know, Lipodissolve does not have facilities in New Jersey or anywhere on the East Coast. So unless I came back to the OP area for vacation, I could not finish treatment. I never did make it back to my follow-up to do my measurements and take pictures after the 9th injections. I noticed around March, that I started to gain weight like never before. I had rolls of fat where I never did before. My arms are bigger than my husband's arms now. I have not made drastic changes to my diet, so I am wondering "what is going on?" My husband said my stomach and arms to date are worse than before I started the Lipodissolve. I never made a connection between the weight gain or the hives until I recently visited Kansas City in August. It was coincidental that a friend mentioned to me that there was a news story on Fox about a possible class action suit against Lipodissolve. I was in total denial. But a lot of what had been on my mind about the current state of my body surfaced. So the day before I flew back to New Jersey, I called what is now "Fig" and told my story. I was asked if I wanted a refund off the bat. Strange! I asked if they were receiving a lot of refund requests, she immediately answered, no. She said that before I could even be considered, I would have to come in for a follow-up so that they could assess whether I would be eligible for a refund. I told her I was flying out the next morning. She said she could not get me in before my flight. She told me to call and talk to someone in accounting the next morning and she would explain that I moved and that my circumstances prevented me from finishing treatment. Never did she mention the weight gain or my hive incident. I made the call and during the last week in August, I was submitted for a refund. I was told it would take 90 days. So here I am today, 20 pounds more than I was last year when I started, and after reading the blog, I am wondering how much luck I am going to have with Tonya. I wanted to thank you for your honesty. I thought I was alone in my horrible experience. I also plan to post this on the blog where I receive your information. If you have any advise or updates, please let me know.

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For everyone out there wondering about a class action suit, there is one in progress with the Kansas Attorney General's office. I spoke to a Special Agent Webster. The phone number is 785-368-8439. That is only if you were so fortunate to be treated by the Overland Park, Kansas Office. Apparently, she has has quite a few calls about Lipodissolve, oops, I mean Fig. You will need your records from Fig including before and after pictures, your original contract, proof of payment, amount of payment, and anything else you can think of to prove your case. She was extremely helpful. As I stated in an earlier blog, I put in a request to have my money refunded back to me, but I was told that I may only be eligible for a portion, because though I did move from to an area where I could not continue treatment, I never made it back to be evaluated for a follow-up. So as far as the weight gain and the hives, I may have to go to a local physician to help my case with the weight gain, and request my previous records from my Kansas City physician to prove the hives. Either way, I feel hope anyone who inquired about a class action suit will use the information I provided. Good luck!!!! Erica Ware

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I have had lipo dissolve and like you i have had probelms, but i only went through three shots because it started to deform my stomache. I have spots in my tummy where the injection ate away the fat but it only ate it away in one spot, so my tummy has indents and bumps from where i was given the shot. I lost no weight or inches. Is there anything i can do? Any suggestions?

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First of all, if you believe that a class action lawsuit is a way of getting your money back, you will be surprised. The legal team will get a big chunk of whatever the settlement is. That is why lawyers like tort cases. They are usually guaranteed money for them. Not to mention if they can find enough plaintiffs to make it worth their while. Next did anyone do their research before getting their Lipodissolve injections? That's like having brain surgery without checking the references of the neurosurgeon. If the perfect body was easy to achieve then everyone would have one. Why do you think cosmetic surgery is so popular and dangerous? Lipo, facelifts, breast augmentation, tummy tucks etc.. do not last forever. If they did the would be a lot less cosmetic surgeons. As far as allergic reactions are concerned, all medication have side effects. For that matter you could get stung by a bee, have an allergic reaction, go into anaphylactic shock and die before anyone could help you. So before any medical procedure do you research, get references, ask questions. If you don't do any of these then you get what you paid for. People get into the cosmetic surgery business to make money not to make everyone perfect. People become lawyers to make money not for the betterment of mankind. If you are not happy with your body then spend your money on a physical trainer. It will help your body and your mind. I'm an R.N. who is 5'11" tall and at one time weighed 180 lbs. I lost weight without cosmetic help and got down to 145. My husband didn't like it. He missed the 38D's and the cushion, he can't stand to see a woman with a bone protuding on any part of her body. So I put 10 lbs. back on to make him happy.

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