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Hair care studio 7 years happy clients

Hello, I would like to comment on the review above as the owner of the company. With the laser treatment we do put a machine over the area of hair loss (normally the head area) with the comment mysterious machine we do have pictures of our laser machines on our website and also have the in the room or next to the consultation rooms so everyone can see how impressive they are. With results the average person can see results in 12 weeks that is true so people less and some people more, we sign everyone into a 6month course normal 24 weeks so be on the safe side, we recommend you do the full 6months course not 15 weeks as this comment said they did as you will not get the full result. We will report this comment as this client hasn't completed a full course so will not get results. Our hair loss clinics have been running for 7 years and have a great record of happy clients and Results but stress you have to complete courses to get top results. Thank you for reading this post. Even one bad comment in 7 years hurts me as we aim for 100% results and happiness. Ps we don't know who this slimline clinic is so don't understand why they put us in this section. We are a hair loss clinic only. Thanks Hair Care Studio
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Slimline Clinic Company Owner Review

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If your looking for a good company to go to for - Laser hair removal - Laser lipo - Hair transplant - Weight loss Don't go to any of the above companies. They are all run by the same idiotic man who only cares about money. He will take your money and be nice to your face but when something goes wrong he wont return any of your calls. He will pretend to be someone else on the phone to avoid conflict. I will not be returning to his place in Bedford. I think he has other places in MK and Luton. Stay away.
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map-marker Milton Keynes, England

