Cool Sculpting Waiting for Results- Hips, Lower Abs, Upper Abs, Inner Thighs, Bra Fat. UT

No problem. My abdomen and flanks did really well with this treatment so I'm happy to share. Sometimes more than one treatment is required per area.

Yes the large applicator took up the entire section of my abdomen from my belly button downwards. The upper abdomen was too tight to use the large applicator on so we used the long straight one that is typically used on arms there. They now have a flat applicator that I have not tried yet that can pretty much be used anywhere, it would be a good one to try over the belly button or upper abdomen. Good luck! I hope this is helpful.

Thanks Ibagoalie! I'm really happy so far. Hopefully you saw what I had to say about my inner thigh progress as I know that you are also treating that area.

Thank you 30smtg!

Hi. I bought a package deal and paid for the treatments as I did them. It ended up costing me around $450 or so per each area because of the package. I think the single treatments with the smaller applicator are around $600 per area, I am pretty sure the large applicator was $1200. I'm guessing the cost varies a little depending where you live. Hope that helps.

I also just wanted to add that if you have five areas you want to treat on your body then you will be purchasing 10 treatments or more treatments depending on the applicator size.

Thanks for your reply!

You are welcome. Are you thinking about having cool sculpting treatments?

Umm, maybe not. Lets say you want to do flanks, upper and lower abs. That equates to 4 areas, purchase 4 treatments. Now the lower abs may require large applicator which costs twice as much a smaller application, but still considered a single treatment. I used the smaller applicator on my lower abs and got great results. It all depends on how much of a belly you have.

I was until I read through a lot of reviews. There's a chance you'll see very little or no results. I'm not willing to pay $1500/treatment (the cost where I live) and go through the itching/freezing for a couple weeks with possibly zero results.

I guess there is always a risk. I think it's pretty safe to say that most areas need more than one treatment unless you are pretty thin to begin with. I ended up doing several more than I initially thought I would. I think any thing in the abdomen and flank area is a pretty safe bet. I've seen significantly better results with the larger applicator than I have with the smaller treatments. Where I live the larger one counts as two treatments even though it is one area.

Yes, absolutely right.

Of ourselves each person is different, but think flanks show the most improvement, followed by upper, then lower abs. If you are on the fence the flanks give the most bang for the buck with virtually no pain, just numbness.

Hi Ibagoalie- I hope you are right about the upper treating well. I think the jury is still out for me in that area. When I went in to have photos done this week the regional person who is in charge of coolsculpting was there and I had a few minutes to talk with her and see what she her suggested. It was interesting because the coolsculpting rep recommended doing another large group of treatments ... I nearly fainted, lol. This is what she suggested: Large on upper and lower abdomen and four additional hip flank treatments. I am not super excited about spending more money but I might do some of the things she suggests after I wait a while longer to see how things progress. It adds up quickly!

I went horizontal on my upper and can actually see my abs! But I didn't have much fat there to begin with. I have a second treatment on my inner thighs scheduled for mid Dec. and I am really hoping that helps that area. But overall I am very pleased with all the treatments I have had.

Have you seen much improvement with your inner thighs?

As I posted on my review, the lower half on my inner thighs seem to be skinnier, no change yet on upper but its only been a month or so. The. Person who did my session said you really need two treatments.

Ibeagoalie, I remember you saying that about the two treatments. I'm definitely going to follow your progress. I just barely did mine again. The first treatment was negligible. I'll keep you posted. You need to post a photo of your abdomen on your review, I want to see those abs :)

Thanks MommyMrsV. My entire abdomen area has been treated once with some overlap in areas. For my lower abdomen I treated it once horizontally with the large applicator, my mid abdomen was treated vertically with the straight applicator (side by side), the upper area was also treated with the straight applicator on a diagonal (side by side) to get the area just under my bra. My flanks have been treated twice, once in July and again in the latter part of September. I'm just now to four months post treatment on both the lower abdomen and flank treatment but I expect that I might see more change with the flanks in the next month. In my experience I'd say that the most noticeable change occurred between two and three months and hardly any change between three and four.

My mid abdomen (above the belly button) was treated in September and Upper (below the bra) was treated in October.

Ah, I see now why you where mentioning 5 areas, 10 sessions. You did your abs vertically. So what I should have posted was each application of the hand piece counts as a session.

I wouldn't call it a stabbing pain, but more of a prickly pins and needles/numb sensation. It's honestly not that bad and I only got it after treating my lower abdomen. It started about five days after I had my lower abs done and lasted three or four days. I'd still do it all over again.

Yes. !!!

Hi Mdemetree, I never had any stabbing pains at all after my coolsculpting & I had 3 areas done in 1 day. My only problem or pain was the initial treatment. It was extremely painfull to me. But I heard what I went thru was pretty rare. But the next time I went for my lower belly (which is supposed to be the most painful) I took like 1200 mil of ibuprofen before and didn't experience the pain I felt the first time, it really helped. And then after wards all I felt for the next week or so was just numbness and slight itchiness that was nothing. So if your planning on doing it If you haven't already I would suggest the ibuprofen before the treatment. It's been 6 weeks in for me and I can def already see and feel a big difference already and still have about another 2.5 monthes to see final results. But she did use the highest suction on me possible and their was a huge chunk of fat that got sucked in (looks and feels like a stick of butter) I didn't take before pics but I will def post them from the ones they took after my 4 monthes are up. I hope that helps!

Thank you for your response. What areas did you have done?

I did my love handles (which was 2 small ones) my upper stomach below my bra line (another 2 small ones) and my lower belly, which was 1 big one.

I also took ibuprofen for my large applicator session and agree that it helped a bit. There are some who say that you shouldn't take it because you want the inflammation response created by coolsculpting... I don't think it made a difference with my results in fact my lower belly did really well.

Thanks. Did the large belly areas ever start hurting a few days later as it starts to unfreeze?

Well it isn't exactly frozen completely so by the time you leave the office it's completely thawed... In my experience it was only the lower abdomen that produced any discomfort. It started around the fifth day after the procedure and lasted a couple of days, by day nine I was completely fine. It wasn't anything that would make me reconsider having the treatments, in fact I've done several since. I'm still waiting on results on several areas but you can see the progression of my results in the photos I've provided. I definitely think it works on the abdomen and hip areas, I'm more on the fence with the inner thigh treatment. The large applicator is meant for debulking areas where you have more fat, so if you can use that hand piece for your abdomen I would... Results seem to be better/quicker with that one.

Really? I never heard that. They actually told me to take the ibuprofen before coming in to help w the pain.

Well the argument is that the inflammation is what helps the body eliminate the fat cells ... But there is no study to show that it affect your progress if you take it, it's just an argument I've heard. The fat cells die because they had been frozen not the inflammation caused by the treatment.

No Prettyone34 is right, it only freezes ur fat at that time of treatment, then they massage the fat down usually w a warm towel. Then it's over, that's y after the next week or so you have the numbness & slight tingling sensation.