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CoolSculpting on Abdomen -- Tremendous Bloating After Procedure! - New Hampshire

UPDATED FROM AK in NH

Update: I'm now a couple days past the first month...

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Update: I'm now a couple days past the first month since having Zeltiq done... and I still have really tremendous bloating. I really am twice the size I was in my stomach before having it done. I do not have any pain... just major bloating. I doubt I would do this again. It's a lot of money to take a gamble on... but no guts, no glory. Too bad, I was hoping for better results. From everything I've read, they say by a month into it, any bloating should have resolved and the benefits kick in over the next month. I'm thinking that may not be the case with me.

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I'm surprised you're still bloated. You may want to ask about this on the Doctor Q&A Forum. It seems abnormal.

Four months out and my stomach is bigger than ever! I think the cool sculpting ruined me!
I agree with you, andj...!!! Zeltiq/CoolSculpting is a JOKE! I went in for my 3-month check up yesterday. Not only have I seen ZERO results from the procedure... but for about 6 weeks I was even bigger and more bloated. That finally went away, and now I am exactly the same size as when I went in for the first time in August. I beg anyone considering this procedure to SAVE YOUR MONEY! Zeltiq does NOT work! This is a smoke and mirrors marketing hype designed to part consumers and their money. If people want to pay close to $1000 for numbness, tingling/stabbing, tremendous bloating, and after all that to not lose even a single quarter inch around a problem area -- then go ahead and give Zeltiq and your doctor close to $1000 for the pleasure of that. Hindsight is 20/20. I would rather have lit my money with a match or given it to a stranger, than to line the pockets of Zeltiq and doctors who peddle this lie.
Im so scared my stomach wont go back to its original size, much less a smaller size. I would never do this procedure again. I wish I could have been happy w my lil bit of belly fat, because now I look 4 months pregnant. So at this point all I care about is that it goes down. I can't even wear a bikini now. I'm so upset. One of the worst mistakes I ever made. Cost $1400. Confidence and self esteem gone. I had both of those prior to this procedure. I am 5'6 and 124lbs.
I am having the same issue as you and every word on your post sounds like everything I have to say! Before coolsculpting, I had a little pooch but I could always suck it in when I stood up. Now...that whole section is ll flab & there is no way to suck it in! I am so disappointed & feel worse off! You are not alone!
I had the same thing happen. I'm searching the internet to see if any is as upset as I am. I'm bigger in the areas that got the treatment four months later! How can this be if I am eating less and very I'm healthy? I am 100% bigger than before I had the treatment. It ruined me that now I have to have lipo!
AK in NH....well said! I think if you have a beer type gut you might get some results but if you are a small person...it does not do anything.Do not waste your money! I am still very unhappy with how my new "pooch" looks!Didn't have one before!
what!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just curious as to where you had this procedure done... NH or MA?
Andj- I am happy to hear this but also very upset. I actually work for a dr who does cool sculpting and went Ahead and did my stomach and side. I am also small 5'3 and 118 but have always had a stomach. At first I was bloated bad for 2 weeks and them it seemed to go down but not after 2 months the bloating started to come back full fold I had it done in feb now being almost may my stomach is 2 it's size. It hangs over my pants and sticks out to the point I look pregnant. I have been dieting and expertise like crazy maybe thinking I hanged weight but it won't go down no matter. I try to pull in my stomach an my muscles pull in and my upper stomach but wear I got the cool sculpting it stays sticking out. I am devastated. I work so hard to be in shape and this has ruined me. My stomach pokes out more than it ever has even when I had gained 30 pounds about 5 years ago my stomach did not look like this. I dot know what to do. I don't know if antiflammitories would help or what I cando to fix this. Have you seen a doctor? Are u still bloated? Is there anyone that knows what I should do? I am so upset....
I'm having the same experience. I now have a bigger stomach 4 months post treatment. Did your stomach ever get better?
AnaCece
Just wondering if it had gone down years later? I have the same happening to me recently. Worried.
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I'm past two weeks since having a...