Finally Decided to Do It!! Lower/Upper Abs and Flanks

I have read so many amazing reviews on the rapid inch loss clinic at American Lipo Center that I decided to go with him. Which makes things a bit more complicated for me as live in NH and will be flying down for my procedure. But honestly, I would much rather do this and go with a doctor I trust. Anyways, I have decided to do my upper abs, lower abs, and flanks. They are still running their 50% off sale so this came to a total of 3200$. I put a 500$ deposit down today in order to book the appointment and will be using care credit for the rest. I booked my flights and hotel already and now I'm beginning to get more anxious! I just hope everything works out. I have been trying to lose weight for what feels like an eternity but my problem area (my stomach) just does not ever seem to change. I have the measurements to prove it! I have been keeping accurate body measurements using my BodyBugg program since 2011 and everything else changes BUT my stomach. Its frustrating! I eat well, I work out at least an hour a day and in all honestly I felt like I was about to give up. I even built an entire gym room in my basement! So when I found out about laser lipo I was so excited. Finally a non invasive cosmetic surgery. I just do not like the idea of general anesthesia, not to mention the cost is much more affordable! So now I feel like once the fat in my stomach is gone I can continue working out and feel like its actually making a difference! I do not plan on using this as a quick fix. My ultimate goal is to be in the best shape of my life. This is just a little boost! I am so nervous! Any ideas or input on what I should bring/wear/be prepared for would be much appreciated! I plan on updating this a lot (with pictures too!), especially once my procedure is done. I just know this website helped me tremendously so I want to give back if I can :) Updated on 21 Apr 2013: Well, here I am. Its the night before my procedure and I'm feeling anxious! It was SUCH a long day..taught 4 classes, drove an hour to the airport, 2 flights down to DC and finally made it to my hotel in alexandria. I am exhausted. Which is good because I need to sleep! Otherwise, i don't think i would be able to being so nervous. I have my consultation at 9:45am and then my actual procedure is booked for 2pm. They told me I will have to go get prescriptions filled, eat bfast, and then come back by 1:30pm. Ugh looks like I'm going to be needed lots of taxi's while here. Wish I had a car! I also wish I was able to drink more water today as I know I'm supposed to be drinking a lot but I didnt want to have to get up and *** a bunch on the flight so I barely drank. And now its midnight and my hotel's vending machine is sold out of water. Of course! Hopefully it doesnt affect things too much. I took a TON of before pics which I will post soon. Guess this is it for now. I will update tomorrow after my procedure :) WISH ME LUCK!!! ahhhhhh neerrrrvouuus Updated on 22 Apr 2013: Ok guys so i just finished!! Literally like 15 mins ago. Heres how it all went down, Ill try to put in as much useful information as possible: First I went to fill prescriptions (2 anxiety pills, hydrocodone, and antibiotics) I came back and they had me take the anxiety meds before the procedure which helped me relax a bit. Then they took me into the surgery room (which I took pics of for you guys) then I undressed putting the paper panties on but kept my sports bra on. And then the doctor came in to draw on me, I hopped up on the table and we began. The beginning was a piece of cake. Just quick shots of lidacaine with a little burn (only lasted a few seconds) then the tumescent numbing fluid. Which i heard was the worst part....but honestly i didnt think it was that bad. Yes, I felt some pokes and burns especially around my ribs and belly button but we were all joking around and talking the whole time so I didnt think it was that bad. But there were a few spots that were more painful so he would just add more anes and start again...i was always thankful for the added anes! It made things so much nicer. He did the upper and lower abs first (4 incisions there...2 near my hips and 2 under my breast where the bra goes). Then he had my flip over and lay on my side to do my flanks, those werent too bad either (i believe theres only 1 incision on each flank). Then he had me stand up to check everything out and decided he wanted to do more. So I laid back on the table and he began again.....now this part was painful. I dont know if it was that the anes was wearing off but OUCH I could feel it all. But the nurse was great and let me squeeze her hand and they kept checking on me to make sure i was doing OK. The last part was over quick though, I think he just wanted to get a few last little spots done. He said he took about 6lbs of fat out!!! SO excited for that. When I stood up I felt a bit dizzy so the nurse had me hold on to her shoulders and helped me get into the garment (much tighter than i thought it would be! Not sure how I;m going to get this thing off and on by myself haha). She then went to get me a bottle of water. I felt better after that. She helped me get dressed and then I was on my way! I walked out by myself, called a cab. Stilling feeling a bit dizzy so i ate a granola bar while waiting for the cab and felt MUCH better after that. I am now back in my hotel room and happy to just be able to relax. Because I came here alone and do not have any helpers to watch me Dr Segev is insisting that I call him at 8pm to check in. He gave me his cell phone number. They are all so nice! So my procedure started at 2:30pm and ended at 4:30. Not bad!! Losing 6 lbs of fat in 2 hours...I'll take it! I think thats about it for now. I took tons of pictures: of the office, surgery room, and of course the cylinders full of fat. My before pictures are at home, so when I get home (I'm flying back in 2 days) I will post them. Updated on 22 Apr 2013: Also, I forgot to mention. I am still in a good amount of pain. I was hoping to be able to nap when i got back but i dont know....this is pretty painful right now. I just took another hydrocodone so hoping that helps. Also, I am SUPER swollen! Yuck! Updated on 22 Apr 2013: Also, I forgot to mention. I am still in a good amount of pain. I was hoping to be able to nap when i got back but i dont know....this is pretty painful right now. I just took another hydrocodone so hoping that helps. Also, I am SUPER swollen! Yuck! Updated on 23 Apr 2013: So today is the day after my surgery. Last night was a bit rough but I knew what to expect from reading other reviews on here. I was waking up every 3 hours to change my pads. I actually used cut up puppy pads and it worked like a charm! And I had puppy pads lining my bed but thankfully I didnt need them. I did not take my binder or