“Lipodissolve to jumpstart weight loss. i still regret it a year later.”
Lipodissolve: NOT worth it
Pain: Worst possible
I did Lipodissolve to "jump start" my weight loss and to diminish cellulite on my thighs. I was promised that it would tighten my skin, thereby decreasing cellulite and would help me obtain my goal weight.
The injections are horribly painful-I was allergic to the injections and they kept going instead of offering me a refund. I had large red welts afterwards in the area injected, which burned for hours and then was sore for about 2 days afterwards.
I was bloated and miserable and one nurse teased me for being sensitive to the needle. It is the same needle that is injected approx 20-40 times. Needles become dull and are not meant for multiple use, which can lead to increased pain and risk for infection.
Even with the laser therapy I saw NO results, except that my firm fat is now mushy and I feel worse with still horrible cellulite and pumps on my abdomen and thighs where the injections were given.
I felt pushed into the decision; if you are reading this before making your decision, please reconsider. I wish that I had just done liposuction by the time all is said and done. I quit going to my last appointments but I am still stuck with the bill because there are no refunds offered.
As for a description of the pain-I recently got a large tattoo on my foot and I kept thinking to myself how it was nothing compared to Lipodissolve injections.
Jul 9, 2009Comments and replies (2)
117 posts
15 Jul 2009
Yeah, I researched this stuff pretty heavily for several months. I am so glad I did not do this. This really should not be available. I really don't think that truly ethical doctors are doing this procedure. It is true, just save your money for liposuction. Liposuction may not be perfect for everyone, but it does have proven results. Looks like by your post, you could easily have paid for liposuction. How many of these treatments did you get that you paid out 9k? I wish you luck and hope that you recover from this experience.
8 posts
28 Oct 2009
Um...I am considering Lipodissolve & I am just doing some research beforehand. After reading your review, anyone with a brain can see that the problem wasn't "lipodissolve" the problem was YOU, the methods used on you, and the technicians who'd done the procedure(s). First off all, I would NEVER get any medical procedures done at any type of SPA or at the back of a nail salon…..This is plain ole’ “common sense”. Um…Why would you cap out at $9,000 to be tortured?@(dull needles,teasing,bruising,etc) Wow so….It took ALLLL of that for you to finally say “Enough!” ?...*sigh*…. Furthermore…Why did they use the same needle, more importantly, why in the hell would you allow someone to inject you with the SAME needle for every procedure 20-40 x’s per session for weeks & weeks? That’s extremely unsanitary, the needle becoming dull pales in comparison to that fact that you could have caught an INFECTION. So after the horribly painful injections that showed NO CHANGE (accept for nodules and lumps) & the unsanitary use of the same needle, you allowed them to perform “Laser Therapy” on you!?...Are you serious?..This is a joke right?...Oh by the way, which yielded NO positive results. From my research so far, I found that the cost of mesotherapy treatments (lipodissolve) costs from $150-$350 per treatment. Again, it took you multiple visits capping out at $9,000 for you to decide “Hey, this isn’t working. I quit” ? …QQ!?...As far as them refunding your money. What did they have to refund? Unless you paid them $9,000 upfront (which would have been even more ridiculous) I don’t see where the refund comes into play. After 3 treatments with NO results, STOP going. Simple as that….Your loss should have been between $450-$1,050. SO I’m having the hardest time wrapping my psyche around a “$9,000” bill…..$9,000 that was paid to SPA technicians rather than a real PHYSICIAN…WOW! Oh and if a refund was really in order you should have STOPPED going to the sessions to save yourself any further physical & mental anguish. Then talked to an attorney about getting your money back OR just took them to small claims court. Your comment about making an “Informed Decision” is disturbing. Because you someone like you, who did everything they could possibly do WRONG, cannot expect people to make an INFORMED DECISION after reading the idiotic mistakes that you’ve made. Oh well, I shall continue on collecting PERTINENT information about this procedure so that I may make an “Informed Decision”.