POSTED UNDER CoolSculpting Reviews
31 Year Old Trying to Fix a Lifelong Problem.
UPDATED FROM BJKW
2 months post
7 weeks post
BJKWJuly 14, 2018
WORTH IT$1,200
Looking at my body I can't believe the difference....
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UPDATED FROM BJKW
23 days post
3.5 Weeks out
BJKWJune 16, 2018
3 weeks out. Minor results. No pain after the first few days. Numb sensation in the area lasted about 2 weeks for me.
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June 19, 2018
How are you feeling now, any more results? I can see a bit of a difference in your last pics!
June 19, 2018
Those pictures were just from a few days ago so no more results yet! (But it's hard to tell when you see your body every day...I didn't realize I had ANY results until comparing the before shots .). Will update again in a week or so!
ORIGINAL POST
I am 5'6 and weigh about 140 (sometimes I weigh in...
BJKWMay 24, 2018
I am 5'6 and weigh about 140 (sometimes I weigh in at 138, other times 142). I want to lose an additional 10lbs to be at my ultimate goal weight of 130.
But, even when I was at 130 in my early 20's, I still had the flabbiest belly known to man. I would get really annoyed at misinformed people who would tell me "you just need to do more crunches". No. That's not how that works. If you have a layer of fat, no amount of crunches is going to make that layer of fat disappear. And there is only so much weight I can lose before I start looking "sickly" (I have super skinny legs/arms so it's basically just a curse that all my fat is stored in my belly).Enter coolsculpting.
I obviously had my tummy treated. They did my lower abdomen, the right side, then the left side (with a small area in the middle getting double treated from overlap).
I read others reviews (obsessively) and honestly thought I would be fine with the pain (i'm a tough one). Wrong.
To say it didn't hurt would be a lie. The freezing is a bit uncofortable/painful but completely tolerable. The massage post-treatment didn't even hurt that bad. The real pain comes in the 5-10 minutes after the treatment/massage during the de-freezing. The left side freezing while the right side was de-freezing was probably one of the more uncomfortable experiences of my life. I was trying not to move (was told to avoid moving too much so not to knock the applicator off) but I was writhing in pain. I actually started profusely sweating (who knew sweat was a response to pain?) and had to be reminded to keep breathing.
The left side defreezing hurt equally as bad for 10minutes or so
After that (so far...it''s only been about 3 hours post treatment) the pain is mostly a sensitive/soreness feeling that can be avoided by not touching the area.
But, no, coolsculpting absolutely is not a "pain free option".
(But I will say I chose one of the best places to put myself through this haha...I had a great tech! She was awesome! Friendly and caring!)
I will update for the next 3 months with my results to hopefully be as helpful as some of the other people here have been for me and my decision to get coolsculpting. Stay tuned!
But, even when I was at 130 in my early 20's, I still had the flabbiest belly known to man. I would get really annoyed at misinformed people who would tell me "you just need to do more crunches". No. That's not how that works. If you have a layer of fat, no amount of crunches is going to make that layer of fat disappear. And there is only so much weight I can lose before I start looking "sickly" (I have super skinny legs/arms so it's basically just a curse that all my fat is stored in my belly).Enter coolsculpting.
I obviously had my tummy treated. They did my lower abdomen, the right side, then the left side (with a small area in the middle getting double treated from overlap).
I read others reviews (obsessively) and honestly thought I would be fine with the pain (i'm a tough one). Wrong.
To say it didn't hurt would be a lie. The freezing is a bit uncofortable/painful but completely tolerable. The massage post-treatment didn't even hurt that bad. The real pain comes in the 5-10 minutes after the treatment/massage during the de-freezing. The left side freezing while the right side was de-freezing was probably one of the more uncomfortable experiences of my life. I was trying not to move (was told to avoid moving too much so not to knock the applicator off) but I was writhing in pain. I actually started profusely sweating (who knew sweat was a response to pain?) and had to be reminded to keep breathing.
The left side defreezing hurt equally as bad for 10minutes or so
After that (so far...it''s only been about 3 hours post treatment) the pain is mostly a sensitive/soreness feeling that can be avoided by not touching the area.
But, no, coolsculpting absolutely is not a "pain free option".
(But I will say I chose one of the best places to put myself through this haha...I had a great tech! She was awesome! Friendly and caring!)
I will update for the next 3 months with my results to hopefully be as helpful as some of the other people here have been for me and my decision to get coolsculpting. Stay tuned!
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May 26, 2018
can you see difference in inches yet?? i heard you might have the opposite effect and get heavier in the area you get treated which makes me nervious and some people say you should not get treated below belly.. any thoughts yet
May 27, 2018
I agree with you concerning the pain level. Very painful during and afterwards. Sore,swollen belly too.
May 27, 2018
I hope you are doing great so far. How are your feeling? your stats are exactly like mine, and just like you, i have THE most stubborn belly fat that even at my thinnest 128lbs, i always had a flabby belly. I will be following your results! wishing you the best
May 29, 2018
I'm basically 100% pain-free at this point (the sensitivity/soreness subsided). The skin still feels numb if I touch it. But that's not a big deal to me (and it''s normal).
Thanks for the well wishes Will keep you posted :-)
Thanks for the well wishes Will keep you posted :-)
May 28, 2018
Under price you have 1,200 is that the price I guess for each treatment area. I thought it costs a lot more. I have not priced it in my area but thought it was more like 5,000 each area/treatment.
May 29, 2018
No. It was $1200 total. I purchased a Groupon that was one large area for $1200. Not sure about pricing outside the Miami metro area, but it can't be more than $2500...
May 30, 2018
I got mine done the day after you did! And boy was I in pain. It was hard to lift things! And my belly is sooo swollen, I’m two belt holes bigger! Did you get any swelling?
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I live in Gainesville & am thinking about going to Miami to have it do which is about 4-5 hour drive for me.