undergarment off at all. I was simply just lifting it up and changing the pads from there. And yes its true, you should expect A LOT of drainage. Blood was pouring down my legs so I would just stand there for about a half hour each time switching out tissues when the other one would be soaked. I waiting until it stopped and would change the pads and then attempt to go back to sleep. I really wanted to stay ahead of the pain so I was taking them every 4 hours when I would wake up to change pads. The drainage finally stopped at around 8am. The binder is definitely VERY uncomfortable. I barely slept. You have to sleep on your back which is just not what I usually do. I had my recheck appointment this afternoon and they needed to take the binder and garment off to check everything out. OUCH I can see how some people pass out during this process. Its such a strange feeling. Its like a release of pressure and pain. SO thankful for the wonderful staff though, they were incredibly helpful and understanding. Helped me remove them and get dressed. I have a lot of swelling and bruising especially on my flanks but OMG I almost cried when I looked in the mirror! Even with the swelling, I cannot remember the last time my tummy was this flat. I thanked Dr Segev over and over. He really is such a nice guy! Very personable. He kept telling me how nice of curves I have. Made me feel good :) I had the rest of the day free so I asked him where a good place to sightsee is. He suggested going to see the monuments. So I took a taxi to the Lincoln monument and walked everywhere to see everything including the white house. I walked for about 3 hours straight. I was walking slowly and a bit stiff but I did it! The binder gets to come off after 24 hours so I was SO excited to be able to take it off at 4:30pm. I found a restroom outside the white house and ripped that baby off. Oh, it felt so good! Now I just have to wear the binder at night now. Which makes me excited. I was not looking forward to wearing it on my 4 hour flight tomorrow! Overall today I felt better than yesterday. I am still taking my hydrocodone every few hours just in case. It hurts the most if I need to sit or bend over. I just feel stiff. I also have arnica gel I am applying to the bruised areas, hoping that helps. I am flying home tomorrow so I will be sure to post my pictures then. Night! Updated on 25 Apr 2013: Day 3: I have to fly out today. 1.5 hour flight to chicago then a 2 hour flight to NH. The worst part about the day was having to carry my luggage! Also, having to take my shoes off at security...it was a chore to bend over and pick them up off the floor. Gosh i just hate bending over! It hurts! Also sucked having to sit and stand up so often on the planes. I was so hoping the people next to me wouldn't need to get up. And having to walk gate to gate carrying all my stuff. Overall it was exhausting! I was so happy to see my husband and to get home. I decided to go to bed early after such a long day so I put my binder on and attempted sleep. WORST night ever. My back still hurt SO much. Its not the incisions or anything to do with the surgery, its like my spine is being squished! I kept waking up every few hours with back spasms, it was horrible. I only have a few hydrocodone left so I took one just to get four hours of sleep. Horrible binder, i hate you! Updated on 25 Apr 2013: Day 4: After having like 5 hours total of sleep last night I decided to call the office to ask about my back pain. They said to stop wearing the binder all together. I am SO relieved. She said it really is squishing my spine and to just not worry about it. I asked if it would affect my results and she said NO. This makes me wonder why they have us wearing it at all?? My back is still having mini spasms but nothing compared to last night. So today I decided it was time for me to *** the garment to wash it and shower. Boy was that a chore! Its just so tight! And difficult to get off. Its like a release of pressure when it finally came off. But the shower felt so good! I threw the garment in the wash on delicate cycle so I am now sitting here without it on. WEIRD is all I have to say. I just feel tight and a bit numb. Not looking forward to putting it back on. So overall the pain is better today, with the exception of my back (but thats not surgery related, thats *** binder related). I've been putting triple antibiotic ointment on my incisions and continuing with arnica gel on the bruises. Finally, I am home and can post pictures!! Updated on 27 Apr 2013: Day 6: I spoke with the office yesterday about my nighttime back pain and they told me there really isnt much I can do without affecting my results. They feel the pain is due to the swelling compressing my spine (exactly what it feels like! ugh!) She said the only option I have is to purchase another 2nd stage garment or something similar (like spanx) for at night. She told me they used Merenagroup garments so I looked on their website...81$s for a 2nd stage one! Then I remembered I had purchased a spanx-like undergarment for a wedding I was in last year. Nervous to affect my results I decided to take a sleeping pill in hopes to just sleep through the pain. I woke up at 5am in severe pain and decided I couldn't do it anymore. So I painfully removed the garment and put the spanx-like one I have on. Its tight but not AS tight as their garment. I took some melatonin and was able to sleep 4 more hours. This morning I woke up sick :( I'm sure its due to a lack of sleep but this is just like torture! My back hurts, my throat is sore, my nose is all stuffy, I have a pounding headache, this garment is so restricting, and I'm sooooo sleepy! Ugh, now I'm just rambling. But the sickenss combined with recovery...not fun! So I took the spanx-like garment off, took a shower, took more pics, and put the original garment back on. You can probably tell from the pictures that I am now more swollen. I'm assuming this is due to the fact I wore the spanx instead of the garment last night. Ugh! Its like a never ending cycle. I just want the swelling to go down so I wont have back pain, can sleep through the night, and get rid of this cold! Heres the worst part: I go back to work tomorrow. I do not have a desk job, in fact, its the opposite. I will be standing/walking/teaching for 8 hours straight. Not sure how this is going to go :/ Any advise would be greatly appreciated! Does anyone know any tricks to getting this swelling to go down?? At day 6 should it be gone by now? Am I over exerting myself?? frustrated and tired :/ Updated on 27 Apr 2013: ( I forgot to mention that I had gone 1 night without the binder and just wore the garment and the pain was NO better so thats why I called the office about it again)
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Rapid Inch Loss - I'm bringing SEXY back!!! Croydon

