“Smart lipo definitely is a long, tiresome, and imperfect process”
Smart Lipo: NOT worth it
Pain: Uncomfortable
I had smart lipo of my upper and lower abs, arms, and bra fat area. The recovery process is lenghty and the results do not look natural.
Infact I didn't even see any kind of measurable result on the bra fat and arms. I didn't have much fat to begin with.
On my stomach I had more fat. And a lot of it was removed. However, I have pockets of fat now. And my stomach is harder and bulges aboved my belly botton, goes in and then pops a little under my ribs. This surgery is just that. Don't be fooled by the quick and easy advertising.
It hurt when I sneezed for a week. When I went over a bump in the car, I could feel some pain. Basically your insides are being probed and dug into with this skinny tube. Then the muscle has to reattach again.
It is now 5 months out for me and I finally stopped wearing a garment. I tried to stop after six weeks, but I felt like I needed the support, plus my stomach looked pretty bad until this last month.
The doctor told me I need a "TOUCH UP". I love the term touch up as if it were a less invasive quicky. It is still the same process, but usually less area needs to be tampered with.
I won't get this touch up until summer is over, because I do not want to ruin it.
Jan 24, 2009Comments and replies (10)
20 posts
25 Jan 2009
I am sorry to hear about your results. Maybe Smart Lipo is a good procedure, but I have read every single review posted on this website and it seems like everyone has unsatisfactory results that has visited the Monarch Med Spa in the King of Prussia check thru the Smart Lipo cost map and look at everyone who had the procedure done in King of Prussia, PA. Maybe with another facility your results will be more promising.... Good luck and I wish you the very best.
8 posts
25 Jan 2009
I'm sorry to hear that you're unhappy with your result. I went to sleek medspa in Natick, MA. I had my inner thighs and arms done and I'm very happy with the result so far. My arms aren't sore anymore, just my legs now. You HAVE TO...MASSAGE, MASSAGE, MASSAGE with an oil and the hard spots will go away faster. I also took arnica pills for the swelling and the arnica gel helps the bruises go away quicker than later. It's exactly 12 days and I have not one bruise left. At first I didn't see anything different, but now I notice my arms are toning up and I can see my thighs are smoothing down also. As the days/weeks go on, you'll notice the improvement/look of your smart lipo. Everybody seems to be different and it takes time for the final result. I even can get in my jeans with ease that I couldn't get into before I had the smart lipo done. I'm sorry you had a bad experience, maybe it depends on the doctor?
unregistered guest
3 Feb 2009
I had it done in Charlotte NC and I am permanently disfigured. They sell these fire on a stick machine's to anyone that will buy one. Beware. My Dr. touted himself as the official smart lipo trainer in the country. He also claimed 5 board certifications which I later found to be false. Check your local medical board and the American board of medical specialties to confirm board certifications of whomever you use.
8 posts
5 Feb 2009
Wow, I am 3 weeks now and I don't wear my garment during the day and I'm fine. I don't even feel like I need to wear it at night, but they say it helps with the contouring. I am very happy with the way I look, guess I'm lucky. I just can't imagine going in to make yourself look better and coming out worse. That is horrific! I feel bad for you. I went on the computer and got my doctor's credentials. That is good advice you're giving to anybody reading this to check the doctor's experience, board certification, etc. It's too bad your good advice had to be at your expense. I hope things work out for you, I'll say a prayer for you tonight.
1 post
17 Feb 2009
I was thinking about having this done at Monarch, due to recession the total cost was down to 6000, but it sounds like that's not even worth it. I hope you are able to recover further Sky24, sounds like you had an unpleasant experience