30 Years Old, 5'2 Height, 95 Lbs; 17 Months After Giving Birth to my Daughter - Henderson, NV

Had an appointment yesterday to explore my options. Medical assistant recommended non-surigical combination of Coolsculpt in 3 areas of lower abdomen and Liposonix on the thighs (4 areas outer thighs; 2 inner thights) for a total of $2,400. Additional Thermage for 1 area in outer thigh next week is scheduled for an additional $850. Appointment for Coolsculpt and Liposonix procedure is set for today 10/8/2014 at 11:00am.

Pictures before the procedure below.

Henderson, Nevada 10/8/2014. Will update after procedure.

2 coolsculpting treatments in the lower abdomen; 1 treatment on the upper abdomen. Went in at 11:00am and was finished by 2:30pm. I was definitely nervous going in based on prior reviews of unbearable pain. Well I must have high tolerance, because the only thing uncomfortable was the initial "sucking" of the machine. It takes you by surprise, but then it cools down and I was comfortable again. The clinic had a netflix service so I was just watching tv series the entire time. The worse thing was the wait.

The other uncomfortable thing is that they take out the machine every hour when an area is finished. The med assistant then comes in and massages the area. It's a combination of being really tickled and a tenderness. Hard to explain, but it definitely was not the "pain" everyone was talking about.

Pics here are the treatment during, and about 4-5 hours later when I got home to take the pictures. Sorry for the wrinkled underwear, but whatevs. It must be wishful thinking, but I feel that I can already tell some difference, albeit very little. I do have crazy high metabolism and I am drinking alot of water as we speak to help "flush" the fat.

At 8pm that night 10/8/2014, my stomach was a little tender. My own home remedy to hopefully reduce any bruising or swelling are spanx (tight clothing); witch hazel on the area, and arnica oil that I massaged around the area. I hope it works

This morning, my stomach area was more tender than last night, maybe a 2 out of 10. Again, I washed the area with witch hazel and rubbed aloe vera all over it, then placed the spanx (it's tricky, I'm always worried, I'll snap it back). On top of my dress, I then placed a "wrap around" ice bandage that you get from Walgreens. Not that it was painful, but I just wanted to be proactive on keeping any swelling or bruises to a minimum. I am already back to work.

I continue to drink water and I am peeing every 30 minutes. Not sure if it was from the water (I only had 1 bottle so far this morning) or fat flushing from the treatment. I hope it was the latter :). I hate drinking water, but for the price I paid for this treatment, I'm going to do every little thing to help it out.

Just within 24 hours, I can already see a noticeable difference. Meaning, my stomach has shrunk I think. I will take a picture tonight at the privacy of my own home and post.