Rapid Inch Loss Croydon - I'm a 38 year old woman, who up until last year was pretty pleased with my overall physical appearance. Everyone in my family kept warning me about the "shift". As I was growing up, I saw this "shift" in all my cousins. I am the baby of the family, and I mean they ALL shifted! Over the past year, guess who starts to shift? I'm still ok with the fullness I see now, but that tire has GOT to go. My lifestyle has never mirrored any of my family's sedentary ways. I was an athlete growing up. I ran track for my JHS, my HS AND the US Navy. I'm not in the gym (stopped going after my lines started looking masculine), and really don't see myself getting back in there like that. My job is physical, and I do walk. I have ALWAYS been thick in my mid-section, even as a teen, primarily due to my short torso. Gain a pound and THAT is where you're going to see it. This is procedure(abdomen and hips)is something that has been on my mind for at least a decade. Now that I am closing in on finalizing my date and paying my money, I am SO nervous. Believe me, I have read every story here and on other sites. I have researched the facility and doctor. I have watched this procedure being performed on various other patients. I have listened to the good, as well as the horror stories. I actually gave myself an additional month after consulting the doctor to reconsider, to really DIG and see if I couldn't find a solid reason for me not to do this. After all this, I'm still having it done. But these nerves of mine...... I would love any calming words of inspiration from anyone that has gone through similar feelings. I will post some before, BEFORE pics (before the shift. Eventually, I will post my before surgery pics, just as soon as I can tolerate looking at it. I'm sooooo not feeling this mid-section spread.Updated on 10 Nov 2011:Was scheduled for the 22nd but my original hopeful date was the 15th, so we are off to a good start!. Nerves have my insides knotted up.Updated on 15 Nov 2011:OK, 30 days and counting...... Palms sweating just thinking about it. I really feel this is what needs to be done, just a big ol'fraidy cat, I suppose. :) I have read some fabulous ratings, and some not so fab. Seems my jitters are common though. My expectations, I believe, are realistic. Have done SO much comparison on similar body types, ages, and even ethnic backgrounds. I'm READY(but secretly would like some words of encouragement, or just maybe your story) If anybody is having a similar procedure done soon(or just had it done) please contact me. Especially if you're just as nervous as me! :)Updated on 17 Nov 2011:Bad day at work, but my excitement has kept me going. Four weeks from today!! Not nervous today for some reason. I keep visualizing my new midsection. Hopefully everything will be fine by April. I was unhappy last year in my bikini. Would NOT take that cover up off! Really don't want to relive that.Updated on 18 Nov 2011:Even worse day today. My beloved cat of 11 years has some sort of neurological issue. All I can do is make him comfortable. REALLY started to postpone my procedure and invest this money into my cat. I was told it probably wouldn't help though. My heart is so heavy now.Updated on 19 Nov 2011:Laid my cat to rest today. So sad. I was looking forward to recovering and having my BooBoo there with me. Gotta stay strong. :(Updated on 28 Nov 2011:Rearranged my room. Picked up my arnica and vitamin C and plenty of gauze. I am praying for a smooth recovery afterwards. Preparation is key. Am I really doing this?? smh. Wow. On a disappointing note, no one from the Realself team has even said hello. Odd.Updated on 5 Dec 2011:Pre op is at noon today. Excited and nervous. Will post afterwards.Updated on 7 Dec 2011:Ok....... Finally got the nerve to post some of my before pics. Official farewell to the fat, if U will. Don't know what made me do it today, but here goes...... Be kind :) Updated on 9 Dec 2011:Ok, Picking up scripts today AND bloodwork. This is really happening, huh?Updated on 12 Dec 2011:3 more days!!!!!Updated on 15 Dec 2011:Just returned home. Feeling great so far. In the kitchen cooking. Leaking like crazy! Trying to prepare myself for the pain afterwards. Total of 9 adits, 3 per hip and 3 for ab. Have to leave my garment on until tomorrow, but then they say I only have to wear it 7 days. Im sure Im going to wear it longer tho. Will sneak a peek tomorrow. Good luck stephanie!!!!!!Updated on 19 Dec 2011:Check out 4 day post op pics!Updated on 19 Dec 2011:I had approximately 2300ml removed. 750ml from left hip and 760ml from right hip and 770ml from my abdomen. Today is my first day back at work and I feel fine. I kept the Vicodin routine up until last night. Wasn't in significant pain, but wanted to make sure I slept through the night. Brought Tylenol just in case pain kicks up today. Personally, I don't think that he took enough out, but time will tell. Still have numb spots on my *** and soreness on my hip adits. Recovery not as bad as I thought it would be. I can sort of understand why they call it a "lunchtime procedure", but it would have to be a LATE lunch on a Friday, and whatever your job is, it probably shouldn't require a lot of thought. Now if this is YOUR job, then YES, it is a lunchtime procedure. If not, then I would consider it like any other medical procedure and advise thoroughly resting before resuming ANY activities. : )Updated on 21 Dec 2011:Went bowling last night. Everything was good. But THEN I got that call. Oh yeah, it was ON! No pain. Body didn't look as good as I hoped it would, but I was satisfied. HE was dumbfounded. Couldn't figure out what got into me. Lbvs! My CONFIDENCE IS BACK!! He's REALLY in trouble once this swelling goes down! Just thought I'd share a lighter note. Stay lifted ladies! Updated on 28 Dec 2011: Omg! My gown fits again! Celebration begins in a few! Updated on 29 Dec 2011: AND I'm 3lbs lighter! Yay me! Updated on 3 Jan 2012: Feeling particularly LARGE today. One of those days where I look worse than I did before I went in. Ughhhh! Whats up with the big *** crease in the middle? This better be ALL kinds of bloat and water weight I swear! Ready to scream today! Man I hope this feeling passes. Updated on 4 Jan 2012: Ok, so Hotwings make me swell up now, huh? Who knew. Very rough evening. U woulda thought that every laxative I took since the procedure all of a sudden decided to work! Omg, I'm glad that's over! I share EVERYTHING! : ) Updated on 5 Jan 2012: OK...I got the clearance from the PS to start tanning. Adits healed up nicely. Yes, I tan. I get ghostly pale in the winter months, and it feels good to these bones!! lol First time going in over two years. I am a lobster. Only did 20 minutes? Not really tripping on that, the red will die down quickly. This was the first time since the procedure that I was able to thoroughly massage my areas. That UV lamp must've loosened up that meat. I massaged all thru the session. I feel FANTASTIC!! Was soooo much looser. Got a chance to REALLY get in there. Felt phenomenal!!!! I'm so relaxed now. I won't go around recommending tanning for everybody, but *** it did my body good. I felt those lumps loosen and move. I even got that weighted hula hoop around a bunch of times. I think I'm really healing. btw I switched to a full slip garment for nighttime. That crotch was kicking my *** last night! No more of that! Happy Healing All!!!! Updated on 6 Jan 2012: ....And the lady at my job complimented my slimmer torso!! This is the only the beginning!!! Updated on 10 Jan 2012: I saw FLATNESS today, if only for a brief second. Oh, it gave me so much hope!! I can only speak for myself, I'm always a little leaner once my cycle starts. Feeling stronger in my core. Maybe it was the skating? IDK? I'm just gonna enjoy this feeling today!! New bowling league starts tonight and I'm ready.Didn't bother with that scale today either! Hope u ladies are feeling and healing good too!!! ttyl Updated on 13 Jan 2012: OK.... The pressure is on! Just bought that St. Thomas ticket today. Trip is in late April. Been doing alright. Hate that end of the day swollen look. Still in my garment, even though I was told I could stop a while back. Have I become dependent on it?? Naval is still hard to get into, unless I'm laying on my back. No real updates, but I was missing y'all. Have a great wknd! Updated on 14 Jan 2012: OK.... I'm going to attempt to NOT wear my compression garment for a lil bit. Can't say I won't put that shaper on, but I'm going to give my torso a break. Pray for me! :O Updated on 20 Jan 2012: yay! My ridge is starting to go down! I have this ridge above my pubic area that was looking like a little shelf! Starting to even o Lllllllut now! Little over 5 weeks. Might take pics this wknd! Updated on 31 Jan 2012: 6 weeks post op..... Scale said 161 this morning! 2 weeks until dr. appt. Good and bad days. More good than bad tho! Bra size went up to 36DD from 36D. Odd. Not a bad look tho. Just now starting to have an interest in shopping. Might do some this weekend. Keep ya posted!!! Updated on 6 Feb 2012: Hey ppl! It's been a minute since I've checked in. This is the longest rollercoaster ride that I've ever been on! These ups and downs are ridiculous. Weight loss seemed temporary. Maybe, IDK. Swollen, definitely. Bathing suit shopping was horrendous. Two month check-up is next week. So serious about a touch up. Lighter note, I DID behave for the SuperBowl party. And the food was so good and plentiful. I am proud of me for that. Stay up ladies!! Updated on 6 Feb 2012: First Post Op bikini...... Be kind :) Updated on 10 Feb 2012: 8 week post op pics up!! Today was a good day, I must admit. Not exactly where I thought I would be, but a *** great distance from where I USED to be! I'm in good spirits and I hope it's contagious!! I still have swelling, and a little ropy feeling in different places, from time to time. Nighttime can still be absolutely HIDEOUS, but I digress. TODAY, I'm satisfied. Updated on 15 Feb 2012: OK, BACK on the rollercoaster. The after pics were HORRENDOUS!!!!! ABSOLUTELY AWFUL. I KNOW he can't have any intention on using THOSE pics to showcase his work. I was actually BIGGER in one of them! WTF??? So now I have an appointment next week for slim shaping. HE says I'm healing fine. WTF ever!! Still have 9 weeks til vacation, but at this rate...... Will keep U posted Updated on 29 Feb 2012: 2nd treatment of Smooth Shape and 1st laser hair removal treatment for lip and chin. Half off on Wednesdays!! I LOVE these people!! Next appointment for both treatments is in two weeks, but it won't be lip and chin, it'll be bikini! Updated on 28 Jun 2012: ok, it's been a while since I've checked in. Overall, I'm pleased with results. I think I might have a little more removed, but I'm gonna give it until the end of summer. Getting QUITE a few compliments these days too!
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map-marker London, England

