Its Come to This...- Cedar Rapids, IA

I started out hearing a radio ad about cool sculpting. After hearing it for the fifth or sixth time I finally inquired and called the number. They were having a seminar with a demonstration of a real patient as well as an introductory rate. I attended the seminar with my friend and after a mini consultation, it was suggested that I have a total of 8 hours on my lower, upper abs and my back and hips for the muffin top area. I decided to purchase six sessions and do one area at a time to see if a second treatment with needed in any of the other areas.

yesterday was my first treatment at 9 a.m. in the morning. Of course I was running late and so I did not get a chance to eat as the doctor had recommended. luckily they had granola bars and offered me a couple. My treatment plan for yesterday was one hour on each side of my upper ab. We started with the left side first. As other reviewers have mentioned, the initial suction did not hurt it just felt weird. But immediately when I thought it was not going to be so bad the pinching started to really hurt. At about the 7 minute mark when I thought I could not take anymore, the pinching subsided and I was not in pain at all and was able to relax. the rest of the hour I spent playing games on my phone.

After the nurse came in and removed the suction, the area look disgusting like a big stick of butter made of fat. She then began massaging the area for a full minute which was uncomfortable but not painful. Then she told me she had to knead the area with her knuckles for a full minute, and this was very uncomfortable and it hurt.

I experienced the exact same thing with the right hand side. Again, at the 7 minute mark the pain subsided. The second nurse that came in was a smaller gal and she did not press and knead as hard when she massaged. both sides were red and already starting to swell, and were warm to the touch. I wiped off all of the jelly from the applicator pad and went on my way.

I was able to go to a movie after that although I was extremely uncomfortable slouching in any way. To avoid pain, I would set a straight as I could. Last night the swelling continued and I had to take something to help me to sleep as well as 800 mg of ibuprofen. The left side started showing pretty bad bruising but the right side did not bruise at all. It really makes me wonder if the bruising was caused by the intense kneading/knuckling of the first nurse.

Today, I went to work and wore very light workout pants with a low waist line. The swelling is still there but I took another 800 mg of ibuprofen and tried to sit up as straight as possible the whole day. My upper abdominal area definitely looks bigger than it did before the treatment due to swelling. I am very hopeful that it subsides over the next few days.

I have attached pictures taken about 3 hours after the procedure as well as today. I have another appointment on December 26th and I'm supposed to have the upper done again and the lower done for the first time. I am going to call tomorrow and change that appointment to only include the lower abdomen. There is no way I could tolerate all three areas done at once.

Will keep posting!

Swelling has gone down a little bit but is far larger than before treatment. I am starting to get some feeling back...tingling sensations. Pain is a bit less and was able to sleep good last night.

Its been 4 days since my procedure and the swelling has gone down quite a bit. If you look at day 2 until today, its definitely gone down.

Im feeling lots of tingling from the nerves waking up. Every now and then a quick feeling of pain almost like a rubber band snap. Bruising has definitely faded too.