What Happens When Zerona Doesn't Work?
I had six treatments and no results. I was given...
I had six treatments and no results. I was given three more days. After seven total, still no results.
After being told I was a perfect candidate to shed inches on my thighs, I shelled out $2300. I exercise six days a week alternating weights with aerobics and one day of an hour of stretching. I wear a BodyBugg to calculate calories burned and record calories eaten so that I can keep my weight around 125 for my 5'2" frame. I'm almost 54yrs old.
I followed the protocol of a specific cleansing diet, drank 2.2 liters of water daily, took the required vitamins, massaged the legs 10 minutes each, two times day. I also wore anti-embolism stockings and started elevating my legs every night. There was no pre-treatment regimen given a week before.
The chiropractor giving the treatments doesn't have an explanation. I did this based on the positive reports I'd heard on The Doctors and other TV and Internet reports. I wish I'd seen this post first. I'd really like to know what went wrong.
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IndoorCats, I get your point. I agree with you that going to a qualified medical professional for a medical service that requires a medical procedure is the right way and only way to go. I would not go to a nail salon for Botox. However, my doctor is a podiatrist. I think it's fine to get Botox from him. He attends speciality seminars to better understand the application of injectables. He attended a seminar for Zerona. He wants to do foot surgery, but he also wants to address other types of needs that women have. He wants a different type of practice than a traditional podiatrist normally has. I don't have a problem with that. And yeah, he wants to make money. Doctors have to address their business concerns, too. But I would not let him do liposuction on me, and he's not doing that anyways. I would not let him operate on my face even though he operates on feet. I don't think any chiros out there are trying to do plastic surgery, either. And even some plastic surgeons occasionally screw up a filler on somebody. But I maintain that there is no medical technique required for Zerona, and it is being offered as a COSMETIC service. Had I understood that better before I went, I would not have chosen to blow my money on it. As far as possible "negative outcome" the FDA has okayed it for safety. It's not going to HURT you. The worst that can happen is you just don't get the results you wanted to see (as in my case). I don't even consider it a "treatment." Is a tanning bed "treating" anything? No. It's a cosmetic enhancing device. Same as Zerona, IMO. Does everybody get the same degree of tan from just 20 minutes? No. It's a cumulative response. Same for Zerona. Some people do not tan at all. Some people may never respond to Zerona. But whether you buy your own unit and do it at home, or go to a chiro office for it, your results will not be dependent on those factors.
Well... first you cry. Then you pin your chiro to the wall about options. I didn't see this website until too late, either. From my dr. I got two free lipodissolve sessions on my love handles, which were my "target" area for Zerona. I had my first one today, I am doing okay with that, no horror stories there. He then tells me TODAY that Zerona is letting "new" patients (translation, *not me* since I had my sessions before Christmas) pay $900 for an additional 6 sessions if the first six are not satisfactory. So pin your man down and make him offer you something similar. That's the best you can hope for, unfortunately. And maybe, MAYBE another six might provide some results. Good luck.