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Completely Destroyed my Figures and Made Me 2 Inches Bigger Around the Waist. Atlanta, GA
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The procedure redistributed the fat, pretty much...
atlcharmMarch 8, 2015
$3,000
The procedure redistributed the fat, pretty much whatever was in the machine got bigger and maintained that shape, so now my upper abdomen sticks out, it's hard and cannot be sucked in.
Looking for advice from others that had the same experience. How did you fix it, did you have to go on a diet to get the fat to go down?
Looking for advice from others that had the same experience. How did you fix it, did you have to go on a diet to get the fat to go down?
Replies (15)
March 10, 2015
I had coolsculpting months ago 9 months ago on the abdomen and ended up exactly like you!! I'm looking for a solution.. When I went to see my plastic surgeon where the procedure was done by his technician who said I was a perfect candidate for this teatment and costed me $3000, the doctor's reaction was surprisingly aggressive, telling me that I have flatter stomach based on the before/after pictures and that the only way to get the results I want is through a tummy tuck! I'm a skinny woman but had only some soft fat under my belly button due to 2 pregnancies but I was able tu use a gaine to flatten it to look better in clothes. Now I have 2 hard bulges above and under my belly button cutting my abdomen in half, and no gaine is working.. The fat has become hard and I feel it like a pillow in my belly when I sit down or bend when I pick up something.. Coolsculpting should be stopped or your money back!!!!
If someone has a solution without undergoing a corrective surgery, please let me know...
March 11, 2015
I'm sorry this happened to you. This needs to be taken off the market. I hope their is some fix for my body. I looked better before.
March 11, 2015
Hi Namnoume, I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Where did you go to get this procedure done?
August 28, 2015
I looked way better before the procedure as well... :(
I've done it in pastic surgeon's clinic in the West Island of Montreal. It wasn't done by the plastic surgeon himself though but by a technician working there...
Anway, per a consultation with another plastic surgeon in Montreal, the fix is by smart lipo (laser), instead of drastic surgery removal.. It seems smart lipo can tighten the lose skin resulting from the enlargement of the area by coolsculpting. The cost is $6000 ($4000 for first area + $2000 for 2nd area, plus tax etc.).
As for the fix suggested by the coolsculpting clinic, it's $10,000 for surgical removal minus 50% of the coolsculpting cost of $3000 that did not work out = $8500 + tax + a huge scar!!!).
I've done it in pastic surgeon's clinic in the West Island of Montreal. It wasn't done by the plastic surgeon himself though but by a technician working there...
Anway, per a consultation with another plastic surgeon in Montreal, the fix is by smart lipo (laser), instead of drastic surgery removal.. It seems smart lipo can tighten the lose skin resulting from the enlargement of the area by coolsculpting. The cost is $6000 ($4000 for first area + $2000 for 2nd area, plus tax etc.).
As for the fix suggested by the coolsculpting clinic, it's $10,000 for surgical removal minus 50% of the coolsculpting cost of $3000 that did not work out = $8500 + tax + a huge scar!!!).
August 28, 2015
I will post my pictures today.. It's been 13 months since the damned coolsculpting procedure.. :-/
August 28, 2015
Wow, so they are making you pay for it and won't even refund the entire amount of the cool sculpting cost?!!!
August 29, 2015
I feel bigger too. I absolutely got no good result from this but the staff all agree that they see favorable results although my before and after pics are taken from different distances and different lighting. Neither set looks good. they offered me one free cycle but I am going to decline because I don't trust the procedure, atleast not for me
August 29, 2015
also, I should say I actually look worse in and out of my clothes despite the "shadowing" the practitioner said she saw. My waste and love handles actually are just as big if not bigger. I asked what about measuring with a tape measure but was told they really don't use that method to determine results. Why not? I really don't know what she's looking at. I didn't pay for results that I should have to strain to see or fabricate. So bummed. Is there any recourse
August 30, 2015
The only recourse is to see if Zeltiq will pay for liposuction to fix the issue or at least refund your money.
