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I'd Do What I Did Again, but I Wouldn't Do More Areas.
I decided to do Airsculpt at the Boston location with Dr. Slocum late May 2024. My main reason for the appointment was to have my arms done and it was suggested I do the tightening procedure as well - which I think makes sense. The best way to describe my arms is I'm a size 8/10 with size 14/16 arms, and that's from being a size 14/16 in the past. They are the last place I lose weight, so this was really my best option to get results.
I also asked about the up-a-cup because I'm an a-cup size. It doesn't really bother me, but if we're just throwing away stubborn fat - that would be a great place to put it! Dr. Slocum felt the arm fat wouldn't be enough to get me a good result, but said he could certainly pull more from my flanks and bra strap area. These weren't really areas I had a problem with, but I think he felt grabbing what's possible would overall enhance the whole upper body look. Doing just the arms and up-a-cup was going to be $12kish if I remember correctly. So I moved ahead with the flanks/bra roll area at $16k once all the "discounts" were applied. Seemed like the best value although overall I think this is one of the more expensive routes to have this procedure done after reading more about it after the fact. The airsculpt names really adds on the $$.
Dr. Slocum is great, and board-certified which calmed me as I started mentally spiraling as my appointment date came up (I only booked a week out fortunately). He only made 2 insertions on each arm, not the 3 described in the consult and what I saw online - which I'm certainly not upset about. I wrongly assumed or understood that the flank and bra roll insertions would be on my back. 1 on each side. But it ended up being 4 on my stomach area. The 2 by my hips I don't really mind. The 2 on my ribs I find annoying. I wear high waisted/crop shirts and that exposed area is exactly where they sit. I'll see 6 months out they're finally fading, and I'm hoping it will eventually just be some slightly textured skin with no pigment for the final scar. This is also my own fault for not realizing how he marked me pre-surgery. There was a lot of scribbling going in, it wasn't until after the fact that I realized what it all meant.
The insertions for the up-a-cup are well hidden and were the quickest to heal. They were very tiny. The others all seemed to be larger and more agitated. They didn't heal as well or as fast, and I was a bit confused during that initial 2 day period on how to handle them because it seemed like you'd certainly want to help them with a bandaid as they kept sticking to the garmet and them being ripped back open if you had to change or move. It wasn't great and just makes you worried you're going to be bad scars.
Surgery - The sedative shot hurt the most and the up-a-cup procedure. I didn't feel a thing to make the insertion holes. And the arms, flanks and bra roll area didn't hurt at all. But stuffing the fat into the breasts was uncomfortable and a slightly terrifying feeling (I felt like when you try and slip butter between the meat and skin of a thanksgiving turkey and you have to detach the skin to make your way through - that's exactly what the pulling in this felt like which isn't great to have in your head). But once it was over, the pain was fine. He also left mid-surgery to do a follow up consult. This is how the Boston office operates. When I came in for my follow ups he was mid-surgery and ducking out to handle my appointment. He uses the time to let the lidocaine settle. I have to admit it's time efficient but could see someone being upset by this which is why I mention it. It personally didn't bother me.
Overall, the surgery is a doozy. The "non-invasive plucking berries off the bush" is dumb and potentially an unethical way to describe this (just my opinion). It's liposuction with the use of a fancy hole-making tool so they can say no scalpal and a slightly thinner cannula.
The ride home sucked. By the time I was able to leave we were starting to hit rush hour so it took over an hour up the highway. I was leaking and meds wearing off. I just wanted to lay down. I looked absolutely gray when I walked in, everyone was pretty worried. By the time I got up the stairs I had a fierce pain in my side, like a hot poker was jabbing me. It got so intense I couldn't help but to just wail in pain and pray to fall asleep. I've had two kids with no epidural for any pain comparison lol - I'm not new to pain. And of course your mind just starts thinking about what the hell did I just do? Did I give myself permanent nerve damage?
That all said - I passed out and when I woke up that awful burning pain was gone and never came back. And I never got the rubber band snapping pain others mention. Never got any infections, it was honestly all good. And fast forward 6 months, everything healed just fine.
