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47 Yr Old Male - Had Six Sessions @ 45 Min Ea - I Cant Tell Any Difference, Waste of Money - Dallas, TX

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Had six sessions @ 45 min ea. The tech said I lost...

Steve55
$2,500
Had six sessions @ 45 min ea. The tech said I lost 2 inches but I cant tell any difference. (As of this review, its been about 6 weeks since my final 6th session so there's been plenty of time for the dead fat to wash out if there was still any there, I wanted to wait till now before submitting my review in order to be as fair as possible with it ). For a time I thought it may have worked but now looking at the before and after photos, I now believe it is just the placebo effect that had me thinking that "maybe" it had slightly worked. My clothes don't fit any different and I still have the same gut. Well, you can judge for yourself as my before and after photos are attached here for you to see. My advice to those thinking of having this done:

1) Studies show the placebo effect is EXTREMELY powerful, so when you decide if this procedure is effective, please guard against that by going by people's before and after photos rather than their written reviews.

2) What's interesting is that whenever you look at other people's self posted before and after photos, and even with the photos that the advertisements use, you cant really see much difference. Does anyone else notice that???

When I was researching whether to do this procedure or not, I was influenced by the 80% positive reviews I saw here. Unfortunately this review site (the only one I know of for this procedure) doesn't have a verification system in place to prove that those who are leaving reviews have actually had the procedure done. I wasn't asked to send in a receipt or anything. We have no way of knowing how many of these 68 reviews here are for real. I can see how there could be an incentive for those in the biz to come on here and leave fake positive reviews to increase sales. No one get upset, I'm not suggesting that is happening here, I'm just sayin there is no way of knowing. There are no safeguards in place protecting against that so keep that in mind too. I was also influenced by the online research reports that claim that animal studies show that the animal subjects lost something like 67% of their body fat in the area that this procedure was applied to. I figured if animals are losing 67% of their fat cells, surely this procedure has to work at least a little bit. LOL, just look at the before and after photos that people are posting here, there's no way anything like 67% or even 30% fat loss is occurring. Well, I greatly regret spending my money on this. $2,500 down the drain. If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is, live and learn.

PS -I'm purposely leaving out the name of the Dr office/facility so it doesn't potentially reflect badly on them. The people at the facility were fantastic and gave great service. Its the technology that didnt work, not them.

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Replies (39)

February 11, 2015
I see you're disappointed but i can see a difference in your photos
February 12, 2015
Wow, really? Well, thanks, if others also can see a difference then I'll feel a lot better about the money I spent . My 2 friends said they couldn't see it. Anyone else see a difference? Please comment. Thank you
February 12, 2015
Agreed. I can see a difference also. But I hear you, it's not a hug change.
February 13, 2015
I agree with others here, I am impressed with results. Looking good!
February 13, 2015
Wow! Well, I guess I'll try not to be so disappointed then. Lol. I wonder why my friends self included) can't see a difference and people here can. Weird, but ok. I. Going to run these by them again and tell them that others can see the difference. One thing for sure, I can still grab two huge handfuls of fat at the front of my stomach. If it worked a little bit then great, but for sure it wasn't a game changer, so I guess people can keep expectations in check. Either way, I'm glad I could show my photos so others can get a good idea of the degree of change they should expect. :)
February 13, 2015
Not that I have the money for it, but I wonder if I keep repeating the treatment over and over and over if eventually it would get rid of most of my fat instead of just a small %? I haven't seen any studies or comments from anyone who has repeated courses of this many times. Who can be that first guinea pig? Lol
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February 14, 2015
I had this same thought too. So rather than continuing to spend money on something that might work, I'm saving for liposuction - which DOES work.
June 4, 2018
The doctor that i consulted said she herself had undergone liposuction many years ago and then Vanquish when it came out. She said it worked for her, and according to her if you keep repeating the treatment it should get rid of more and more fat. Well at this point i have gone through 4 sessions of 45min each and have not noticed any difference i have 2 more to go.
February 13, 2015
I understand there is no limit, well as long as there is fat still left. Take and enjoy the compliments from the women who have taken time to post here. You were ok before, but you definitely moved into "hubba hubba" area (smile). Look around for sales, this is the season for them.
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February 14, 2015
This was my experience as well. Great facility and service there but as for the procedure itself, yeah - don't waste the money! LOL I'm sorry you had the same experience.