Rapid Inch Loss on Tummy to Flatten What the Gym Can't - Enfield

I'm a super active, healthy, 26 year old. I had a breast lift/aug a few years ago, and decided to have lipo while I was under. I didn't talk with my surgeon much about exactly what I wanted to get out of the surgery. He ended up working more on my sides to give me a good shape than flattening my stomach. I was happier with myself after the surgery than before, but not fully happy. I also had very realistic expectations that were not met (probably because of my lack of communication!). Now, 4 years later, I have decided life is too short to be unhappy about things I can change. So, I began the search again for a good surgeon. I stumbled upon this website and made contact with many surgeons I read reviews about. I met with John Connors and was so happy that I booked my surgery that day. I didn't want to be put under for lipo, and liked that he does the procedure in his office. Everything about my visit with him was perfect: his staff, gorgeous Candace Olson-esque office, his bedside manner, and also his answer to my many questions. I did my homework beforehand and know exactly what I want out of my surgery, so I made sure to ask all the right questions. My surgery is now less than 2 weeks away, and I'm so excited! I'll post pre-op pics soon, and post-op ones afterward. Updated on 5 Apr 2013: I am officially 1 day post-op! Here's a timeline of how my day went yesterday ... 7:00am - woke up, cleaned my house, walked my dogs, and spent some time with them before having to take them to the boarder 10:30am - took Lyrica and my antibiotic with a small sip of water. I felt the effects of the Lyrica within 10 minutes of swallowing the pill. It made my tired. I almost fell asleep in the shower! 12:30pm - arrived at Dr. Connors office, very relaxed, and waited about 45 minutes to go back (there was another lipo surgery before me, and I didn't mind the wait at all. I was so chill and played Candy Crushers on my phone). 1:30 - change into a gown, then am given the Dr. Connor "cocktail" (1mg Xanax for anxiety, 75mg Lyrica for pain, and 25mg Phenergan for nausea) and told to relax. I was already very chill from the Lyrica earlier, so once these kicked in I was feeling pretty good. 2:00 - Dr. Connors comes in to mark me up. He asked me which areas bothered me the most, and circled them with a sharpie. I appreciated this SO much, because I know he is going to work on the areas that are the most troublesome to me (unlike my previous surgeon who didn't really ask what I wanted). I was still more alert than they wanted me to be, so I took another .5mg of Xanax. 2:30 - I was moved into the operating room (located in Dr. Connors office and just 2 doors over from where I was relaxing). The nurses were talking to me the entire time, making me feel very comfortable. His nurse Ashley is amazing! 3:00 - This is when the magic started to happen. I was injected with a local anesthetic on my tummy. Then 4 incisions were made, underneath my bikini line, for the cannula. Dr. Connors started with filling me up with the tumescent solution. It was a very strange feeling, because I could feel the cannula going in and out of, but it wasn't painful. It was like the other skin that wasn't numbed (tops of my legs, ***, flanks) were also being moved because of the cannula, but again not painful - just an odd feeling. If I said this experience was totally pain-free, I'd be lying. My experience is different than most because I had scar tissue built up from my previous lipo procedure. Dr. Connors had to forcefully break through that, which was painful, but nothing unbearable. Pain is beauty! There were also a few areas (mostly on my bra line) that I could feel pain when he hit, but that was a huge problem area for me so I didn't mind taking some pain to get rid of it. Overall, the procedure was easy. They said that most people sleep through it, but I was somewhat alert and aware of what was going on (which I didn't mind at all). I kept asking questions, like "are you injecting the tumescent solution now?" "do you do a lot of lipo procedures?" "when can I start working out again?" etc etc. They were super nice, but I'm sure they wished I would just shut up. I could help that I felt a little loopy and wanted to babble! Afterward, they stitched up 2 of my incisions and left 2 open to drain. I was then put into my compression garment, which is crotchless (thank god!), has shorts, comes up below my bra line (so I can wear my own bra) and has straps. It's actually really comfortable. They packed me with gauze pads over my lower stomach where the incision was made, and then some foam padding over the rest of my stomach. They must have packed me in really good, because I haven't had any drainage at all. 4:45pm - I was back in my recovery room, and was totally alert and aware of what was going on (but by no means was I completely "sober." Still had lots of drugs in my system). I called my roommate and gave her directions about where to meet me when I got wheeled down in the wheel chair. I was given pretzels and ginger ale, which I devoured and chugged. I also brought a huge powerade with me, which I also chugged. I get in the car with her, give her directions home, get home and pretty much immediately get in bed. I had no real pain on my tummy yet because I was still anesthetized. 5:30 - I'm drifting in and out of sleep for about 2 hours, then wake up and realize I'm in some serious pain. I hadn't taken any of my pain meds yet, so I take 1 of them. I was prescribed 2mg of Dilaudin (I'm allergic to all things codeine, so no perkoset, vicodin, or hydrocodone for this girl), and the directions take 1 every 4-6 hours. I'm not a wuss when it comes to pain at all, I actually have a very high threshold for pain, but I was really hurting. I deliriously called Dr. Connors office to ask them if I should take the Dilaudin or the Lyrica (if I was in my right mind I could've answered my own question - Dilaudin). 1 was not enough AT ALL, so 15 min later I took a 2nd one. 30 minutes of so after I took the 2nd one, I had some relief. Tip: don't wait for pain to arrive to treat it. Treat it before it happens, and don't be afraid to take your prescribed meds. That's why they're prescribed to you! 7:00 - I get a call from Dr. Connors to check on me. He asked me how I was doing and made sure I did a few things I was supposed to. I LOVED that. It was so nice to hear from him. 7:30 - about a half hour after I took the 2nd Dilaudin, my bf got here with Cheesecake Factory for dinner. I wasn't hungry at all, but needed food in my system bad. I got the Skinnylicious roasted turkey, avocado, and bacon sandwich. Hit the spot in a big way. I made him get 3 different types of cheesecake, too, because I was in the sampling mood (I gave him my order pre-surgery). I had no appetite, but I LOVE sweets, so I had room for some cake. I probably ate 1/3 of each slice and he had the rest. I felt a little sick afterward and could've vomited, but didn't want to because of how bad it would hurt to contract my stomach like that. I sucked it up, and we laid in bed for hours. I was drifting in and out of sleep the whole time. I also had to go to the bathroom, so I get up to walk over there. Getting out of bed is AWFUL! Having to use my lower stomach muscles (where all of the incisions are) sucked. But I have a wrought iron bed, and I have now figured out exactly how to pull myself up and get in and out of bed with no problems. Sitting on the toilet was painful. It's tough to sit at a 90* angle like that, so I came up with a solution ... Somewhat gross, but I don't care. I close the lid on my toilet, have a huge bowl that I put on top of it, stand over it and *** then toss it in my shower. Gross, I know, but no pain and easy so I don't care. 11:30 - Bedtime. I take 2 Dilaudin for pain. I was instructed to wake up every 2 hours to walk around to prevent blood clots, so I set my alarm for 1:30am, 3:30am, etc. I don't remember this very well, but my alarm goes off at 1:30am and my bf comes over to help me up. I told him there was no f*ing way I was getting up bc I was in too much pain. He goes back to bed, and then the 3:30 alarm goes off. He comes over to help me up, and I slowly get out of bed. When I stand up and all of the blood rushed to my stomach, I was almost in tears. I had to stand up and bury my head in his shoulder before I could walk to the bathroom. That was the last really painful moment I had. 5:30am - Alarm goes of again. I get up, walk to my kitchen, get back in bed. Wasn't feeling the need for pain meds at all. I was just sore, but I ended up taking 1 Dilaudin just in case. I didn't want to get back to the point of severe pain. 7:30 am - Same thing, but I go to the bathroom. I am feeling sore, but not painful. 10:30 am - Take Lyrica and antibiotic. 1:30 pm - Call Dr. Connors office to ask Ashley a few questions. I got a prompt call back and answer to all of my questions. His staff is A-mazing. I cannot speak highly enough of my experience. 3:30 pm - Nothing eventful has happened today. I've eaten some chicken w/ olive oil, fresh fruit, and some oreo cheesecake from last night. I've drank 2 huge powerades, and have gotten up to talk around 6 or 7 times. Sore, not in pain, and groggy from the Lyrica. I think tomorrow will be much better. *Oh, I forgot to mention that I saw my stomach before they put the garment on. All I can say is that when swimsuit season rolls around, I'm gonna be one happy girl :) I have decided to leave my garment on until my post-op appointment next Thursday, so I will post pics once I change it. Updated on 14 Apr 2013: *10 Days Post-Op* The worst is over!! I have to admit, it was tough for a few days. The most frustrating part for me was that I had to wear these 1/4" thick foam sheets (the size of a piece of paper ... 2 of them) covering my stomach because this was a revision. Dr. Connors said it was to prevent the lumpy-bumpiness, so I was more than happy to wear them! Unfortunately, they were SO hot and irritated my skin, so I wore a shirt underneath the foam. So my layers went tank top, foam, garment, normal clothes - I was one hot girl for a few days. But that's over, and I am glad to be out of it. I had my post-op appointment at the 7th day mark. On the 6th and 7th days I was extremely swollen, to the point of it being hard to breath in my garment. I began icing often, putting arnica gel on my stomach and sides 2x a day, and taking an epsom salt bath 2x a day. What a difference! My garment now fits comfortably and I am noticeably less swollen. I have noticed that when I walk quickly that I swell up really bad. So, now I walk extremely slowly and will pick up the pace in a few days once my swelling has stayed low for a little bit longer. Still very happy I did it! Can't wait to see the final results.
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im giving up the gym then!

