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Does Coolsculpting Work

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I'm a mother of 3 kids I"m very active I work out,...

roees4life
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I'm a mother of 3 kids I"m very active I work out, run, walk and I dance. I even have an app that counts my set and keeps record of my food and drink intake. I"m 5"4 130 pounds. I'm a great shape with the exception of my lower tummy, my sides and back of legs. No matter how much I exercise it does not seems to go away. Now I went to see Sonobello boy are they expensive, it was not clear if i was paying for the building and decor or if the cost was for the procedure. I did more research found a Dr. closer to my work, I called set up an appointment with Dr. Davidson office. The young lady who was there was very loud she asked me what was the reason of my visit so loud. I looked at her like" inside voice" anyway, I met with Dr. Davidson who stated I'm a great candidate for coolsculpting because I didn't have much fat and it will work perfect however he did mention there's no guarantee. He quoted me 1500 for my lower tummy and two sides(love handles) The day of the procedure I got there around 7:40 a.m, was seeing by him at 8:06 a.m he took pictures, weight me and have me change. Into the room the tall coolsculpting machine, nice decor and comfortable table. He marks my body to make sure he targeted most of my fat. A cool pad is apply he stated that pad is to protect my skin, so far nothing uncomfortable, after the pad is applied he now start the machine I felt like my skin was being pull nothing alarming, or too discomfort, what I didn't care for is the machine, that was the only awkward part. after 60 Minutes he removed the machine you can see a block of fat hard and cold it got uncomfortable table only when he started to massage it again nothing to bad. He did the same thing on my other selected parts. I have to say I didn't experience anything like some people mention. I'm still wondering if it is going to work. because no pain nothing, the only thing I can say is after the procedure you can feel your side getting a little bit cold, feeling it spreading around other than that nothing. Procedure was done on 7/16/2016

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July 17, 2016

Thank you for sharing your story and your pics! Did you have any tingling or numbness afterwards?

Will you continue to update us on your progress? Love to hear how everything goes!

July 17, 2016
I'm 6 days out and I don't have any pain either. Hope it's working! Though they said statistically people who have pain is low..
July 22, 2016
I don't have any pain either, reading all those reviews I thought I would be in great pain. It feel more like I'm having contraction if anything. very minor pain. I do hope it work. I'm also adding velashape in a few weeks to help tighten my skin. I'll post pictures
July 22, 2016
Oh let me know what you think of velashape!
July 22, 2016
My Dr. Told me it's great at tighten skin,but I'll keep you posted. I'm also going to try it for my cellulite on my legs a precious gift from my mom which I can't return.
July 18, 2016
Hello-I have been really thinking about getting this done versus lipo. I hope you upload more pics so we can see your progress.
July 20, 2016
Yes, I really recommend over lipo!!
July 20, 2016
Had it done! 6 sections in the Same day! Not going to say it was easy! 6 hrs. It was hard & painful, I'm good now & I see a big difference!! Doing it again in October!
July 22, 2016
Read about it, so far so good. It's way to early for me to say with certainty that is work. I have my 2 weeks follow up next Friday. You will be num and feeling tingling. My pain reminded me of contractions. I just posted new pictures once a week I will update my review and I'm afraid pictures.
July 24, 2016
It's definitely too early to tell. At two weeks I think I looked worse, probably from swelling. At two months I see a big improvement
July 20, 2016
Good for you girl! Expect the worse. Hope for the best! I'm talking about the post PAIN!! I had it BAD!! It starts around 4 days in. Some people get it & some don't. I found it horrible! If you do get it, ice packs & more ice packs work! Also call the institution and get gabapentin, which is for nerve pain!! It will take a couple days for it to kick in! Good luck to you & hand in there! I'm good now & totally see a difference! Doing it again in October. Now that I had it done, I no what to expect for the next time. It's tough, but push through! It will be worth it! If you had a baby! It's a breeze!! Lol!
July 22, 2016
Mimi, that's one thing I didn't read review on I think one person mention after the procedure she had contraction instead of pain. I'm with her on that. My pain is like I'm having a baby contraction city. In also freezing, it was 80 degrees in my house I was cold, later around 1am I started sweating. It's interesting reading the reviews again everyone react to it differently
July 20, 2016
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July 22, 2016
Yes I did, thank you. How's everything with you now?
UPDATED FROM roees4life
4 days post

4 days

roees4life
Like so many reviews where they had terrible pains, it's different for me, nothing to bad, it feels like I'm having contraction. Both side and middle section is a bit num,but I can still massage that area. I'm able to sleep now the second day I couldn't sleep. I wake up thinking I had some type of bug in me. Nothing major to report I will post pictures. You can see in the pictures I'm bruised and bloated.

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6 days post

1 week

roees4life
It had been one week since I have my coolsculpting done. I'm still having cramp like contraction but nothing I can't handle. I think I see change but I'm think it's because I'm worried. I haven't exercise much. I have to see I'm still feeling bloated not sure what to do with that.

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July 23, 2016
I am now 5 days post. Reading your experience is great because I was starting to wonder if it was working. The other experiences seem so different from mine. I still work out, I don't have intense pain yet. I massage the area daily. The itching is mild as I type. Still a little tender but nothing major. Still swollen. So far so great!
July 24, 2016
That's great, I tried massaging mine but feel to uncomfortable. I know it takes times to see results but I can't wait. I have my follow up Friday coming up 7/29/16. I'm going to have velashape done I hope it's not still to tender. Keep me posted of your progress. I'm glad your experience is similar to mine.