The Coolsmooth pro takes 1 hr and 15 min. Given the pictures you provided I can see why the office choose that hand piece to treat you. If the only non-invasive device we had was Coolsculpting we might have done the same thing. However we would not have made any representations about skin tightening. Having said all that we would have recommended SculpSure in your case because the heat load induced from the laser treatment can contribute to some collagen remodeling and the SculpSure can certainly destroy the same amount of fat. That is why we decided to bring in the SculpSure machine even though we are Diamond level providers of Coolsculpting.
Cellfina is a much more non-invasive approach to treating cellulite than Cellulaze and also has less after treatment side effects. You should have very good results on your thighs although the pictures of the back were a little harder to see. One last resource for you is this site itself. Cellfina has an 84% approval rating as opposed to 50% for Cellulaze.
We always decline to provide any aesthetic treatments during pregnancy. It just isnt worth the risk. In addition, you may actually benefit by waiting in the case of any weight gain during pregnancy.
We have also experienced Thermal events during the five and one half years we have been performing Coolsculpting. It actually is the machines way to protect you from injury. We have found that if it happens at the 10 minute mark or less the result is not effected. However we do note the file and at the three month follow up if we see that the results do not come up to expectation we provide a free treatment of that area. I would suggest that you contact the office and make sure someone noted the event in your file.
The original protocol was to inject 2 or 3 cc’s of lidocaine into the treatment area prior to injecting the Kybella. That resulted in quite a bit of swelling. We have since ceased the lidocaine and we now use ice to numb the injection area. This switch has dramatically reduced the swelling. We perform Smartlipo on the neck as well and I can assure you that Kybella is extremely more comfortable and the recovery is instant in that you can resume normal activity the next day. The Smartlipo has at least one full week of recovery and quite a bit more discomfort. It all depends on how much fat you have in the treatment area. For larger amounts of fat Smartlipo is more effective.