Anonymous
map-marker Stevenage, England

Rapid Inch Loss Procedure - Thrilled with amazing results - Stevenage

I just had my surgery Monday morning at the rapid inch loss clinic (3/25/13). I had upper/lowers abs, waist and hips done. Really felt no pain during the procedure except for a couple times when she was up close to my ribs. I had a stress ball that I squeezed the heck out of during that time. After the procedure I felt pretty good until the nausea set in. Threw up in the office, but that's how I've always been. The way I see it get that stuff out of my system. Don't remember the drive home and went to bed. Woke up a few hours later, threw up again, changed my dressing pads, had some crackers and back to sleep. Woke up again around 10:15pm and literally felt no pain, kinda weird. Got up, pottied, ate a few turkey cheese crackers, drank water and again back to sleep. Up again at 5am to potty, which I was able to by myself. Now 8 am, approx 24 hrs after procedure started and while I'm sore, the only pain I feel is from having to lay on my back all night. I'm going back in next Monday to do innerouter thighs. I'm excited to take this journey with other folks like y'all to compare stories! Spent most all of day 2 sleeping. I did get up and shower, but that wiped me out. Laid back down, back to sleep. Day 3 (3/27/13) - Up, showered and dressed for work. Felt a little worn out trying to get ready, but just took my time doing it. Again, the only real "pain" is back pain. I can't seem to get comfortable with that. The abs/waist and areas I had treated all seem good. All a little tender to the touch and some slight bruising setting in. Mostly up under my ***/ribs area. I did notice a small rash on my right side, which I think may have been from the saturated pad on my skin. It's getting better now that the draining has subsided. I still feel like I'm gonna break (or hurt) if I try to bend in the middle. I'm finding myself being very cautious with every little thing I do so as to not have to bend. But wouldn't you know, I've been dropping things like crazy. I have gotten pretty good with picking stuff up with my toes and placing it on a stool and then very creatively leaning over with one leg extended to pick up the item. I'm kinda feeling some of the swelling setting in, but still not really in any pain. Will post pics soon. Updated on 29 Mar 2013: Day 4 (3/28/13) - went to work again for a full day. Again took my time showering and getting ready. Still not feeling any unbearable pain, more just an uncomfortableness. I've been reading other stories and hearing about how swollen and bruised so many people are. I have a few small bruises up near my ribs and a little on my sides. Im a little swollen but no where near the size i was before surgery. I started the week before my surgery and was drinking A TON of water, nearly 100 oz per day. I also started on the Arnica pills two days before my surgery. They are like little sugar pills, take 5 at a time 3 times a day. I truly believe that by doing those and the extra water has really helped me. Day 5 (3/29/13) - Good Friday - thankful for the day off work, but not going to lay in bed all day. While getting up and moving around is not the most comfortable, I do believe its helped keep some of the swelling down. Sleeping has gotten a little better. I was having a hard time sleeping on my back, but have now been able to gently turn on my side and sleep a while. Too bad I go in on Monday for inner/outer thighs...guess ill be back to back sleeping. I do still have one incision that still seems to be draining a little. I would like to know if anyone has purchased their stage 2 garment from somewhere other than their surgery site. I've been looking them up online and it seems they are overpriced if I got through SB to order it. Hope everyone has a nice Easter weekend, I'll post again after surgery 2 on Monday. What a fun way to spend April Fools Day! :) Updated on 4 Apr 2013: Day 10 (abs) Day 4 (legs) - Well, it's been 4 days since my 2nd procedure where I had inner/outer thighs done. I'm a little shocked to say that it was not as pleasant as my first procedure. When they gave me my "cocktail" I asked for the same as I had the week before in procedure 1. That one was a breeze and I felt hardly anything. When I got to the table, I looked at the clock and realized I was still coherent enough to know what time it was. Not a good sign. I mentioned it to the dr and she said my body was "used to" the meds. She assured me I'd be fine and she would take her time and if I needed a break to let her know. Well, I'm not one for prolonging the pain so just get it done. For it to have been a less extensive procedure, there was more pain. Nothing that squeezing my stress ball and holding my breath a few times couldn't get me through, but it was definitely more pain. The only good thing was it was a much faster procedure. I did not throw up this time afterwards, but again, don't remember much of the car ride home, being put into bed, or the rest of that afternoon. Woke the next morning and holy moly, my legs BURNED!!! Like literally were on fire. Needless to say, most of Tuesday was also spent on meds and asleep. I did get up Tuesday evening and things were better. Legs not "burning" anymore, but very tender. I was able to shower, but sitting was a real pain in the ***. Literally!! Sliding off the bed, sitting on the potty or on a chair....YEOW!! My abs bruised very little and wasn't until day 4 that I saw any bruising. I think a lot of it was from overdoing on Good Friday. My legs, however, bruised immediately. I went back to work on Weds again, and with my legs hurting the way they were I was not able to work all day. Went home early and slept again. Today, I woke up feeling much better, but legs are sore. To best describe it, it's "bruised" sore. They are tender to the touch and if I sit too long they hurt. Once I sit and get settled the pain subsides some, but then standing again there is some pain/tightness. Once I move around a little, pain subsides. It's kinda weird. All in all, I'm still totally pleased with early results. I'm still swollen, but not so much that I can't see a difference. If you're on the fence, I would say go for it! Updated on 9 Apr 2013: Day 15 (abs) Day 8 (legs) - Went yesterday for my 1 week legs and 2 week abs post-op appt. The nurse that saw me was amazed at my results, as am I!! They were all surprised at how much worse my recovery has been from my legs as opposed to my mid section. Honestly, I am too! I feared the first surgery just because it was so much more extensive. I figured, eh, inner/outer thighs, can't be worse then WHOLE mid section. But the nurse even told me, "You are one of a kind, because I never hear that legs are worse then abs." Anyway, my mid-section continues to heal. There are a few lumps I've noticed and there is a band just under my belly button that is super hard. I massage everywhere every night for about 30 minutes, concentrating a little more pressure on the lumps themselves. My legs continue to be black/blue from my who-ha to just below my knees. It's all still tender to the touch, but today I've noticed I can rub it a little easier then days past. I still feel like I have the "too small pantyhose twisted around my thigh" feeling when I stand, especially after sitting for too long. I have to take a moment to "stretch" my legs before I start walking. I still walk a little funny until it loosens up and then I'm good to go. Also, at this point, the itching has definitely set in. My incisions are healing nicely, but the two under my butt seem to itch worse then the others. I'm not sure if that's because of me sitting on them or what, but I find I'm scratching my butt and don't even realize it. Gotta watch that while in public. I've gotten some strange looks at the store. :) The nurse told me yesterday that the itching is a good sign that things are healing well. So, I guess I'll just deal with it. Still have some slight swelling in the midsection, but not too noticeable. In my legs, I've lost my knees to swelling, thanks to gravity. My legs seem to have swelled up a lot more then I was expecting. I'm looking at my before/after pics that I took and it's hard for me to see any change. But I was told last night that it was easy to see there was "less leg" there. Oh, what a good feeling! I went back to my zumba class last night. I didn't do anything crazy, but it did feel good to get moving a little again. Gonna try it again tonight. Continuing to drink LOTS of water. I still firmly believe that has really helped! If you are considering this, start drinking BEFORE your surgery!! You'll be glad you did!! Updated on 24 Apr 2013: Day 31 (abs) Day 24 (legs) - Things are progressing well. Most all of the bruising I had on my legs is now gone. My incisions are almost all healed up. I still have some random, and sometimes weird pains, mostly on my inner thighs. Kind of a tightness, sometimes a tingly sensation, sometimes a deep, burning pain. I still have some hard areas on my stomach, mainly that "band" across, just under belly button. Most of the hard "lumps" have gone down. I'm still massaging the areas, though probably not at much as I should. I have not completely resumed my full Zumba teaching schedule. Last week, I tried to do more and that evening I was in a little bit of pain. For my stage 2 garment, I went all over town trying to find just what I wanted, but it did not exist. I did find, in WALMART, a body shaper from the Genie line. Ya know, that infomercial for Genie Bra? Yea, them! While it does go to my ankles (I really wanted a capri length), but it was only $20. It has held up well for daily wear/washing.
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inspired to try it

