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23 Year Old Male, Coolsculpting (4 Abdominal Areas) - Portland, OR
UPDATED FROM Pdxguy9127
2 months post
23 Year Old Male, Coolsculpting (4 Abdominal Areas) - Week 5
$2,000
Well this is week 5 and still going strong. Not really sure I am seeing results, still keeping up with cardio making sure to do the daily amount. Although I feel healthier and stronger due to the jogging I still feel like I am not seeing results. I tried to put shorts on didn't feel like they were any looser than before. I am currently at 217 pounds, I have noticed that I have gained weight (perhaps muscle). Although my waist isn't increasing. This post is a little late I will be uploading my week 6 pictures tomorrow. So its been 6 weeks or about 1.5 months and I still have not heard any follow up call or any follow up email. At this point I strongly do not recommend Dr. Rajani, and if anyone is able to comment if they had any experience (positive or negative) with him it would definitely be appreciated.
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UPDATED FROM Pdxguy9127
1 month post
23 Year Old Male, Coolsculpting (4 Abdominal Areas) - Week 4
its been 4 weeks (28 days) since my procedure of "dualSculpting" I still feel like I am not seeing results. I think this puts me at the 1/2 line that most people see results. I have read that results take 2 months to see their full effects. Since week 3, or the past 7 days I have decided to add more cardio to my routine in order to burn the immediate extra calories (fat) within my body. I still feel like I am not seeing any from my previous week 1 and 3 pictures. My cardio consists of doing the stair stepper (I consider this the hardest cardio machine) for 30-50 minutes. I have been building to up to 45 minutes at 60 steps a minute. If I am not doing the stairs I have done a 3 mile jog at a pace of 8:30 a mile. I don't ever do cardio without pushing myself to the limits but so far I am disappointed with my results. It is even more disappointing that Dr. Rajani has not followed up I wish I could see other people who have actually gotten treated by him. Hoping the next month is better. Those who have had this procedure care to share what I can do to improve results. My diet is carefully measured and I don't think more cardio is the solution considering I am doing over 45 minutes a day 5x a week.
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BB
August 29, 2014
Congrats on your cool sculpting. I had a consult today for this procedure. My surgeon says it takes 3-6 months for results,they are definitely NOT immediate. I do see a difference in the pics,i see more definition.
Can you share with me if it was painful?
P
August 30, 2014
From my understanding the "pain" is measured based on the power of the suction. When it was initially attached it did feel uneasy but within 5 minutes there was no pain. I think the most painful part if at all was when they have to give you a little massage to squeeze the adipose tissue within the stomach. I do need to add that they said that it seemed that I have a higher pain tolerance so everyone is different.
BB
August 30, 2014
Thanks for sharing,i will definitely prepare beforehand. Are we allowed to take ibuprofen before or tramadol? I have a high tolerance for pain as well,but sometimes the littlest things hurt me the most! Lol.
P
September 10, 2014
I personally didn't take ibuprofen or tramadol. Not sure if there is any side effects, you would have to ask your doctor in regards to that. Let me know if you decide to get it done after all!
BB
BB
August 29, 2014
I forgot to add that this procedure only takes 20% of fat cells out,it's NOT as effective as smart-lipo
But no scars or incisions and needles.
P
August 30, 2014
Yeah I read everywhere that its 20%. According to them they used "aggressive" settings and were so good at it that they saw over a 34% elimination of fat cells. I find it funny because they never called to follow up yet or see how I am doing. Figure they would be more interested in seeing patient results/progress.
BB
August 30, 2014
Sorry they didn't do any after care calls or texts. Not professional.
I understand how it feels. I hope when you have a follow-up you bring this to their attention& they apologize.
M5
August 29, 2014
I'm considering this myself and had asked the PS who does my Botox about it. He said he was never a believer until he got it himself, but also added that the improvement didn't come until 6 weeks later. Stay focused on yer workouts and hopefully you'll see results soon! I did see a slight change. I wonder if you would benefit in doing something like us girls would do like sleeping in a girdle to train the skin and muscles to be tight? Just a thought, I've had friends do it after having kids and they slimmed down really fast. Also try asymmetric holds, let all air out of yer stomache while laying back flat and then suck in and hold yer stomache muscles as tight as you can for as long as you can that works for me. Good luck, keep us posted on yer progress!
P
August 30, 2014
I am hopeful that I will continue to see results. I am currently doing weightlifting 5x a week while maintaining it at 12 reps. I also continue to do cardio doing at least 15 everyday and doing 30 minutes every other day. Never heard of the girdle, will have to read into it. thanks for the kind comment. Hopeful that these next 4 weeks are better.
M
September 18, 2014
I had thus done like 8 days ago in my flanks and stomach and I'm in so much pain like burning needles dud you experience any pain a few days after the procedure?
UPDATED FROM Pdxguy9127
1 month post
23 Year Old Male, Coolsculpting (4 Abdominal Areas) - Week 3
So once again this is a late post but the pictures are accurate. There is no week 2 results because I forgot to take them and it was already thursday (my procedure was done on a monday). So I decided to simply wait until the following week to take pictures. Since week 1 I have continued to go to the gym 5x a week as usual. I have limited myself to eating out once a week. I don't think I see any results. Also since my procedure, (21 days). The only follow up email I got from Dr. Rajani was when I requested my "before" pictures. In fact he didn't email me, it was his assistant. Pretty disappointed that Dr. Rajani hasn't followed to ask how I felt or if there were any improvements. Once again the last picture shows me flexing to show any improvement in abdominal muscle visibility.
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