Recovery:
The first day is the worst. The first week pretty awful. I basically stayed home for 2 weeks only doing some neighborhood walking before feeling like I could actually be useful. I don't know how anyone would go to an office in this time. The garmets are 100% the worst aspect of it all, but I'm willing to say it's because I had to wear an arm one that made it feel impossible to drive or do much. I couldn't put anything on my boobs from the up-a-cup, so I was wearing my husband's big t-shirts to cover up (again, how you'd go into an office I have zero idea). I also had this big pull on garmet for the flanks and bra roll area. I needed help getting this on and off to shower or use the bathroom beyond a pee. But that's because my arms were semi useless and constricted. If I only had to wear 1 of these garmets my experience would have likely been much better. With the two, I couldn't bend over, nothing. Just cooking breakfast in the morning was a challenge. But again, I think if you just had to wear 1 garmet you'd be much better off.
Results:
I'm so happy with my arms. They're smaller, but my skin is a bit loose, particularly on one (which was a bigger arm to begin with). I think that was to be expected, I don't blame the procedure not working. Dr. Slocum said my next option would be an arm lift but I don't want to go that direction, it's really not that bad. Best thing is I'm really just not obsessing about them anymore. I feel comfortable wearing any kind of shirt, I'm not overthinking how big they look.
Flanks: They are definitely better shaped now. They hadn't bothered me before but I can agree I have a nicer shape now. Unfortuantely, they're not quite even. One side has a small pocket of fat that the other doesn't and the curve is different on either side. Dr. Slocum agreed to do a correction if I'd like which I'll have a window of time to decide on. It's hard for me to want to move forward given how minor it is and all that would be involved to re-do this procedure.
Bra roll: I didn't have much here and my skin still creases which I think is normal. It's likely the least noticeable change but I'm not unhappy to have had it done. I feel like as we age this is a spot were we start gaining weight.
Up a Cup: The increase isn't noticeable to anyone but myself or husband. I went from a to b, and since I had to wear b bras anyway (I can't find a reasonable adult a cup bra) I'm simply filling out my existing bras better. I'm happy I did it with my own fat as I wouldn't have moved forward with an enhancement any other way. It was certainly fun seeing them much larger during the healing process lol.
I also asked about the up-a-cup because I'm an a-cup size. It doesn't really bother me, but if we're just throwing away stubborn fat - that would be a great place to put it! Dr. Slocum felt the arm fat wouldn't be enough to get me a good result, but said he could certainly pull more from my flanks and bra strap area. These weren't really areas I had a problem with, but I think he felt grabbing what's possible would overall enhance the whole upper body look. Doing just the arms and up-a-cup was going to be $12kish if I remember correctly. So I moved ahead with the flanks/bra roll area at $16k once all the "discounts" were applied. Seemed like the best value although overall I think this is one of the more expensive routes to have this procedure done after reading more about it after the fact. The airsculpt names really adds on the $$.
Dr. Slocum is great, and board-certified which calmed me as I started mentally spiraling as my appointment date came up (I only booked a week out fortunately). He only made 2 insertions on each arm, not the 3 described in the consult and what I saw online - which I'm certainly not upset about. I wrongly assumed or understood that the flank and bra roll insertions would be on my back. 1 on each side. But it ended up being 4 on my stomach area. The 2 by my hips I don't really mind. The 2 on my ribs I find annoying. I wear high waisted/crop shirts and that exposed area is exactly where they sit. I'll see 6 months out they're finally fading, and I'm hoping it will eventually just be some slightly textured skin with no pigment for the final scar. This is also my own fault for not realizing how he marked me pre-surgery. There was a lot of scribbling going in, it wasn't until after the fact that I realized what it all meant.
The insertions for the up-a-cup are well hidden and were the quickest to heal. They were very tiny. The others all seemed to be larger and more agitated. They didn't heal as well or as fast, and I was a bit confused during that initial 2 day period on how to handle them because it seemed like you'd certainly want to help them with a bandaid as they kept sticking to the garmet and them being ripped back open if you had to change or move. It wasn't great and just makes you worried you're going to be bad scars.