Anonymous
map-marker Croydon, England

Had a Consultation...I'm So Ready!

Hey Real_self Family! ( i read this site almost daily to get stories related to mine). Long story short. i have a co-worker who showed me a pamplet, then she had it done, i read up on it, advised the husband of the plan ( for much needed support) and schuduled a consultation. While im getting my $ right, i have a final cosult on Feb 26. Then, on the day of my wedding Anniversary, March6 the tummy will be sucked away! im soo excited.Husband doesnt agree but is willing to tatally support me........I love him! Ive had this pooch all of my life, i cant blame babies....even though the last one left me with about 30 extra lbs that i cant seem to shake.Im having my upper/lower abs done and my waist. those are my only PROBLEM areas. The arms, back etc will do fine if i can shake this weight.... My stomach is hereditary, my mom has one too. But hers came more with age, she used to be skinny. I, on the other hand have never had that priveldge. Ill keep yall updated! Updated on 25 Feb 2013: SOOOO.. I GO IN TOMMORROW FOR MY PRE-OP(?). i think thats what it is.. im embarrssed cause ive put on a few pounds since the consult. i hope that will be ok. soo ready! Updated on 26 Feb 2013: @ pre-op right now...dressed in the attractive paper bikini, getting all of my before and after instructions....wish the doctor would hurry up and come in here. One more week and I"ll be fine and devine! Ttyl Updated on 3 Mar 2013: Only 2 and a half more days! Dr. Seimen said I had a small hernia. But he could still do the procedure ( I read that is dangerous).my gyn said I didn't have a hernia. So idk....so now I'm confused and excited Updated on 6 Mar 2013: On my way.....a little nervous, (met me there jesus!) Updated on 7 Mar 2013: ok. enough of reading other post. today, i have my own! FINALLY. so, it was schuduled for 6 am yesterdat morning. they said eat a good breakfast and include something sweet. so @ 3:30 in the morning me and the hubby were @ the Waffle house eating a good breakfst. we got to sono Bello and waited unitl they were ready to call me to the back (we were early). when they did, as u know from reading other post, the nurse did her thing, i aske a few ?'s then the doc came in to draw on me and ansewered some of my ?'s. when the meds she gave me kicked in' i was "cool as a cucumber and didnt really have a care in the world! she put me on the procedure bed and gave me sunglasses. ok, here we go. The doc came in and gave me those shots. ALL im gonna say is "oh boy". ( they did hurt) and i have a high pain tolerence. but any who.....next came the Tumescent fluid, or what ever its called, and (oh boy)....ya catch my drift? he said i said very welltaking the pain. he also said that shopuld be the end of my dis comfort. BUT, it wasnt, i have a big pooch, and that fat was REALLY stubborn. Cuz it hurt for real. but i kept focusing on the fat that i could see going in the tube. (by the way he told me FLA law will only let him take out 4000 ccs of fat......that what he tolm ME. ANY ways. i fell asleep numerous times (glad i did). then they woke me up and put on my garment. ( idont remember how i got dressed, but i did.) the nurse gave me my bag with my meds and instructions and wheeled me out to my car. I slept the whole way home. i woke up when my husband stopped to get something to ea, but that's all i remember. got home, in the bed (i had akready lined the bed with protective cloths. and i was out. i was in moderate pain but i got up and ate a sandwhich, drink h20 and popped another molly, ( imeant pill)!slept most of the the day, but i got up, said hello to all of my babies, asked them about school, ironed thier clothes for the next day, alked sround the house for a bit and layed down (attempting to watch FLIGHT. i fell asleep. When i got up i was curius how i looked (by the way the dr called to check on me ) hat was nice. i wanted to *** the garment and put pads under it but he said no, cuz i would swell alot and be in terrible pain. main i leaked every where and i wad soaked. i changed the padding on the bed about 3-4 times and underwear abou 3 times. by the way, i can alreay tell a difference in my love handles and lower ab, even through the garment! and i now have a waist line! ohhhh shT$#, girlfirend gone be fine! WaTch out now! so its 3 in the morning and most of the pain has subsided and im writing my review....lots of leakage on the 1st day....loving the BEGINING resultS Updated on 8 Mar 2013: Sono bello called me again yesterday to check on me and answer any ? I hd. And to make my follow-up appt. I put shape wear on top of my binder and compression garment. It actually doesn't hurt. I want a nice figure. This itching is *** I'm up @ 6am in the morning trying on belts cuz I never had a waistline before. This is soo cool! Updated on 9 Mar 2013: Its the 3rd/4th day and I'm starting to feel slighty bloated and the rubber band feeling around my waist. Updated on 11 Mar 2013: So I went to the gym today for a light workout. I felt soo good. But "ohh boy",now I see what others are talking about when they say their procedure areas are swollen. It ALMOST looks like I didn't have much done. But I still feel my areas tryning to "draw up" Updated on 15 Mar 2013: whew.. Thank God (UPS delivered today). went to Sonobello on wensday for my 2nd stage garment. i told dat Gal that thang was too small. she said "its supposed to be like this (it took both of us to squeeze me in) she said she would've even suggested i get a large instead of the XL for even more compression ......i dont know "bout that cause girlfriends gotta breathe. i finally got putting it on and taking it off by myself down to a science. but OMG. she said nothing should be tight or indent my skin right now....i undersatnd that. but that garment was soo tight, i began to feeel nauseau,then i was cranky, didnt even wanna ansewer thephone. thats how tight it was. it was squeezing my back in a undescribable way. then i had to work and sleep in it......thats too much.then today, a knock came on the door. THANK GOD! ( i ordered a refurbished 2XL on my own- and paid 66.00 for a 130.00 garment) i put it on and i think im gonna make it! Another 2X should be on the way, once some sewlling goes down' ill get back in my XL. ( the 2x measurments fit just right, but the girls @ Sono bello are told to put u in a size smaller then what you should order...sorry i couldnt do it much longer Updated on 15 Mar 2013: imm such a srew up. i tried to down load flics from my cell-phone and some how just erased them all......wow Updated on 15 Mar 2013: also. besides the extreme swelling that took my slimm results look away (lol). i feel the hard lumps forming and sudden sharp pains here and ther. All just part of the healing im sure. Updated on 20 Mar 2013: Thank the Lord! My period came on and I've been releasing all sorts of fliuds for the last couple days, I'm A LOT less bloated. I even started eating right and dropped 5lbs since Sunday. And to make me feel even better, sono bello sent me a 2 week post op email and said "by now, most of ur swelling should be gone, more results are slowly but surely coming. Ahhh. Finally, the results are on the way again. This is my motivation to drop these 30 plus lbs and I'm vtaking advantage of it. I have no more excuses or reasons to disappoint MYSELF this time.... Updated on 24 Mar 2013: today is Sunday, this wendsday will make 3 weeks since my procedure. Swelling from week 2 has went down tremendously and I can fit back into my regular uniform and some of my old (smaller clothes).but u can tell I'm more shapely than before. Glad to see results again.. ill post pics when I can. Updated on 24 Apr 2013: Going home to Jamaica in two weeks for a short stay....ill be very sexy in my TWO piece bathing suit. I hope I keep shrinking. Updated on 25 Apr 2013: BTW ...my Co -worker had her arms and dorsidal fat pad on her back done in December and she looks amazing.I'm thinking of having my back done when I pay off my Jamica trip.idk.....maybe ill just save up until I can just pay for the procedure cash. Updated on 25 Apr 2013: Doing great.
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Anonymous
map-marker Bedford, England

