Exilis Laser Treatment - Miami

Hey Brit,
Red Flag on your practitioner. We get excellent results here in Dallas at our laser center! It should be 'warm' but not burn or be uncomfortable. They are risking burning you!! Be careful!

In spite of all the doctors and spa owners claiming there are NO side effects and claiming how safe it is, I am a patient who has actually done the Exilis procedure and I am having MANY side effects! By the evening of my first appointment, I was in severe pain. I had as much pain as I did after having surgery. My lower abdomen was so swollen, I looked as if I was six months pregnant. A few days later, I found a knot in my lower abdomen. It is currently 21 days after my treatment and my stomach is still swollen and I still look pregnant. The knot has increased in size. To my knowledge, Exilis is FDA approved for WRINKLES, but not for fat removal. It was only approved for wrinkles in late 2009. There is not enough research to truly KNOW all the side effects, in my opinion. I believe there will eventually be a lot of people who will come forward with many different side effects. Most spas and doctors who are making a large amount of MONEY with the Exilis will NOT advertise anything but GOOD results. They have a very biased opinion. I personally, would NEVER recommend Exilis. My health means way more to me than that!

P.S. I also do NOT understand why they say that it is "painless" because I had pain and burning during the treatment too. I was told that if I wanted it to work better, I would need it to be on the highest temperature.

Hi Britt, i wish there could be a topical anesthetic cream but you can't mix hot with anesthetic it's not good for the body that's what i was reading last week, i thought about it but it's not a good choice.

Hmmm, I was just asking because other community members mentioned their doctor used that on them. Maybe it was a different product. Not sure. Thanks for the info though. :)

-Britt

@Britt, although a topical numbing cream sounds good at first, I would not recommend it for two reasons. #1: The Exilis pushes the heat deep into the subcutaneous tissue in order to treat the intended fat cells (which are BENEATH the dermis/skin). A topical anesthetic would not reach that far down. It would only numb the skin's surface. #2: At least at our office, we want the patient to be able to feel the heat so that they can tell us when it is too hot and avoid burns. Communication with your technician is KEY with this procedure if it is to be pain-free as intended. Please everyone, expect to feel heat, but THAT'S IT. YOU SHOULD NOT FEEL AS IF YOU ARE BEING BURNED.