Want to Look Good! Done Smartlipo with fat tranfer to my butt..New York, NY

hey sharon! good to hear that!!! i hope it works well for u! i am doing my velashape massages, my belly is going down..soon i am going to create a velashape feedback profile!!! I hope that everything go well in your surgery in august, please let us know! thanks!

thank you! yes the process and the wait is crazyyyy, but i had learned..am going to put pics now... :) so you guys can see what am talking about :/

Sounds similar to Venus freeze. It's radio and ultrasonic massage. But sounds like you got a great deal !! It took 3 treatments but the lumps are finally gone from my inner thighs. How did you legs do compared to the other areas?

Thanks!

Hi Lagata. LTNS. I viewed your updated photos and I see that's just a lot of loose skin. This is normal for a lot of people, even though it's said that Smartlipo is supposed to tighten the skin. To fix that you should get "Venus Freeze" to TIGHTEN THE SKIN, heal from the smart-lipo/traditional-lipo, and smooth the lumps/bumps (completely painless). Then Follow up with “Vaser Shape” to lose more fat & smooth the lumps/bumps (immediate results) . DO NOT GET EITHER OF THESE TREATMENTS ON YOUR BUTT HIPS if you want to keep them *lol* A lot of people have gotten the above for cellulite on their butts/hips/thighs, and yes it does work, but it will rob you of your “curves”. So beware. I’ve been researching these types of treatments (velashape, vaser-shape,smooth-shapes, etc.) and I have come to the conclusion that “Vaser Shape” and “Venus Freeze” are the best for fat loss & skin tightening. Also, in order not to have “Not Worth It” reviews you have to #Have a technician that is experienced & well trained to get amazing results #Eat a meal 2 hrs Before treatment #Make sure the meal isn’t unhealthy & high in fat #Drink a cup of Organic Green Tea 30mins before & after treatment #Lymphatic Massage Before & Immediately after treatment (Tech should offer this) #Drink a gallon of distilled water 24hrs before & for 2 days after the treatment (gallon a day) #Initially:Get 1-2 treatments a week for at least 4 weeks #Optional:Do 30mins vigorous exercise within 2hrs of your procedure……In my research I have come to realize that the above tips help give the best results with ALL types of treatments that melt fat without “surgically” removing it (i.e. mesotherapy/lipodissolve,i-Lipo,Verona Laser,Velashape, Vaser-shape, Clay or Seaweed Wraps, etc.)…..These Spa Techs and Surgeons should be telling people this stuff (and explain WHY) to prevent any “Waste of money! Did Nothing!” reviews.….. Another thing, if you don’t eat before any of these treatments the treatment won’t work. Don’t go for any of these treatments while you’re hungry. The body goes into “starvation mode” and holds on to the ALL fat because it thinks it needs it. ***Lymphatic Drain/Massage helps flush the emulsified fat out naturally through the lymphatic system. ***Distilled water should only be used for detox purposes because it absorbs toxins/impurities from the body and of course water helps flush the emulsified fat out too (research drinking distilled water, very interesting) ….Look at the Before/After pics of the “Venus Freeze” WOW!@ The skin tightening effects! Frenchmedspa(DOT)com/before-and-afters …Venus Freeze is the only one I see as “100% Worth It” rating on Realself, as if it’s guaranteed to work.

Also, it seems that a few lumps & bumps should be expected after any type of lipo. I read that a lot of surgeons actually have these Velashape,Vaser-Shape, etc. treatments as party of their lipo packages for post-treatment to prevent or rid the lumps. All surgeons should KNOW this & inform their patients of this so you can at least know that you need to have extra money & time reserved for the lipo & smoothing treatments, AND so you can prepare "mentally" for ALL of this. Rather than, several weeks after surgery you're all pissed,devastated, and confused when the lumps, bumps, dents & divots start showing up

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great information! i am going to enjoy my vacation starting this weekend..but when i come back i am going to start the velashaping treatment..i heard is pretty good for this type of problems with the skin..i will try three to see if it works, if not i will do other alternative looking for the solution, i wont give up! :)

I say try the VASER-shape first. Just because of what I have found out so far. That Vasershape is more intense & give results "immediately" and more with every visit. They measure you before & after to see centimeters lost. Look up Vasershape on YouTube and see what I mean. I'm going for the Vaser Shape to slim my waste. I've been pigging out & stationary (one of the cons of working from home) and stopped going to the gyms for 6 months :( Anyways....Have fun on your vacay hun.

How much does Vaser-shape cost?

I'm sure I over paid: $120 a session but I had to buy 6 at once to get that price. Watch for the Groupons. I've seen them for $300 for 4...

Damn that's a good price!@$120 I'm seeing prices ranging from $250-$400 per treatment. I guess it depends on what area they're in and of course if you get a package.

Hi. 3 Months ago I had 5 treatments with velashape (butt, hips and thighs) to reduce cellulite and I realized that my butt got flatter and my hips got narrower (lost my curves). I was wondering if this is a temporary effect and if I gain weight I will regain the fat lost in those places or if this is a permanent thing. Thanks a lot.

