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Much More Painful Than I Expected: There is Downtime - Illinois
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Did not work for me. After 6 months and 4 treatments I am exactly the same size.
KeegansmomSeptember 5, 2013
$1,975
It has been 6 months since my fourth treatment. I had 2 on the upper abdomen and 2 on the lower abdomen. It was a lot to endure and I am sadly reporting that my measurements are exactly the same as they were when I went for the consultation! There was zero improvement. I lost about 8 pounds during the time of the treatments but after the treatments when I was feeling better and eating normally I went back to my starting weight. I really wanted this to work! I now think liposuction would of been the better choice. It would require only one treatment and one recovery period. I hope this works for others but I just spent a lot of money, endured a lot of discomfort and pain with NO improvements.
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Yesterday I had my third treatment. It was the...
KeegansmomFebruary 9, 2013
Yesterday I had my third treatment. It was the lower abdomen. It was very uncomfortable and a really long hour! The massage afterwards was not as bad as the first time but I did have stinging pain for a couple of hours after the treatment. They measured me and I had lost 1 1/2 inches from my lower abdoment from the first procedure. I hope I lose more in the coming months as this is a lot to go through! Will keep you posted.
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Ibagoalie
February 10, 2013
I had my lower abs and back flanks done a week ago and I surprised how little post pain I've had. I had expected more discomfort than my upper abs (which was more annoying than painful), so I had bought compression undies, ice packs, homeopathic pain drops, etc. Hardly needed to use anything and didn't miss any workouts. I did use the smaller handpiece on the lower abs, so maybe that was had something to do with it. I will warn you that on day 4 I was horribly bloated and looked pregnant. I panicked, but the next day I was much less swollen, so if you experience anything like that, hang in there. I've been VERY pleased with my results so far and it's only been a week!
February 12, 2013
I have had my lower abs done x2 and my upper abs. The lower abs did hurt
for first 5 mins suction is very cold. I did have minor stomach issues a
little ping or pang here and there. But no major pain at all. I have been very
happy with the results. For a 55 year old women my abs look really great !
A small amount of pain is worth it when you see yourself in 3 months .
I would do it again without any hesitation.
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My second procedure which was the upper abdomen is...
KeegansmomJanuary 15, 2013
My second procedure which was the upper abdomen is now 11 days old. Tthe past couple of days it has been very uncomfortable. I broke out with pin head size blisters in the area that recieved the suction. They are very painful little blisters. Today they are starting to go away but if anything touches them it causes a burning sensation. I did have to use ice for the past 3 days to help with the pain.
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January 16, 2013
I was going to do both the upper and lower abs at the same time, but my practictioner told me not to, so I ended up doing just the upper abs. While I had tingling, stinging, stabbing, etc about 5-7 days in, it was manageable with some ice and compression. I am going in for the lower abs in a couple weeks and expect to experience the same thing at probably a more intense level. However, now that I know what and when to expect these pains, I think it will be much easier to deal with. I may actually go back later and get a second treatment on my flanks, focusing on the lower back portion, which didn't get affected like the sides did.
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