Not Loving the Post Procedure Recovery Period - Clearwater, FL

To be completely honest, I couldn't tell you whether all or just some of the fat came back. I have a hard time remembering what I used to look like and pictures don't help. My doctor paid if I gained 6 pounds it would not affect the area. I have lost 7 pounds since my 8 week follow up and there is more fat now in the area I treated. I feel I did not get what I paid for and that makes me the angriest. The only way I feel you can maintain your results is to eat a diet similar to one training for a body building/figure show all the time but not many have the discipline for that.

Well, I don't think keeping a strict diet to keep the 'permanent' results should be needed. That's not permanent enough for me. If the fat cells are removed permanently any weight gain (in your case not even a gain) should appear most significant other places then the treated area. I would be very disappointed if the results differ from ordinary liposuction. Although, I am a bit confused about how permanent those results are either - some say our bodies re-produce fat cells where it remembers they 'should be', a sort of genetic programming... Anyway I think the re-accumulating process, if it happens, should take more than the few weeks you had before the results regressed. Because one can clearly see from the pictures that you had a visible result at first! I can imagine it's hard to remember, and tell by photos alone, as time goes by. We should have measured the bulge of fat on beforehand, like I read a user here did with a special instrument, to get absolute proof of how effective Coolsculpting is in the long run.

Thanks. The results were great at first but they didn't last long when they were supposed to be permanent. Like I said in my other post, I have a hard time telling if all of the fat has returned to the treated area or just some. Either way, I spent a lot of money with the thought these results would be permanent and I feel I was ripped off. The lower abdomen is such a difficult area because we ladies store a lot of our fat there. I don't know anyone who has treated their arms but maybe the results are easier to maintain due to the location. Needless to say, after I have babies, tummy tuck it is!

Please save your money, I have gained 10 pounds and still swollen in my stomach after 13 weeks.

I will. Thanks :-)

I have to say I have heard this review one too many times...it is just too much of a gamble to take to have this procedure :(

Agreed. Save your money and go on a cruise

Thanks :-)

Hey there:

I think you will get difference replies as to the pain level. Personally, when I had the upper abs done, I had no pain for 3 days, but for the next 10-12 days it was a different story, with sensations hard to describe except like nerve pain (someone told me when I described it it was like shingles). When the slightest bit of fabric hit the area it was like a shock like pain. I did find that wearing a compression garment, like a bodyshaper, really helped protect the area. When I had the lower abs done two weeks ago this coming Monday, I have had no discomfort, but for the results I have had on upper abs, the pain was not a deterrent to repeat it.

All I can say is prepare for something painful, but it may not happen at all, and if it did, it will pass. Expect some swelling for a bit after it, and probably week 5 you should start seeing some changes.

Good luck to you!

Pretty much what ironmaiden301 said. If u read my posts I was about to throw myself out the window but after 2 weeks it was tolerable and 4 months later I can't believe this is an actual procedure

I had very little pain, just a deep soreness as if I'd done a ton of crunches. But I do mean a TON OF CRUNCHES. I was really sore. I couldn't bend over from the waist sore--I had to kneel down to feed the cats, I couldn't just bend over and fill the bowls. Wearing a compression garment helped (I wore my spanx to bed). The soreness didn't last too long with me, then I got the tingles and while those were strange and slightly uncomfortable, they weren't bad. My whole experience was uncomfortable but not unbearable. I guess there is no predicting what's going to happen.

I couldn't bend over either in the beginning. I don't have kids but I felt like I was pregnant. My saving grace was an ice pack. I bought one that I could strap around my waist and wear around the house. When the pain was really bad I would wear it out under a babydoll dress. Buy 2 so you can alternate and you're not uncomfortable while waiting for the first on to freeze up again. This was the only thing that helped me. My doctor prescribed me Neurontin for the tingling, pins and needles and it did absolutely nothing. Compression garments help after the first 2 weeks in my opinion. Everyone is different, this is what helped me and I think I had the worst recovery period by reading the others posts (and if you read mine). Just remember it's only temporary, Hope this helps

No I did not lose any weight. It is not a weight loss procedure. I think the doctors office photoshopped the after pictures in all honesty

The swelling afterward is normal and temporary. Same with the pain. Given the option I would not do it again. It was a waste of money and the results did not last. I'm pregnant with my first child now and once I'm done having children I'm opting for the mommy makeover which according to many is way more worth it