Jeff Alexander, MD

I started taking care of myself in my early 30's eating good fresh foods & staying in shape by doing Cardio exercise 4-5 times per week and still couldn't get rid of stubborn fat pockets on my upper thighs. I tried Cool Sculpting for the first time a year and half ago and have done a couple treatments on each side and I have been very pleased as those areas became smoother & more sculpted and now I can fit comfortably in my size 4 pants . I easily fit into size 4 in my "waist " but before cool sculpting were so tight in the thighs and were uncomfortable to wear. I have a more toned body and better proportioned hips and thighs because of cool sculpting

The reviews certainly vary on this procedure. I am hopeful that I am a good candidate and can handle any pain. I am 51, 5'5", 160 lbs. From weightlifting, running and other exercising I am fairly muscular. I maintained a weight of 130-140 since college with the exception of 2 pregnancies. In the past three years, I have struggled with fatty areas and weight gain while continuing to exercise and eat right. I am a vegetarian who eats fish, dairy and eggs. A typical week of exercise is 10 hours. I have decided that it would be a good idea to take an anxiety med and a pain pill before the procedure. I am having inner thighs and upper/lower abdomen done. Updated on 13 Nov 2013: The meds before the procedure really helped relax me. It was definitely an odd feeling and even odder to see my frozen fat. The worst area was my upper ab. It felt like it was pulling muscle into the instrument also. Small bruising there. No other bruising. I just feel tender like I did too many ab crunches. A little sweeling and a little odd sensation of being numb. So far so good. Updated on 16 Nov 2013: Upper abs still tender. Everything else just feels a little odd but no pain. Using heating pad at night and massaging. Also used topical Arnica and it seems to help. Updated on 25 Mar 2014: As I lay there getting my second treatment to my lower abs I am thinking "what possessed me to do this to my self?" The second time was more painful but so glad to not be doing upper abs. If I see the same amount of improvement after the 2nd treatment as I I did after the first, then it will be worth it. I didn't really think there had been a big change until I saw the dr.'s pics. I think it is important to wait the full 4 months before getting additional treatments. No need to spend more money and endure the procedure if you don't have to. Updated on 29 Mar 2014: It is time to accept my body and the aging process. I will not torture, inject, shock, squeeze or freeze my poor body/face again. Time for lotions, massages and facials. Must relax, eat right, exercise and thank God for allowing me this healthy vessel to live in.

I have been getting Restylane injections in my lower lip to fill it out better. I have been happy with the look but get tired of having to spend money to redo it all the time. I plan to get a bottom lip permanent implant but just don't know which implant I want. I do know I don't want an injectable permanent filler because everyone I know that has done that eventually got hard lumps in their lips. I am keeping my eyes on the reviews for the real lip implants - not fillers. Until then, I'll keep doing restylane since it works good.