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Painful but Worth It - Colorado Springs, CO

Name: Painful but Worth It - Colorado Springs, CO
Item: Elizabeth Piantanida, MD
Rating: 5
Author: Hope Colorado

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I had the liposonix done on my lower abdomen 4...

Hope ColoradoSeptember 24, 2012

WORTH IT$2,500

I had the liposonix done on my lower abdomen 4 months ago and lost approximatley 2-3 inches in my lower abdomen. I did not have my upper abdomen done at that time because I have a lapband and there was some question if I could have the procedure done on that area. I had the procedure done on my abdomen and flanks treated this past Friday. I was given a Toradol shot, Valium and a vicodin and the procedure was painful but tolerable there were some areas on the flanks that we had to turn the settings down. Today is day three and I'm very bruised but thats ok because I know they used the highest settings. I will keep you updated on the results.

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Elizabeth Piantanida, MD

Dermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology

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Replies (1)

CathiF

January 28, 2015

Ouch, thats a lot of bruising. I know it will het better. I'm glad you posted cause i really thought I would have to do all areas at one time. I think I'll take small steps. Good luck brave heart.

UPDATED FROM Hope Colorado

Well it has been 12 weeks since I had my liposonix...

Hope ColoradoDecember 11, 2012

Well it has been 12 weeks since I had my liposonix and I thought I would update my status; I had both my flanks and abdomen treated. I lost 1 inches on my flanks and 2 1/4 on my abdomen area. I would reccomend the procedure to anyone who has a problem area this is not a tool for weight loss. People have complained about it being painful it is somewhat painful but so is surgery. I would suggest talking to your Doctor that is doing the service and have them do muptiple passes at a lower setting to make it nore tolerable and also request pain meds. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

Replies (6)

K_at_RealSelf

December 13, 2012

Hi there,

Welcome and thanks for sharing your experience with us. I'm so glad you got the results you were looking for!

It would be great if you had a recent pic that you were comfortable sharing, I'd love to see the comparison in your results!

Kate R Hebert

January 11, 2013

Hi, how are you looking now? Do you have any new photos you'd like to share? Thank you for the review, I heard this procedure works really well! :)

wendy316

February 26, 2013

are u take alot water during 12 week

Coolsculpt16

March 6, 2013

It sounds like you had a really great result! Any tips for those getting ready to have the procedure? Did you have any negative side effects elsewhere after the procedure? Would you think taking arnica would help with the bruising? I'd love to see a new photo, too.