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Carboxytherapy
I did carboxytherapy yesterday as preop for my lipo 360. I live in Jamaica by the way and my doctors name is Dr. Sandra Knight.
Now going in I was told it would hurt. Plain and simple. But coming on the internet to find out how much was very confusing because ppl on here saying. It not painful just a small prick.. lieeeess!!!!
I'm black, so I'm speaking to my black girls when I tell you that it is painful. Scale. 1-10. 10 being Im going to die. It 6 or 7. But it depends on the area. I got my tummy done. And it's riddled with stretch marks ( thanks Dan) and the more the stretch marks the more the pain.
The process.
So I went in after work. They cleansed the area with iodine ( I think) and waited until I was ready.
The process was basically she sticking me over and over with a needle, While pumping carbon dioxide into my tummy and stretch mark areas. Some parts were ok like pain 1-2 while other areas had me begging for a PAUSE. The gas being pumped into you makes your belly feel bloated and stiff.
The gas being pumped into the stretch mark areas make you regret having to do this god damn procedure. Lol.
All n all it wasn't completely unbearable, I just want people to stop coming on here like oh carboxytherapy is a breeze because It isn't.
I have 3 more treatments to do. 2 after the lipo is done and one more preop.
Let's just say I am not looking forward to it AT ALL!
Now going in I was told it would hurt. Plain and simple. But coming on the internet to find out how much was very confusing because ppl on here saying. It not painful just a small prick.. lieeeess!!!!
I'm black, so I'm speaking to my black girls when I tell you that it is painful. Scale. 1-10. 10 being Im going to die. It 6 or 7. But it depends on the area. I got my tummy done. And it's riddled with stretch marks ( thanks Dan) and the more the stretch marks the more the pain.
The process.
So I went in after work. They cleansed the area with iodine ( I think) and waited until I was ready.
The process was basically she sticking me over and over with a needle, While pumping carbon dioxide into my tummy and stretch mark areas. Some parts were ok like pain 1-2 while other areas had me begging for a PAUSE. The gas being pumped into you makes your belly feel bloated and stiff.
The gas being pumped into the stretch mark areas make you regret having to do this god damn procedure. Lol.
All n all it wasn't completely unbearable, I just want people to stop coming on here like oh carboxytherapy is a breeze because It isn't.
I have 3 more treatments to do. 2 after the lipo is done and one more preop.
Let's just say I am not looking forward to it AT ALL!
Provider Review
Dr. Sandra Knight