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Coolsculpting Lower Abs and Flanks 3/13 - Maryland

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I had the lower abs done on 3/13 and the flanks...

MarAlar
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I had the lower abs done on 3/13 and the flanks done on 3/15. I am little (5'5" and about 118 lbs) but I have had 3 kids and with that 3 csections. I have a little over hang with my belly and the typical love handles. I workout 5-7 days a week, don't eat sweets, and watch what I eat for the most part but still have the problem areas. I don't want to get cut open so I decided a non-invasive procedure would be worth trying.

When they put the device down on my lower abs it was intense. It didn't really hurt that much, just very intense. I almost passed out but brought myself back. You can see the fat sucked up in there and that's why I think I felt like that. An hour went by and it was fine after about 6 minutes. After an hour they took off the machine and my belly looked like congealed fat. It was gross. I got up and had some pains like someone had punched me in the stomach but that went away in a minute or 2 and I was fine. No bruising at all with lower belly. I was told to massage for about a week. Belly a little swollen and sore after. Went back in for the flanks. That was cake compared to the belly. Didn't hurt, totally fine. Took 2 hours.

One of my flanks is bigger than the other so the smaller one bruised a little more. Not bad at all. On the day I did flanks my lower belly started getting the "pins and needles" feeling. Let me just say it is more like bees stinging you or bugs biting you. It has become strong day by day. Hoping I can get a little relief b/c Advil isn't doing the job. Hasn't even been a week so haven't seen a noticeable difference yet. When I do, I will post before and after pics.

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It's been a little over a week for my abdomen and...

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It's been a little over a week for my abdomen and one week with my flanks. Flanks never hurt at all. A little pins and needles but o a scale of 1-10 maybe a 2. My abdomen hurt really bad like bee stings until today. It's hurting a little less. Still feels bruised and sore but nothing like before. I would say pain today is a 4 out of 10. 3 days ago it was off the charts. My abdomen is still swollen. I am assuming it will be like that for 5-7 more days.

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Abs stopped hurting on the 21st.

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Abs stopped hurting on the 21st.

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April 8, 2012
I had my sides done on 3/13 and my lower abdominal done on 3/21. I had the exact same feelings compared to my sides and front. I am now starting to see some results. Since i am in weeks 3 and 4 the pins and stinging feeling is gone and now they say it take time to see results. Can't wait for the next thirty days to see even more changes.
April 8, 2012
Same here. I have a tiny bit of results (more on my left side if you are looking at the picture). That side is smaller anyway so this is going to look kind of odd if that one does way better than the other. My abs have been slower to respond. How about you?
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April 8, 2012
Definitely my stomach is slower to respond, I think one reason is that was the area that I had the most fat cells. I have just started to see some results in that area. I will wait until month 3 but I may have to get it done again in that area.
April 8, 2012
Yeah, I am worried I may have to get it done there again too. I think I would like to get it done on the "back" love handles too. That won't be bad though.
May 20, 2012
Hi MarAlar, your abs look really good! I notice a big difference in your abs. Sorry it did not work out better with your flanks, but seeing before and after pics of your abs, has made me a firm believer that it works! Thanks for sharing!
May 21, 2012
Thank you! I definitely see a difference and the fact that that fat doesn't come back makes me happy. I would say it is worth it for the bigger applicator. Not sure about the small one since it didn't work for my flanks. Maybe the more pain it causes the better since that was the case with my lower abs :)