Took a Step Back-concerned About Other Issues Now - Pittsburgh, PA

The only remedy for you now is to have the lower ab fat removed with a liposuction treatment. It can be done rather quickly and safely with either Smartlipo or Powerlipo, taking about 1 1/2 hours and no downtime. Hope this helps

How can you suggest that this woman needs liposuction treatment? Have you examined her? Are you aware that liposuction has similar disfiguring outcomes? Not only that, there IS downtime, NO surgical procedure is considered SAFE. There are many risks to this procedure and I am guessing you work for a lipo facility.

Sorry, the OP is a man, but my comment here is the same.

Let me first say that I was really only trying to help lend a solution that would help this patient as he's obviously troubled by this outcome. In 7 years, we've performed thousands of awake lipo procedures, Smart & Powerlipo in particular, with no downtime from work or family--the risk factors you're referring to are true with traditional liposuction. If he chooses, he can get this fixed pretty quickly and wouldn't have disfiguring results. From the pictures I can see that he's got what's considered a small amount of fat to take, I'm sure that someone could help him in his home town. Don't shoot the messenger! We've helped guys with much more than he's got, so there is hope for him and I wanted him to know that. He can drive to and from the procedure, have a local numbing to the area and get the excess fat removed-it's that simple-I know, I've had it done myself, worked the rest of the day, and then went home and took care of 7 kids-homework and dinner! Know, sir, that there is a solution to your problem and I hope this helps!

It has been a while so I figured I would post the outcome. I was refunded my money because the Coolsculpt made things worse. I was told I was one of the few who developed hyperplasia. Zeltiq paid for me to have lipo to fix it. Now many months later the area literally looks like it did before the Coolsculpt. My opinion is that it may very well work for others. Not me. I also believe Zeltiq did try to make things right. At least to a point. Personally given what I have had to go through they should keep trying to make it right until I look like what they said Coolsculpt would do. I don't expect a six pack. Had my original issue look noticeably or obviously better that would have been fine

All told, sounds like good news, Im glad to hear it's better now as I was wondering how the company would react. I agree with you that they could've done a little extra on the fat removal for you, and am surprised they didn't while they had you on the table. Is it ok to ask you what type of lipo? Traditional, Smartlipo?

I think they tried? Regular lipo. Just seems to me they should have taken more? Since there was not a lot int he first place

Sounds like it, but in all fairness, the doc that treated you may have been told to only fix the problem area, which is what I assume anyway.

Yes. But that problem area is small. He said it was a simple and easy procedure because of it. The lipo definitely helped reduce the damage done by Coolsculpt. But it got me right back to where I started

I agree with the post above in reference to rejcentershelly. You cannot provide advice such as you have w/the information that you have. Nor have you explained either procedures positive and negatives (and in my opinion, 99 percent of lipo is negative). And you had the audacity to say, "only." Wow.

I feel that you are providing medical advice without seeing this man in person. I was also talking of non traditional lipo (laserlipo, etc); there IS downtown with those procedures. He is complaining of hardening, and a rubber feeling, how would lipo help with that? Also what about drooping and sagging skin when the complex structure is sucked away? You may ahve seen people leave a facility but have you seen results years out? You cannot possibly judge the amount of 'fat to take' from these pictures. Not only that you would actually need to be highly trained to understand the fat structure within an individual and need to use MRI type diagnostics. Pinching the skin just doesn't do it. I think your providing medical advice goes against the terms of use on RS.

Maybe you haven't yet seen this patients post from today--I was correct and lipo is what helped him with the bulge--enough said-speaks for itself

Imispgh, I'm sorry to read of your troubles. To my understanding, hyperplasia is no small issue. Did they biopsy you for diagnosis? Did they guarantee that you won't have continuing health complications due to the abnormal cell growth induced by their procedure? I question what it means to have something 'work'. Surgically killing or removing fat cells causes deformities and problems of a disease-related nature. Health and appearance problems often occur long term for those who were happy with their results after surgery, as well as those who weren't. I disagree with the message that liposuction is a viable solution, without consequences.

What is regular lipo? Were you informed of the technique that was used? Were you told in advance (or after surgery) how much was taken? Longterm results are important to follow. Will you consider posting photos now, and at least one to two years later? Thanks.

No down time with Powerlipo? The procedure involves general anesthesia, fir starters. I keep reading of terrible outcomes from power lipo and smart lipo. I keep reading that smart lipo can cause burns as well. Think of the scar tissue from these surgeries. The reviews often mention ongoing and / or painful lumpy, hard scar tissue. I just don't understand why these procedures are trivialized. It doesn't seem responsible to me.

