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33 Y/o Male. Trying to Get Rid of Love Handles - New York City, NY
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Always had trouble with the love handles. I guess...
MadDogSweeneyMarch 2, 2017
$4,200
Always had trouble with the love handles. I guess it genetic. I figured why not be more efficient and try coolsculpting in conjunction with diet and exercise. The procedure was not real uncomfortable to a little bit of pins and needles sensation but goes numb after 2 minutes. I had upper and lower abs and both flanks done. I will post a more thorough review after the 8 week mark
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March 15, 2017
LITERALLY the same body type. Its almost as if thats my picture! Keep us posted would love to know the progress
June 1, 2017
I would like to see your current photos to see where you are with progress after 3 months if you don't mind. thank you.
February 20, 2018
I modeled for years in NYC and worked out regularly. Thankfully with good genetics, not smoking and eating healthy foods, I stayed relatively thin and at 61 still don't need Botox! But "mother nature" wasn't so kind in the gravity department. I did put on some weight after getting married 14 years ago and once again thankful that much of it went to the "right places". Gravity sent the rest of it down to my tummy and "love handle" area. So I tried Ultrashape with a very reputable dermatology group - so did my husband. This was like six years ago. We can both tell you that COOLSCULPTING does NOT do a damn thing! Nothing!! What a waste of money. I can also tell you Ultrashape & Ultrashape Deluxe doesn't work either. Please save your time & money and go another route. New procedures are on the market and getting good results. As far as I'm concerned, Cool Sculpting was the BIGGEST ripoff!
UPDATED FROM MadDogSweeney
1 month post
5 weeks post op
MadDogSweeneyApril 6, 2017
It's been 5 weeks and I have not really seen any results. There is no point in posting a photo because there is no difference. I'm not sure if this was worth the $4,200. I've been maintaining a very strict diet (Mike Dolce living lean cookbook). During my consultation the surgeon did try to up sell me on going the lipo route stating that he could remove 100 percent of the fat in one session. I just did not want to go through any surgeries. I have an appointment April 26th for my 8 week follow up. Not sure what's going to happen in the next 3 weeks
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June 21, 2017
Thanks for sharing the update and your experience so far. I hope things have since gotten better
February 21, 2018
I had a lot of colsculpting done on my stomach, back, legs, and underarms and it as a total waste of money.
UPDATED FROM MadDogSweeney
11 months post
11 months later.
MadDogSweeneyFebruary 17, 2018
I would definitely not recommend cool sculpting since it had no effect on me. Especially since it cost me 4 grand at coolspa nyc. I have nothing against the staff there they were all very professional but I think this technologically just like anything else needs to be fine tuned over time. I’m thankful that I did have any horrible side effects or scarring. I will definitely go the lipo route since that is guaranteed to remove 100 percent fat instead of cool sculpting which states up to 20 percent which in my case was 0.
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February 18, 2018
Hi - From the photos you posted, I can see that you are a handsome young man and, in my opinion and I'm sure others as well, that you don't need fat removal in that area. You look really good. I had lipo in that same area. The result was not good.
Uneveness, small lumps - scar tissue - under the skin. Some hard, others soft and
rubber like. I was told by another surgeon later that the first guy was too aggressive and removed too much fat. You have to leave a thin layer of fat to cover the scar tissue that normally forms. At that time I was and am now still in shape with a midsection similar to yours. And now years later, it looks worse than had I done nothing. Fortunately, body hair covers it somewhat. If you decide to do it ( and I hope you don't - ask several people close to you what they think) you should talk to several different doctors first. Since the area has already been traumatized, you want to find out if another procedure will cause a problem. I would pick a different doctor. As I found out, the friendliness factor doesn't mean a good result will follow afterward. Peace out, David
February 20, 2018
Hi, thank you so much for your comments. I'm sorry you did not see the results you were hoping for. CoolSculpting is, indeed, FDA cleared to remove an average of 20-25% of fat in the treatment area per treatment. It is not, however, guaranteed to work for everyone. We have done over 10,000 cycles at our practice, and the vast majority of people have been very happy. The only way we can guarantee fat reduction is with a surgical approach like liposuction, where we can typically remove about 75% of the fat in the treatment area.
February 21, 2018
We are all our own worst critics, I know this well personally, but honestly I think you look not just great, but super hot. I wouldn’t advise you to change a thing about your body, as it appears in the pics.
February 21, 2018
hi. thanks for the kind words. I actually just did some light lipo on the Lower stomach and flanks. I’ll post pics when I’m better healed
Can't wait to see your final results! Did you try any other procedures (other than diet and exercise) before trying CoolSculpting?