Robert Hopp, MD

I had fat bulges that exercise and eating healthy could not remove; even cancer could not get rid of them. I am a health nut, exercise, eat right, etc., and I am a 66 year old cancer survivor, but I still want to look as good as I can for my age. Conventional lipo involves drugs and I did not want to take that chance with my health so I chose Zeltiq. Not only did I experience reduction in those bulges, I actually firmed up in those areas, and the benefits extended to adjacent areas surrounding the actual treatment area. I am very happy with my results, I saved a thousand dollars over Smart Lipo, and I did not have to risk side effects. A win win treatment plan. Love it. Updated on 25 Jul 2011: Cool Sculpting worked great on me. I saw a lot of improvement. The large protruding "belly bulge" on my upper abdomen had a pronounced reduction. But a mere few months after ending the treatments, it came back. Now I am doing it the right way - going to the gym and using exercise machines that have also helped my balance issues after radiation therapy on my head for cancer. So there are real benefits to exercise that cannot be obtained artificially. Updated on 9 Aug 2011: My latest review (after a few months of treatment) was merged in with my previous review (immediately after treatment) so the title It's Baaaack and the thumbs down I gave it was lumped in with my previous glowing report. Read to the end for my current opinion of Cool Sculpting.

At the age of 47, I am experiencing noticeable drooping in my upper eyelids, with a small, but clearly defined, fold. The left eye is worse than the right. I went in at the end of October for Ulthera. The dr. gave me numbing shots (lidocaine, I believe) all over my forehead to help with the pain. Even so, it was still tennis-ball-squeezing time. This procedure is painful! The technician was very thorough and went over some areas twice. Anyway, to make a long story short, we are 6 months out from the appointment and there has been no change. In fact, one eye has visibly drooped more. Should have put the money toward surgery...perhaps in a few more years!