Goodbye Arm Fat and 'Bat Wing', 30 Year Old Female Getting SmartLipo Triplex on Upper Arm - Los Angeles, CA

My upper arms began getting large when I was about 17 years old, I recall sitting in Language Arts and the guy behind me asked me why my arms are so big... I joined a gym that month and began trying to work on my body. Although I dropped a few sizes, my arms remained large, and have stayed large through my 20s. I have the 'bat wing', the large fatty wing-like feature that hangs below your arm, and since I live by the beach, I'm ready to take the next step to get rid of it.

This morning was my SmartLipo procedure, I was not put to sleep for this, so I'll give a quick detailed explanation.
I entered the office feeling rather calm, I changed into a medical gown/bra/panties/hairnet and the Doctor came in and marked my arms, and gave me Ativan, Lorazepam, Vicodin, an antibiotic, and something to prevent nausea. I was immediately walked down the hall where the lipo room was, it was cold and filled with medical equipment, suddenly the experience got very 'real' and I became very nervous... 2 medical staff girls greeted me and instructed me to lay down. They told me to lay flat and keep my hands resting above my head, and then scrubbed my arms with some brown disinfectant. The Doctor came in and got right to it; he began by taking a scalpel and making a small hole in the back of my arm near my elbow, then then inserted the cannula (rod) through the hole to inject the numbing medicine... of course, I wasn't numb yet so I felt this part, and it was a very strange and foreign feeling, like something is sliding through you, but not in a terrifyingly painful way, just an odd sensation.
As the Doctor injected the liquid numbing agents, I could feel cold wet sensations in my arms, and after a few minutes of sliding the rod back and forth through various parts of my arm, he switched arms and the numbing was complete.
Once I was numb, the Doctor readied the laser, inserted the laser cannula through the same hole in my arm (it looked like a long silver rod with a laser on the tip), and began zapping my fat cells. The laser was far more comfortable than getting the numbing medicine, as my arm was quite numb, and it was satisfying knowing he was lasering away my fat ;) When the laser zapped a fat cell, it makes a popping noise... so this experience was filled with the music of your dying fat! Yay! He lasered for 26 minutes then switched arms, and lasered my left arm (my bigger arm) for about 31 minutes.
Once he zapped my fat cells, he switched the mode of the laser and began the skin tightening... the experience was very similiar to the lasering of the fat cells, except there was no popping. He inserted the laser cannula back into my arms over and over, toning & tightening the skin inside... I would say this lasted for approximately 20ish minutes.
Last, and certainly not least, is fat sucking time! I was looking forward to this part the most, as I couldn't wait to see how much fat is removed from my bat wings! The doctor inserted a rod into my arm holes and a very strange sensation occurred within my arms, and shortly after, I could see my fat going through a clear tube into a jar. The entire experience, I felt very little sharp pain, but during the fat sucking I felt 1 or two sharp seconds of pain, they weren't bad enough to make me flinch or say anything, but they certainly perked me up!
After sucking quite a bit of fat out, the doctor was having trouble reaching the pocket in my arm pit, so he cut another small hole on the back of my shoulder and went in through there, and did that on both sides. I'm glad he chose to cut an additional hole, rather than leaving the extra behind.
After sucking the fat & liquids from both arms, he had me sit up and checked my result... he explained my skin may take a week or even months to shrink down, and to wear a compression garment. I thanked him and he left.
The 2 girls then helped me drain my holes, cover them with maxi pads, wrap them in bandages, and then they dressed me in my compression garment.
I took a picture of how much was sucked out of me... it looks like about 900 cc, but without the liquid at the bottom it's around 800cc. Amazing!
I went home and was not hungry at all, I drank water and took my prescription medicine. After about 5 hours, I noticed a blood-tinted stain on my shirt and realized my drain bandages were soaking through my compression garment... it was a LOT of drainage, I wasn't quite prepared for all of it, actually. The facility applied about 10 maxi pads to my 4 holes, and they were soaked through! So I went to CVS and got a pack of maxi pads, Undid all the bandages and redid everything with fresh pads, then put on my compression garment... let me say this: you will need help with this part! I could not have done this without my sweet husband, he has been such a huge help.
I took photos of my arms AFTER I redid the bandages, so they look weird and bulky, but you can see that my arms are smaller already. I will try to take a picture of just my arms soon.

Not the greatest comparison, but it gives you an idea on how dramatic the results are. I'll post better pictures soon!