Cellulite Treatment: Stories
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- tex female
- posted 4 years ago
- updated 4 years ago
- Worth It
- Cost: $3,700
- Realis Medical Spa (Houston, Tx)
After researching I have decided to try out...
- 10 Feb 2009
After researching I have decided to try out Lipo-Ex. I have visited 2 well know plastic surgeons in the Houston area to get their opinion of my flabby stomach. Im 44, 5'3" and weigh 120. The first surgeon recommended liposuction for $5300 and the second surgeon recommended liposuction and a mini tummy tuck for $6800. I would prefer to use a non invasive procedure with no down time.
I had the first treatment today (8 treatments are recommended) and I see a difference so Im feeling optimistic. The procedure was painfree, they rub your tummy with a substance that looks and feels curiously like crisco. They take an instrument that warms up and gets hotter and hotter and rub it all over your belly for about 40 minutes. The nozzle gets very warm at times but it does not hurt. After that she rubbed another instrument all over my belly that got warmer and warmer for about 15 minutes or so. Then she vigourously massaged my stomach area for another 10-15 minutes. My stomach area was definitely pinkish after the procedure but it went away after about an hour.
I was told to not take any medications such as tylenol or motrin as these are hard on the liver and you need to be able to excrete the fat from the procedure. (alcohol is definitely a no-no) I was also told that you need to do some sort of aerobic exercise (30 minutes) within 2 hours of the procedure to enhance the excretion of the fat.
The plan is to have 2 treatments twice a week for 2 weeks and then once a week for 4 weeks. The final result will be 2 weeks after my last treatment.
I did take pics and took measurements and will post later.
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I went to the fat loss center in Little rock and did the lipo ex pkg on my thighs and tummy I lost 5 inches off of my waist and tightend up the skin on my thighs and smotthed out my celulite - I;m a very happy camper - going to go back to get some work on back fat - I have a freind who I've gone with that has had great results too!
bummer - if you say you're going to report back on progress, you should follow through!
I have my first treatment this friday and am sooo scared that it's not goin to work! She said she could make my flap at the bottom of my tummy flat that i got after two c sections! I believed her but now reading reviews I'm a nervous wreck! I'm having it done at The Fat Loss Center in Maumelle...
Tlbakis, how did your session go? I also have that very little "flap" after 1 c-section and a hysterectomy, these reviews are so up & down that it's confusing. There's a Skin Care Center here in Buna, Tx that offers it at $65 a session but that's a special that will soon end. It's a VERY small town so obviously that's why they're so much cheaper. I get laser hair removal done there as well.
Don't waste your time and money...get a abdominalplasty. I had the abdominalplasty(tummy tuck) done in 2003 and never looked back. My stomach is flat as ever and eat what I want, fit into clothes without a problem,do not have rolls hanging when I sit down.
Hi-I don't work in Houston or have any affiliation with any practices in Houston but I do own Lipo Ex and know the protocol inside and out. The protocol is for 2 sets of 4 treatments. Your only half way there :) The majority of my clients have lost 3 inches in circumference in one measurement after 8 treatments. And many have lost 10 lbs of weight. Keep it up! I've used it myself and have lost 2 inches on three ab measurements, 4 inches on my hips and 3 inches circumference on each thigh.
do you live in Memphis and own Machine there? I was thinking of trying it but only one close I've found is in Little Rock. lipo ex machine that is.