26 y/o Female with "Skinny Fat" to Flanks - Nashville, TN
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26 Y/o Female with "Skinny Fat" to Flank Area
Coolsculpting procedure was this morning at 9am and I am excited to update you all through my journey, as others have done for me. Upon arrival the nurse had me change into disposable panties and took a 360 degree view of my ABD, flank and back area (talk about exposure!). Next, she asked me to pinch the area of fat I wanted to get rid of which happened to be my love handle area. This helped her determine where to place the suction. After she marked the area, she did a "test" suction to make sure it was where I wanted it - I really appreciated this. The initial suction isn't bad, just something I have never felt before. After about 10-15min the area is numb and although you know it's there and it can be uncomfortable because it's difficult to move, I would not call it painful. After an hour I was done with one side and on to the next. The right love handle proved to be more difficult as she mentioned it was "tighter" than the other. Essentially I think I just had less fat on this side and the suction didi not want to stay put. Finally we got it into place and it stayed on until the last 5 min of the procedure. She said this should not make a difference in my results (lets hope so!). The most uncomfortable part comes next - THE MASSAGE! It feels like she was aggressively rolling out a painful, tense muscle. It is only painful the first minute or so. Afterwards light touch, such as my gown, was slightly painful and felt like pins and needles. After I left I put on a compression device to help with pain since they told me to stay away from anti-imflammatory medications. I found compression really helped me get through the first couple of hours of sensitivity. I actually went to the gym around 2pm and had no issues what-so-ever. Obviously I didn't work my abs - but I did do arms and the elliptical. It was a much lighter gym session than I was use to, but it is a good idea to get that lymphatic system moving to flush out the dying fat cells. After the gym I cooked until 5pm and am now relaxing comfortably on the couch. I will update soon with more pictures, but as you can see it did leave me with hicky-like marks and some bruising. ***PICTURES PENDING***
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Thank you for chronicling your experience here on RealSelf! Will you continue to update as your results progress? It'll be great to see your transition from "before" to "after"!
I'm curious, was there a reason to avoid anti-inflammatories?
Coolsculpting procedure was this morning at 9am and I am excited to update you all through my journey, as others have done for me. Upon arrival the nurse had me change into disposable panties and took a 360 degree view of my ABD, flank and back area (talk about exposure!). Next, she asked me to pinch the area of fat I wanted to get rid of which happened to be my love handle area. This helped her determine where to place the suction. After she marked the area, she did a "test" suction to make sure it was where I wanted it - I really appreciated this. The initial suction isn't bad, just something I have never felt before. After about 10-15min the area is numb and although you know it's there and it can be uncomfortable because it's difficult to move, I would not call it painful. After an hour I was done with one side and on to the next. The right love handle proved to be more difficult as she mentioned it was "tighter" than the other. Essentially I think I just had less fat on this side and the suction didi not want to stay put. Finally we got it into place and it stayed on until the last 5 min of the procedure. She said this should not make a difference in my results (lets hope so!). The most uncomfortable part comes next - THE MASSAGE! It feels like she was aggressively rolling out a painful, tense muscle. It is only painful the first minute or so. Afterwards light touch, such as my gown, was slightly painful and felt like pins and needles. After I left I put on a compression device to help with pain since they told me to stay away from anti-imflammatory medications. I found compression really helped me get through the first couple of hours of sensitivity. I actually went to the gym around 2pm and had no issues what-so-ever. Obviously I didn't work my abs - but I did do arms and the elliptical. It was a much lighter gym session than I was use to, but it is a good idea to get that lymphatic system moving to flush out the dying fat cells. After the gym I cooked until 5pm and am now relaxing comfortably on the couch. I will update soon with more pictures, but as you can see it did leave me with hicky-like marks and some bruising