Smart Lipo Triplex - Upper Lower Abs & Flanks- Franklin Lakes, NJ

Today is day one of six to the countdown of my smart lipo triplex procedure with Dr. Fondacaro. I've been very nervous and searching the boards for information just to calm my nerves.

I'm very excited because I've been waiting for a procedure like this to take care of my problem areas: stomach, flanks and inner-thighs. I work out. I love yoga, I've trained at gyms with trainers, been on low carb diets and yet I can never quite get a flat stomach. I guess it's genetics.

My flanks and thighs tend to tone down some with exercise but not my stomach. That's why I'm choosing to do upper and lower abs first.

I hope that this experience and the results will have me continue on to having flanks and inner thighs done with Dr. Fondacaro.

Can't believe I'm doing this. A little nervous but looking forward to it. Will write a review when I get back.

I'm glad to say my procedure went very well! It only took about 3.5 hours from the time the medication was administered to walking out the door.

1. I will not say that smart lipo is a completely painless process however the doctor gave me a nice cocktail of relaxants so I was calm and prepared.

2. The next step once you have eliminated the jitters is disrobing and the doctor marked the areas to be worked on. He then took pre-op photos. (Once I receive those from him I will post)

3. You are then laid on the op table where you experience tiny short pricks of novocaine (which I didn't feel) to dull the area for the next step which is the incision that allows the doctor to administer the lidocaine under the skin to all of the areas set to be treated.

4. The lidocaine is probably the most unpleasant part because your not expecting the feeling of a long needle moving under your skin, breaking up tissue and that feeling alone can be scary. It also pinches and burns but once the lidocaine begins to take action you don't feel a think. It's a very short time of discomfort.

5. Next process is, the laser which melts the fat. This part is easy breezy no discomfort nothing.

6. The suction however can be uncomfortable. Not intolerable mainly because when I let the doctor know I was feeling some pain he just moved to another area, or administered more lidocaine to the painful area and came back later. I asked him for more pain pills but didn't feel I needed it and he was right.

Once he was done with the procedure, he had me lay on my stomach to drain some of the anesthesia for about 15 mins. I feel asleep. He then stood me up to make sure there were no bumps or areas he missed. He saw two areas he wasn't happy with so as I was standing up he had me raise my arms and he address those two areas with the suction. It can be uncomfortable because the lidocaine begins to wear off but I dealt with it for the sake of making sure there were no lumps or bumps and it looked as good as the doctor saw fit.

As soon as the doctor sends me my pre-op photos and I go back in two weeks for post-opI will post photos!

Doctor Fondacaro is EXCELLENT! Definitely worth considering when doing this process. He will not steer you wrong!