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Zerona Does Nothing - Arlington Heights, IL

  • Not Worth It
  • Cost: $1,000
  • Arlington Heights, IL

NOTE: I really hope you read this and take this...

NOTE: I really hope you read this and take this review to heart. If I saw a genuine assessment like the one I'm about to write, I would have skipped Zerona, saved myself the time of driving out to the sessions EVERY OTHER DAY, not to mention $1000. Let's begin, shall we?

Zerona does NOTHING. I went for **16** treatments (1st 6 were paid, the rest were free because the treatment "didn't take"), and got NO results. Realistically, the results people see from Zerona are ones who are (1) relatively inactive, and (2) don't eat well/drink enough water. In a nutshell, for Zerona to "work," you're supposed to:
- exercise daily
- drink your body weight translated into ounces of water (ie - I weigh 185lbs, so 185 oz of water)
- eat healthy
- wear a compression garment around your target area
- treat the area w/Zerona every 48-72hrs

I work out hard 6x/week (p90x), and eat clean, so I thought I'd try Zerona on my abs, as that area simply won't respond to any level of exercise and diet. Because Zerona's requirements are already part of my routine, I had **NO** change in shape, size, or look of my abs/flanks.

Realistically, most people that opt to try this treatment don't exercise like crazy (if at all), don't eat perfectly, don't consume enough water, so when they DO these things to "maximize Zerona's results," it's such a shock to their body, they're bound to lose some weight. Couple that with a compression garment squeezing the target area/making it sweat more than it typically would, and *BAM,* -- they magically get results.

Bottom line, Zerona doesn't work. AT ALL. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. My sister tried it too, and she's in pretty good shape as well, and it didn't work for her either.

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Trikkegirl (RealFriend) 28 Feb 2013
Dude, my experience was the same as yours and your sister's. I was *already* working out regularly and eating clean. Zerona was a waste of time and money. Just an opinion, but if you went totally hardcore vegan, and added plyometrics to your workouts, I believe, from what I have read, that this combination would make a visible difference for you. But it is hard to sustain.
heyhey2020 28 Feb 2013
To say it doesn't work is kind of a stretch considering the clinical trials / studies/ physician approval and FDA approval. There are many people using fake machines and aren't actually certified, ttehy typically offer the cheap rates 50% off. 1,000 $ sounds too cheap to be official Zerona. It works for the majority of people and you sign an agreement getting your money back if it doesn't. Your personal experience trying to go against clinical trials saying it doesn't work when it's been tested and evaluated by physicians unbiasedly is silly. For some people it doesnt work, for the majority it does. Your hypothesis would have been tested and studied.
LouisaMaria 2 Mar 2013
He didn't say it doesn't work, he says it works for those who DON'T excercise, eat right and/or drink enough water already. And he is CORRECT! When I signed up, they said I was the "perfect candidate". Not overweight, mid-sized "pooch" for a belly, exercise regularly, eat right. All I had to do was drink more water and wear compression garments. It supposedly isn't meant for overweight people. After 9 sessions and NO LOSS (although when they measure me, I am SURE they will find inches lost somewhere), they told me my "pooch" "probably isn't fat, but skin". What a joke. DON'T waste your money.
heyhey2020 28 Feb 2013
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Kirsty at RealSelf (Community Manager) 3 Jan 2013

Hi there, welcome and thanks for sharing your journey with us. I'm sorry you didn't get the results you were hoping for.

How long ago did you have the last procedure and is that a pre or post-procedure pic?

Will you be having any other type of procedure, such as traditional lipo?

zeronadoesntwork 3 Jan 2013
It's an after, but before and after pics are identical. As for Lipo, yes, I actually will be scheduling surgery for later this month/early February.
Erica Sue 13 Jan 2013
Ugh - I totally just typed out this long reply but then had to register and it all disappeared (site design fail)...anyways my question - why the lipo? Seems pretty extreme for someone who's pretty in shape and does the work...are you in a job that requires a perfect physique? Or feel like someone will like you more if you have no belly fat? Just curious....
zeronadoesntwork 13 Jan 2013
Erica Sue - I'm doing lipo strictly for me. It won't get rid of the belly fat completely (it would be more likely that I get ripples/dents etc if they did), but I feel like my body would be better proportioned after the procedure. I've literally tried everything. About 2 years ago, I worked out even HARDER (current routine plus 1hr of extra cardio 3x/week on "lifting" days) with a slightly stricter diet, and was actually about 20lbs lighter. I didn't like the result - my face looked famished, my body was muscular and lean, and I still had belly fat. Since then, the weight I've put on has been almost all muscle and a LITTLE fat -- just enough to fill out my face again and make me look healthy. My goals have been reached, shy of the mid-section, and hopefully, after lipo, I'll have the finished product, which will be my job to maintain.
Trikkegirl (RealFriend) 28 Feb 2013
I understand where you are coming from.  I had a tummy tuck in 1992.  I was not overweight at all, and did lots of cardio, but my proportions made some clothing (jeans, straight legged pants) uncomfortable to wear.  I was glad I had the surgery. I needed the tuck to get rid of loose skin from losing weight in my teens (when I was overweight for a time). Good luck!
jrnelson91 11 Apr 2013
I'd like to get a tummy tuck too, but am worried I'll have a big scar and won't be able to have kids, or it'll just undo after I have them. I'm only 21 and have a "pooch" around the bottom of my midsection I just CANNOT get rid of. Did it take a long time to recover from your tummy tuck? Do you have a scar? Sorry, I'm just a bit nervous.
jrnelson91 11 Apr 2013
I feel the same way you do. I have a "pooch" at the bottom of my midsection that will not go away no matter how skinny I get elsewhere. I got down to 106 lbs (I'm 5'5" so it didn't look great) and I STILL had this pooch. I'm not sure if it's even fat or just weird skin. Did lipo work for you?
Trikkegirl (RealFriend) 11 Apr 2013
If I had it to do over again,I would have only had lipo and not a tummy tuck. And, I was also 34 years old at the time. I think you are too young right now. And a tummy tuck is really severe. Your navel may be relocated. Think about it. It changes *everything*, from the way you buy clothes to the way they fit. The best thing about it was having my ab muscles surgically tightened. The rest of it, I could have skipped. Lipo would have been enough. And changing the way I worked out. I should have used free weights from the beginning. Nothing really heavy, 5 to 15 pounds. Made the most difference of all. Give that a try.

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