I'm past two weeks since having a CoolSculpting session done on my stomach. They used the small applicator on me ($750). I am naturally thin: 5'9", 130 pounds... but... I had that stubborn belly pouch. Exercise and portion control did nothing for me, so I was excited to try Zeltiq/CoolSculpting. After it was finished (1 hour) I felt initial cramping for about an hour after the procedure... and a couple times over the following days, but nothing really bad at all. I did not even need to take Advil. Some people have written about numbness, but I never had that either. However, my biggest complaint is that my stomach is so bloated that I now look significantly "Bigger" than when I went in for the procedure...! Not happy about this! I've searched a bunch of bulletin boards and no one seems to give a definite answer on when the bloating will go away. My stomach now sticks out noticably with jeans, dresses and skirts. It is about two times bigger than when I went in for the procedure. Not sure I would recommend this to friends. Maybe I will change my mind after two to four months, when they say you see the best results. Two weeks into it, though... I am not a believer yet. Has anyone else had bloating... and for how long?

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Another RealSelfer (Carrie Anne) was bloated for three weeks, and BMS had it too but I don't know how long hers lasted. It seems like at two weeks you'll be coming up on the end of it soon. Keep us posted, please! :)

Guys does anyone here has been able to shed all that weight in the coolsculpting area . I had this is in feb of this year on upper and lower abdomen and I look four months pregnant now . I wish I had never done this . No matter how hard I work out the stomach keeps growing . I eat very healthy and exercise regularly . I am so devastated . Anyone any idea how to keep the weight off
I had the same result. I am much bigger in the areas that I treated. It's more than a year later and it has not gotten better. I work out regularly and eat healthy, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. The company told me that I have hyperplasia ( which is an increase in fat cells). It is now listed as a rare side effect on the consent form. But sadly, technicians probably won't tell you about it - and it is definately NOT a "rare" side effect. It has happened to 2 other people I know. I am truly devastated. I wish I had never done it, my body is ruined.
I had the same result. More than a year later I also look like I am 4 months pregnant. I am truly devastated and wish I had never done the treatment. My once basically flat stomach, is ruined. It is double the size! It also happened to 2 other people I know. A year later, I am starting to accept that this is something I will have to live with. Surgery is not an option for me. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I drove myself crazy exercising and trying desperately to lose my stomach fat and nothing worked. I went to doctors, tried special diets, had sonograms, and a cat scan. They found nothing. It's just extra fat. Hopefully I can spare you a little from the insanity you will probably put yourself through.
I am very disappointed Christy. I was told that I will be a great candidate since I run and the dead fat cells will clean out through the lymphatic system. I am not planning to do anything drastic like lipo etc. I will continue to work out like I used to do before and hopefully learn to live with it but it's becoming difficult to come to terms with it as it looks ugly with stomach not being proportionate to the rest of the body and I am a small frame .I just want to warn other ladies out there who want to get this procedure done . Please think twice
If it helps, it didn't continue to grow after the 4th month. You will learn to live with it, but there are certainly times that some days are harder than others. Keep up your exercise routine and healthy eating. It helps. When I didn't keep up my normal routine over the holidays, it was considerably worse. Hang in there, I'm sorry, and obviously completely empathize with what you are going through. If I find out any other information, I will be sure to make you and others aware.
Thanks so much . Even after 5 months mine is getting worse by the day and I am few pounds heavier than before . I started to write here to seek help because I am getting depressed. My friends who saw me before my treatment say I look pregnant .although I will continue to workout like I do. Please let me know if you find any positive changes or if there is a cure for this
I will. Mine stopped around 4 months, but the other people I know stopped a little later. So have some faith that it will probably stop soon. I went through months of depression over it too, that's why I'm trying to help you. My fear was that something had ruptured or was damaged, but my tests all came back fine (not that it made me feel better about my fat stomach) Please make sure that you go back to the place that did the treatment, have them take "after photos" and report it to Coolsculpting. It's so emotional to have to go through all of that, but if enough people report it, maybe they will try and find a solution. Let' s stay in touch...
I agree I should go get the pictures done first cuz the bulging looks exactly like the shape and the size of the applicator and I have got lumps too. I am not able to tell if it is lose skin or fat . The part looks and moves differently . It moves like a bag full of jelly . I feel that even if I try lipo it won't be able to fix it because the treated area looks and feels abnormal .

Hello_ As everyone is different, I think we all experience something different. When I had mine done I had a fairly significant area. I had swelling, tingling, pains and which honestly, you gotta remember even though this is not under the knife, it is still something significant you are doing to your body, so expect the unexpected. From what I was told, do not use advil. This 'heals" inflamation, which we want to occur. I never used it! I have to say I have noticed a very significant change in my stomach. I had that second "ass" look after having two kids and a c-section, but here I am after two months and I am VERY happy with the results- it has almost diminished and I have full resulst I am toldl in Oct to see full results....Hang in there, your body is getting out the stuff you dont want, course you are going to feel things.....

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