September 26, 2015
The same had happened to me. My stomach is bigger then it was before I had this procedure done. When I went back for my 60 day check up , there were no results and they said to me it's really hard to tell because belly fat is stubborn. They told me to give it time. It's been 6 months and I am bigger then before. I called them and they have scheduled to come back in oct 2. It looks like I had a reverse reaction. I'm not sure what to expect. I don't know if I want to go through this again and still get the same results. I just hate I gave them 3100 .. what a disappointment.
September 26, 2015
don't get the cool sculpting again and definitely don't pay for anything. See if they offer you a resolution or refund your money.
UPDATED FROM atlcharm
11 months post
Liposuction required to fix cool sculpting fiasco
atlcharmAugust 28, 2015
Sorry that I am just now posting photos. You can see what cool sculpting did to me. I actually look quite a bit worse now as the fat continued to grow months later. It seems to have stabilized. I will post photos of what I look like now.
I have been getting consultations with plastic surgeons for lip correction as Zeltiq, the manufacturer of the machine may pay to fix this. Invasive surgery is the only option. My original treating office tried to treat it with Reveal Ultrasound - some fat reduction treatment. It did nothing.
I will continue to update
I have been getting consultations with plastic surgeons for lip correction as Zeltiq, the manufacturer of the machine may pay to fix this. Invasive surgery is the only option. My original treating office tried to treat it with Reveal Ultrasound - some fat reduction treatment. It did nothing.
I will continue to update
Replies (18)
September 2, 2015
I feel your disappointment I had cool sculpting done in Denver Co paid $3000 and didn't get any results at all I'm very upset I spoke with the person that did the treatment and they could not believe I got no results and the pictures proved it she said she would talk to the doctor and try getting me in for the same 3 areas again she got it approved but after really thinking it through and how painful it was I asked her if there was any way of getting a refund that I would even take half of my money back well they said no so either I go through it again or throw 3 grand away what a rip off if you ask me I would not refer anyone else to do this
September 5, 2015
Please share where you had this done! I am in Atlanta too and considering this treatment. Many good review of the proceedure, so do you think it was just some sort of fluke or a bad practitioner?
September 24, 2015
It is not a fluke. It is a rare condition some people are getting from having the procedure done. I think they should be informing people better that this may happen.
September 24, 2015
I have the same exact thing and I look disgusting! I am permanently disfigured until I get lipo to correct
September 25, 2015
I got a big lump above the bellybutton they went away after the second round of cool sculpting, but nothing else went. The second round took care of the issue caused by the first round of cool sculpting, but did nothing for reducing the initial bulge. You are not a fluke. There are too many like us. This should be pulled of the market.
September 25, 2015
How long after the procedure did this happen?
October 24, 2015
about 6 to 8 weeks post it begin to harden and bulge but it was so minimal I almost thought it was my imagination. By 12 to 16 weeks it was huge flabby fat.
October 24, 2015
For me, it was 5-6 months later that the gathering fat above and under my belly button formed a hard ball and became visible and hard to manage even with good tights or with lose clothes to hide it. Many people thought I was pregnant... :-/
After consulting many plastic surgeons for a solution, including the one I had the coolsculpting treatment at his clinic, said the right solution with good results is surgical removal. This is freaking me out!! I wouldn't go for coolsculpting in the first place if I wanted to go thru surgery at the end.. Anyway, one of the plastic surgeons I saw suggested Smart Lipo. I'll try it before I go for the drastic solution the other surgeons recommended.
Once done, I'll let u know if it is THE right solution at the end of the day!
After consulting many plastic surgeons for a solution, including the one I had the coolsculpting treatment at his clinic, said the right solution with good results is surgical removal. This is freaking me out!! I wouldn't go for coolsculpting in the first place if I wanted to go thru surgery at the end.. Anyway, one of the plastic surgeons I saw suggested Smart Lipo. I'll try it before I go for the drastic solution the other surgeons recommended.
Once done, I'll let u know if it is THE right solution at the end of the day!
October 25, 2015
The samething happened to me. My clothes don't fit the same . I hate the way I look. They should really let people know that there is a chance this could happen. Then that will better prepare people. I am so disappointed and out of 3000 dollars...
Thank you for sharing your experience,I hope you get support from others in the Coolscupling community. If you feel comfortable, It would be helpful for you to also share photos, so we can see what you're describing.