Surgery - The sedative shot hurt the most and the up-a-cup procedure. I didn't feel a thing to make the insertion holes. And the arms, flanks and bra roll area didn't hurt at all. But stuffing the fat into the breasts was uncomfortable and a slightly terrifying feeling (I felt like when you try and slip butter between the meat and skin of a thanksgiving turkey and you have to detach the skin to make your way through - that's exactly what the pulling in this felt like which isn't great to have in your head). But once it was over, the pain was fine. He also left mid-surgery to do a follow up consult. This is how the Boston office operates. When I came in for my follow ups he was mid-surgery and ducking out to handle my appointment. He uses the time to let the lidocaine settle. I have to admit it's time efficient but could see someone being upset by this which is why I mention it. It personally didn't bother me.
Overall, the surgery is a doozy. The "non-invasive plucking berries off the bush" is dumb and potentially an unethical way to describe this (just my opinion). It's liposuction with the use of a fancy hole-making tool so they can say no scalpal and a slightly thinner cannula.
The ride home sucked. By the time I was able to leave we were starting to hit rush hour so it took over an hour up the highway. I was leaking and meds wearing off. I just wanted to lay down. I looked absolutely gray when I walked in, everyone was pretty worried. By the time I got up the stairs I had a fierce pain in my side, like a hot poker was jabbing me. It got so intense I couldn't help but to just wail in pain and pray to fall asleep. I've had two kids with no epidural for any pain comparison lol - I'm not new to pain. And of course your mind just starts thinking about what the hell did I just do? Did I give myself permanent nerve damage?
That all said - I passed out and when I woke up that awful burning pain was gone and never came back. And I never got the rubber band snapping pain others mention. Never got any infections, it was honestly all good. And fast forward 6 months, everything healed just fine.
Recovery:
The first day is the worst. The first week pretty awful. I basically stayed home for 2 weeks only doing some neighborhood walking before feeling like I could actually be useful. I don't know how anyone would go to an office in this time. The garmets are 100% the worst aspect of it all, but I'm willing to say it's because I had to wear an arm one that made it feel impossible to drive or do much. I couldn't put anything on my boobs from the up-a-cup, so I was wearing my husband's big t-shirts to cover up (again, how you'd go into an office I have zero idea). I also had this big pull on garmet for the flanks and bra roll area. I needed help getting this on and off to shower or use the bathroom beyond a pee. But that's because my arms were semi useless and constricted. If I only had to wear 1 of these garmets my experience would have likely been much better. With the two, I couldn't bend over, nothing. Just cooking breakfast in the morning was a challenge. But again, I think if you just had to wear 1 garmet you'd be much better off.
Results:
I'm so happy with my arms. They're smaller, but my skin is a bit loose, particularly on one (which was a bigger arm to begin with). I think that was to be expected, I don't blame the procedure not working. Dr. Slocum said my next option would be an arm lift but I don't want to go that direction, it's really not that bad. Best thing is I'm really just not obsessing about them anymore. I feel comfortable wearing any kind of shirt, I'm not overthinking how big they look.
Flanks: They are definitely better shaped now. They hadn't bothered me before but I can agree I have a nicer shape now. Unfortuantely, they're not quite even. One side has a small pocket of fat that the other doesn't and the curve is different on either side. Dr. Slocum agreed to do a correction if I'd like which I'll have a window of time to decide on. It's hard for me to want to move forward given how minor it is and all that would be involved to re-do this procedure.
Bra roll: I didn't have much here and my skin still creases which I think is normal. It's likely the least noticeable change but I'm not unhappy to have had it done. I feel like as we age this is a spot were we start gaining weight.
Up a Cup: The increase isn't noticeable to anyone but myself or husband. I went from a to b, and since I had to wear b bras anyway (I can't find a reasonable adult a cup bra) I'm simply filling out my existing bras better. I'm happy I did it with my own fat as I wouldn't have moved forward with an enhancement any other way. It was certainly fun seeing them much larger during the healing process lol.
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