GIRL!!! Yeah that treatment isn't for places you WANT to keep your fat. There's a post on R.S. from a woman that says she's devastated because she lost all of her booty fat due to "smooth shapes" treatments. Said her husband didnt like that at all! (QQ!) (read here:http://www.realself.com/review/boston-ma-smoothshapes-worth-for-women-color). Smooth-Shapes is basically the same instrument as Velashape & others (i.e. RF & cavitation devices). It's terrible but at the same time it confirms that those treatments do in fact work to burn fat. They are just not good for cellulite, they burn ALL fat. There's no way to micro-target the lumps and bumps causing that appearance. As far as it being permanent, yeah it sorta is. I mean if you get your stomach done it will be slimmer but if the person continues the same eating habits (and not working out) they will continue to gain weight in the remaining fat cells. With buttocks/hips its more complicated, I'm sure you can get a bigger booty & hips if you ate more & did butt exercises but your silhouette will never be the same. You may need a "Fat Transfer" procedure to get it right. Seriously the very best thing for cellulite is massage. I have an electric massage but I am lazy in using it consistently. I don't get severe cellulite, but using my electric massage got rid of all of that. When I see it coming back I get back to using my massage.

Hi Miss Waterperry, I have been reading your posts today, and I have to say that I really like your energy. I have had a different experience with you regarding massage and cellulite though. I was extremely fit, very clean healthy diet, very physically active, but I had cellulite (dimpling in the texture of the body) because I'd had a weight gain, then loss, much earlier in life. I got at least one professional massage a week for decades, and no amount of massage helped that issue because massage couldn't undo the cause. I got the massages because I worked out so much, and worked so hard, and massage helped so many things for me, but not the dimpling. If your dimpling goes away with the massager, that's great. Mine never did.

HELLO! Been a while since I logged on, sorry for the late reply hun. Um those types of massages aren't the same as what I meant. Weekly "regular" body massages isn't going to do anything for cellulite. Here's links to the two machines I have >>> Nutraluxe & Verseo youtube.com/watch?v=FuW18zTPFjk

I agree that every ones body heals differently, but it's not correct to say that you always have lumps and uneveness. I have NONE, ZERO, ZILCH!

But you were asking about a retouch so it's just another way of saying its not perfection. Scar tissue , same thing.

Lucky Lady! *haha* but seriously it's a 99% chance you'll have a few divots & or lumps after liposuction. I totally understand why too. I think some of these surgeons are so scared that their "potential" patients may decide to walk out during consultation, therefore they dont TELL them everything. That cannula is so super thin, the surgeon has to move it back & forth in a saw like motion to get large volumes of fat out. This of course can cause fatigue, and it also depends on the surgeons skills and how dexterous they are with handling that hand-piece. The less fatigued & more skilled the surgeon, the better results (less lumps/divots & smoother)... Since you are one of the 1% with "0" lumps/unevenness, you're VERY lucky to have had an awesome surgeon working on you :)

That's great the Velashape is working for you but look into "Microcurrent Therapy" for you scar tissue. Microcurrent softens scar tissue. There are VERY few places that offer this service fo this. I'm talking about the one where the technician uses the big gloves with these electrodes woven into them to massage the areas. Rather than the metal wand. There are also the machines you can purchase on amazon but I have seen noting like the professional "glove" ones

I have No lumps. I'm very even. I thought I should have gotten more lipo... in other words I thought there was more fat to be removed, but have you seen my recent photo? I think the doc made the right call and I was just impatient and DOUBTFUL to wait for the final result. As a matter of fact when I went back to him he told me if he lipoed me any more I would get lumps and uneveness.

Most people have lumps and loose skin, swelling, or scar tissue or want further reduction. If you are the one pain free lump free loose skin free, scar free, itch free patient on this site-congrats!!

Ok... now you are trying to be sarcastic and at the same time negative. Im not saying initially u wont experience any hardness, but it should go away within a couple months. I had experienced that, but now that Im healed I don't have any. My stomach and skin is smooth to the touch, and yet. There are numerous people on this site that don't have lumps scars tissue etc after they have healed and are loving their results. My incisions are not very noticeable and for the first few days I experienced a little itching but it never lasted. That's MY EXPERIENCE. There is no way that every one will fit in your little box of "everyone will have lumps". Yes some people will have them because of various reasons, (maybe they had loose skin before, maybe they were too aggressively lipoed, maybe their skin just dont have enough elastin or whatever the reason is) but it is not something that everyone experiences so you need to just stop making blanket statements. From your experience that's what happens, but that's not everyone's experience.

@perfectbodpersuit Oh ok I just viewed your pics yeah he did a good job you can clearly see a significant different. AHH HAA! Ok I see, he didnt take as much fat as he could have to prevent unevenness. Yeah like I said before, "the more skilled the surgeon" right. Looking at your pics your abs look rather lean, if there IS any more fat that lil bit can be melted off with a few vasershape or venusfreeze treatment, but again you look so lean that you could leave it as is. Awesome results though!

ahhh i justed put some updates! jejejejeje is looking better i definitely have less fat, but am still not happy in how my tummy looks! the bumpy areas and uneven areas are still there, so i guess i have to wait, just to see what happens.. i was looking into skin tightening treatments as other resources after the time frame is over..if i dont see the results i want..i will continue looking for better results that's for sure, and working out my ab, i really dont expect to be perfect but aleast even :)

i will try to trow new pics this weekend.. i didnt trow any yet.. jejejejee i guess just waiting to see a big change jajajaja i will post them by next week.. and you guys can tell me if you see any big change..lol

ultrasound massage and after that she also does maderoterapia//i dont know how that is call in English, but is like with a stick of wood and she massage my back and stomach.. i used a strong cg //Colombian one..i think does are the best.. soon am going to put new pics..soon..my revision has been good so far, am still waiting on the recovery of the skin..but i will put pics soon so you guys can see the differences..

Oh ok. Can't wait to see! Where did you find the CG? Online or at the store?

i bought it online...i think i gave the website of it, in one of the comments..i dont remember the website right now i have to look into it! how about u? is the scar is less visible? Did they fix it?

Ok let me know if you find it. That's the one thing I do like. The scar does look much better and is lower. More of what I had wanted originally.