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I Just Had CoolSculpting on Lower Tummy & "Love Handles"! - Mandeville, LA

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Measurements Before: Waist: 28" Flank/Muffin...

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$1,800
Measurements Before:
Waist: 28"
Flank/Muffin Area: 38"
Lower Tummy (Over belly button): 35"

Two Months Post:
Waist: 27-28
Flank/Muffin: 37"
Lower Tummy (Over belly button) 34"

Looks like I lost 1" so far :/ Hope to lose more, but I did have to quit exercising for 4 weeks b/c of Breast Aug. Now that I am joggin again I hope to seem more melt off! There is still this white/numb area that shows up after I run, in the shape of the vacuum! I hope that is a good thing! No pain or anything anymore thank goodness. That subsided at 2 weeks.

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Benjamin Boudreaux, MD

Benjamin Boudreaux, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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UPDATED FROM writermommy

It's been almost 8 weeks and I see no difference...

writermommy
It's been almost 8 weeks and I see no difference in my love handles...still measuring 38", but lost 1 inch in my ab (not waist)...measuring around belly button is 34" now and it was 35", waist still 27/28, but I didn't get waist done so that is expected. I am hoping that it will work on my love handles, but why haven't I lost anything yet almost two months later? I had bad bruising on love handles and intense pulling/numbing, so I expected it to melt off!

I want to do a second treatment on my love handles only, but if it did nothing the first time, not sure that is such a good decision financially? I wonder if there is a discount on a second treatment if the first didn't work at all? Maybe the 3rd and 4th month will be better! I hope so!

I had breast augmentation two weeks ago and I can't jog for 4 more weeks. I am cutting my calories so I don't gain weight, but I'm hoping the coolsculpting doesn't "mess up" since I am not exercising. I didn't think about that! I should've had coolsculpting done AFTER breast augmentation recover period.

I will post again in a few weeks with more measurements!

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Ok- 6 days post Coolsculpt and the intense...

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Ok- 6 days post Coolsculpt and the intense stinging/prickly feeling on my abdomen has been waking me up at night and bothering me off and on all day. It's strange- it hurts for a while, then stops, then starts again later. I hope that means it is WORKING. I feel nothing on my flanks/hips and the bruises have almost disappeared. There must be a lot of nerve endings in the tummy area- it's so sensitive! It's like little bee stings, but not really "painful". Just uncomfortable... Jogging has not been fun!

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May 14, 2012
i am also on day 6 and the bee sting feeling i can only feel in my stomach and not my "love handles", it kind of makes me nervous that it isn't going to work on the sides since there is no after effects there like there is with my stomach, still keeping my fingers crossed. I hope you get some good results :)
May 14, 2012
I think it will work for the love handles too. I think the stomach is just so much more sensitive! It didn't hurt nearly as bad on the love handles as it did the tummy. It was excrutiating for me! My love handles are numb, but still no stinging or itching. Good luck to you too!!!
June 4, 2012
Hi - can you tell me which doctor you went to? $1800 for flanks and abdomen seems like a great price. Thanks!
June 24, 2012
Northshore Plastic Surgery in Mandeville. Dr. Boudreaux...this was a special price he ran that month. It is normally around $2300 I believe.
July 5, 2012
thanks!