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Lost Weight but my Arms Weren't Changing! - Perth, AU
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I have always had bigger arms, ever since I was...
Bailey3October 9, 2015
WORTH IT$1,300
I have always had bigger arms, ever since I was young! Not necessarily fat just big and strong. I didn't take much notice of them until I gained a little weight. When that happened my arms seemed to be get even bigger in comparison to the rest of me the largest part measuring 36cm. I decided to change my lifestyle and I ended up loosing 7kgs and 42cms and wearing an Australian size 8! I was extremely happy but my arms only lost 3cm, which is good but not as much as I had hoped. It was the only part of my body I didn't like I was so self conscious making sure I only stood certain ways for photos etc. and only wearing certain clothes. I starting researching liposuction but was scared off by the cost and the pain and recovery time. I then saw coolscuplting was an option for me. Describing that it's perfect for stubborn fat that doesn't change with exercise. I found Joanna Teh and went and met with her for a consult. She was extremely welcoming and positive, after discussing my concerns she measured me up and I just made the cut to be able to have cool sculpting. I booked in for a couple of weeks time.
I arrived nervous for the procedure, she instantly calmed me down by talking through the procedure. When my first arm went into the machine is was a weird sucking sound and then cold! This part didn't hurt at all, it was on for one hour, I sat and watched a tv series on my iPad. When it was time to come off I was definitely ready, coming off it was fine and was so strange looking at this cold hard lump on my arm. Then the pain started, the sensation coming back and yes I nearly fainted haha! But I faint at everything. It only last a couple of minutes (thank you to the lovely Joanna for looking after me here) For the next arm I laid down and was much more comfortable, being prepared meant that the second one was no where near as bad. I drove home straight away. There was no pain just numbness and warmth. I normally bruise really easily so was expecting some bad bruises but they never came, the worst part was right near my armpits (photos attached) this was very easy to hide. The numbness lasted about a week and then exactly a week after I was woken in the night by pains in my arms but it didn't last long. During exercise is when I noticed it the most, it wasn't painful just strange. I didn't really notice any changes until 6 weeks when I started seeing my muscles coming through and seeing a difference in photos and I had lost another cm. now it's been 3 and a half months and I just went back to see Joanna. I have lost another 3cm from my arms and my muscles are looking fabulous. I feel fabulous. Joanna is amazing and I highly recommend her and the Dermedica team for any Perth people. She makes it easy and reasonable and is very comforting! *note I did not lose any weight since the procedue
I arrived nervous for the procedure, she instantly calmed me down by talking through the procedure. When my first arm went into the machine is was a weird sucking sound and then cold! This part didn't hurt at all, it was on for one hour, I sat and watched a tv series on my iPad. When it was time to come off I was definitely ready, coming off it was fine and was so strange looking at this cold hard lump on my arm. Then the pain started, the sensation coming back and yes I nearly fainted haha! But I faint at everything. It only last a couple of minutes (thank you to the lovely Joanna for looking after me here) For the next arm I laid down and was much more comfortable, being prepared meant that the second one was no where near as bad. I drove home straight away. There was no pain just numbness and warmth. I normally bruise really easily so was expecting some bad bruises but they never came, the worst part was right near my armpits (photos attached) this was very easy to hide. The numbness lasted about a week and then exactly a week after I was woken in the night by pains in my arms but it didn't last long. During exercise is when I noticed it the most, it wasn't painful just strange. I didn't really notice any changes until 6 weeks when I started seeing my muscles coming through and seeing a difference in photos and I had lost another cm. now it's been 3 and a half months and I just went back to see Joanna. I have lost another 3cm from my arms and my muscles are looking fabulous. I feel fabulous. Joanna is amazing and I highly recommend her and the Dermedica team for any Perth people. She makes it easy and reasonable and is very comforting! *note I did not lose any weight since the procedue
Replies (4)
October 25, 2015
The photos are taken in slightly different positions. Also the practitioners always make the 2nd photo darker for a slimming effect. Am not convinced. How do we know if this is even a true customer?
October 25, 2015
There is always one haha. It's darker because it is warmer now here in Perth and I have more of a tan. And I'm a real person trust me
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October 19, 2015
You looked good before but wow, I really can see a change! Congrats on the great outcome!
October 19, 2015
Thank you everyone. Cleo - they are permanent, only need one treatment. It freezes the fat cells and they end up dying and slowly being eliminated by the body (why it can take 3 months before you see results).
October 19, 2015
Whoops did not realise that it was an individual reply! Haha. Thank you so much :)

October 19, 2015
Are the results temporary or permanent? Do you need to have more than one session?
October 19, 2015
They are permanent, only need one treatment. It freezes the fat cells and they end up dying and slowly being eliminated by the body (why it can take 3 months before you see results).
October 20, 2015
Wow, that's a huge differene to me! Looks great. Now I always wonder if they say it takes 3 months because it's a scam and they know people might sub-consciosuly eat better and workout more since they dropped thousand's on this procedure...did you change the way you ate or worked out?? or do you think your change is strictly due to coolscultping?
October 25, 2015
To be honest not at all. I actually completed an 8 week exercise challenge before this procedure. After that I have slowed down and just maintained my weight and the exercise has not been very consistent. I need to get back in to it.
April 12, 2016
I know you wrote this about 6 months ago. I wanted to know if your arms still look good! I'm definitely thinking about having it done on my arms
We've seen lots of reviews of CoolSculpting on the lower body (abdomen, flanks, etc.) but not many of the arms so I was happy to see yours.
Your arms look terrific! Will you have more treatments? Thanks for sharing and please keep us updated.