Again, although it's not appropriate to discuss this way on another person's review. However, I'd just like to say that "enough" has not been said. And it seems your are more concerned about 'being correct'. Time will tell *if* you are correct. Potentially a bulge removed in one area can regrow in another. It does take time though. I consulted with a reconstruction based plastic surgeon and she said about lipo: I worry about my patients because [the fat regrows] and the keep coming back to get it off their backs, and other places. (I'm not sure why she keeps doing the procedure though).

I have no idea how much they took in the lipo. They have told me if I want more off I have to pay. They basically got me back to where I started. I would have preferred they hang in there until I looked better than before I started..

I was only trying to help this guy find a solution to his problem which clearly was troubling him. He was advised and did receive a lipo procedure to fix his problem just as I said, so what's wrong with being right. PowerLipo as is performed at my center, IS ABSOLUTELY DONE UNDER A LOCAL ANESTHESIA-in addition, I hold the United States Patent on PowerLipo so please refrain from speaking about it as it's clear you're not speaking about what I was at all. I wonder if you all attack others who try to help those in need because that's all I was doing, and I was RIGHT? For that, I'll no longer be a part of this discussion line due to the lack of humanity here and education on this subject!

I was asleep during the lipo.

My understanding is that power-assisted liposuction is done under general anesthesia. I would be quite surprised to hear otherwise. I have read that the power-assisted liposuction cannulas move at up to 4,000 rotations per minute which, I imagine, might be intensely painful under local anesthesia. If there are several names for different methods with the name "power" in them, I feel that is quite confusing to the consumer. As consumers, we are trying to figure out what is safe for our bodies. Thanks to the bravery of the man who wrote this review and the honesty of some of the women who have responded, we lay people can discuss real results and real consequences. When I went in for consultations, I had surgeons trying to sell me on dangerous combinations of operations. My overall negative experience led me to carefully research these topics in great depth. Lay people (would-be consumers) should be allowed to question procedures that have been responsible for death and disfigurations. The man whose review this is brought up many valid questions in April of 2013. I read the full reviews by sundogcoyote who has (in my opinion) posted consistently with facts and the benefit of her firsthand experience. Each question she posed is important and valid. I read on the website of a surgeon (who devotes half of his practice to fixing up other surgeons bad results) that photos are only a two dimensional representation of a three dimensional issue. As I wrote earlier, health and appearance problems often occur long term. I believe this is due to the biology of fat, and the invasive methods used. In my opinion, not acknowledging the harm being caused shows a lack of humanity. It takes good, thorough follow up to make any medical practice safer, and it would seem that any surgeon with the best interest of the patients in mind would want to pay attention to results and feedback currently given right here. The contribution of brave patients willing to share their concerns and bad outcomes with others is to be commended.

Do you hold the patent or the trade mark? Because I can see that you (or your company; I can't tell who *you* are) hold the trademark. But the patent does not come up under a patent search. Not only that, don't you think it's unethical to post on this site offering medical advice without examining a person? And to promote something you have a trademark on? That seems to be very much a conflict of interest; I question that you are 'helping those in need'. And you are not *right* because only time will tell. Your trademark started in 2012; I wonder how many people you are tracking as to their outcomes.

Also, there is a lot of education on this subject; many texts and studies that have been done. The humanity you refer to has to do with your own ego damaged feelings; the real humanity is in wanting transparency, integrity of providers and safety and health for clients.

Can you post a current pic?

I don't have a picture, but the medi-spa diagnosed my condition as hyperplasia as well. The Zeltig company people saw me in person at the clinic and conceded that there was a problem. I was given 6 subsequent other treatments (Cool Venus, which is hot as hell, and another type as well). My stomach is definitely much worse. They set me a follow appt for 2 months after my last treatment. That appointment will be in 2 weeks. They said if I'm not better, they will do lipo. I'm completely NOT happy with CoolSculpt and it actually deformed me. After the subsequent treatments, my stomach is not so rubbery, but is spongy and fatty and I don't fit into my clothes. I can highly recommend AGAINST this procedure.

At my follow up appointment, the girl pretty much said, "Yep! You need lipo!" I have a consultation appt with the actual plastic surgeon in 3 weeks. My stomach is just awful: it's a large, inflated, soft, saggy bag just hanging there on my front. I have to always wear Spanx and I want to cry when I see myself naked. I think there are a LOT of patients out there with poor results.

And I thought I was the only one with an entirly new wardrobe of Spanx. Your sounds just like mine. I am getting lipo next month as well.

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