Kimberly
2007-10-20, 02:53 PM
Ya'll I am seriously considering having this procedure done and I was wondering if anyone of you have had it, know someone who has had it or can give any advice? I am especially interested in the claim that the procedure would help tighten skin. For those of you who do not know what it is, I am posting a link to some basic information concerning it.
Lipo-Dissolve (http://www.yourplasticsurgeryguide.com/liposuction/lipo-dissolve.htm)
Between March and now I have lost about 30 pounds. I have before pics but my only "afters" are of me naked so I need to retake those but I still have what I consider to be a slight "pooch".
I had a consultation with a local doctor who administers the treatments or performs the procedure and she told me that she feels I would be an "excellent candidate" because (she says) I actually don't have much fat left in my abdomen but a lot of loose skin and the treatments would help shrink or tighten the skin. (There are some other factors that make me a good candidate, too...like I don't have high blood pressure, or insulin-controlled diabetes - I don't have any kind of diabetes but she said that it's okay for those that take a pill, and I am currently at what would be considered a healthy weight).
She (AA doctor) recommends treatments every two weeks...lower abs first treatment, upper abs second treatment...back and forth that way at $250 per treatment and that I would need 4-8 to achieve my desired look. Ya'll, $2000 is a heck of a lot cheaper than $7000 for a tummy tuck (#1), #2, I'm scared of being cut from hip to hip with a chunk of my flesh being removed and thrown away and the potential scar, and 3, $250 per treatment is a heck of a lot more feasible for me than either $7000 all at once or having it financed at 21.9% for 3 years.
Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. TIA!
Lipo-Dissolve (http://www.yourplasticsurgeryguide.com/liposuction/lipo-dissolve.htm)
Between March and now I have lost about 30 pounds. I have before pics but my only "afters" are of me naked so I need to retake those but I still have what I consider to be a slight "pooch".
I had a consultation with a local doctor who administers the treatments or performs the procedure and she told me that she feels I would be an "excellent candidate" because (she says) I actually don't have much fat left in my abdomen but a lot of loose skin and the treatments would help shrink or tighten the skin. (There are some other factors that make me a good candidate, too...like I don't have high blood pressure, or insulin-controlled diabetes - I don't have any kind of diabetes but she said that it's okay for those that take a pill, and I am currently at what would be considered a healthy weight).
She (AA doctor) recommends treatments every two weeks...lower abs first treatment, upper abs second treatment...back and forth that way at $250 per treatment and that I would need 4-8 to achieve my desired look. Ya'll, $2000 is a heck of a lot cheaper than $7000 for a tummy tuck (#1), #2, I'm scared of being cut from hip to hip with a chunk of my flesh being removed and thrown away and the potential scar, and 3, $250 per treatment is a heck of a lot more feasible for me than either $7000 all at once or having it financed at 21.9% for 3 years.
Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. TIA!