Waist, Hips, and Inner Thighs!

Since it's my first time on here I'll give you a quick description of myself and my situation. I'm a 21 year old college student, 5'6" and fluctuate between 133-136 lbs. I lost 30 lbs after high school, but still can't seem to get rid of my stubborn flanks and chunky thighs. I still work out 5 days/week, 45-60 minutes/day (my cardio is mostly running and elliptical) I log all my meals and snacks and eat approximately 1400 calories a day. I've been interested in laser liposuction for contouring rather than weight loss for about 6 months. I'm beyond thrilled to say that I had my free consultation for the rapid inch loss clinic at Sono Bello in Portland today! Shab was really quick and didn't make me feel awkward. (I would be lying if I said it didn't feel a little like a sales pitch, but I expected that because she is just doing her job!) I have huge "love handles" and inner thighs so I decided on my waist, hips, and inner thighs. I'm paying $1249 per area plus an additional "one time surgical equipment fee" of $900. Be prepared for the one time fee, because I wasn't aware of that at first. I'm also paying a little over $100 for post-op garments/prescriptions/etc. The total came out to around $4800. I'm being tested for a blood disease on the 9th that runs in my family, and once that is all cleared I'm scheduled to meet my doctor on April 15th. My surgery will be on April 24th and I'm super excited! Updated on 7 Apr 2013: I have my blood test on Tuesday, which I'm a little nervous for! I hope I don't have anything that will complicate the procedure, but I'm trying not to worry. I'll update this again after I find out the results! Updated on 17 Apr 2013: I didn't get my blood test results back yet, but should have them soon. I met my Doctor today! He was very nice and very professional. In fact, the entire staff at Sono Bello have done a great job at making me feel comfortable and welcome! One week now until surgery! I'm pumped! Updated on 23 Apr 2013: I got my blood results back, and I DON'T have a blood disease which means I get to do this for sure! TOMORROW! I'm very excited to see the results, although I do expect to look a little gross for awhile while I'm recovering. I won't post pictures until the swelling has had a decent amount of time to go down, but I will keep this updated! Wish me luck! :) Updated on 24 Apr 2013: I had my surgery today, and I cannot tell you how happy I am with how it went! My nurse and doctor were so friendly and made it easy for me to relax. My procedure took about 2 1/2 hours, but it felt like only 1 hour because I was so loopy from the medications they gave me. It couldn't have gone smoother, because I barely felt any pain at all, and the pain I did feel was so minimal that I was half asleep the whole time! Afterwards I took a 4 hour nap, and here I am now. I'm sore as if I worked out really hard and feel a little bit gross from all of the incisions, but I know that part will be over soon. Oh and be prepared to look bigger at first, because of all of the fluids they put inside you. I look like a big bubble right now, so I will post pictures after the swelling has gone down. I'm so excited to see the final results of this! Updated on 25 Apr 2013: Shower day! 24 hours felt like forever! My swelling has gone down a ton already and I think most of it is in my thighs now. I can definitely tell the difference in my waist and hips! (Big sigh of relief) Sono Bello called me this morning to check up on me, and all I can say is wow! I'm so thankful that we have technology like this and that my doctor and nurses are so great! I haven't had to take any more of my pain, anxiety, or nausea meds. I've been taking ibuprofen instead and it's working wonders. I've gone on several short, very slow walks since the procedure just to help me not feel like a *** all day. My bruising is pretty minimal right now, in fact most of it just looks like the pen the doctor used to draw on me. My husband is in awe at the results. I can't imagine what it will look like once all the swelling goes down! I honestly hope for everyone else who does this procedure that it goes as smoothly as mine has been going! I'm super blessed! Updated on 26 Apr 2013: Another great day! My swelling is still going down, and I've been recovering smoothly! My hubby and I went for a walk today (a slow one) for about 25 minutes. It was so nice to get out and get some fresh air! The only spot on me that really hurts enough for me to complain a tiny bit is my left inner thigh. It's pretty sore and gets a quick sting sort of feeling every few minutes, but I'm sure that's normal at this stage. I've been getting emails from my doctor about what to expect which has been so accurate and is encouraging. I also get calls from my nurse each day as well. So far I'm loving what this procedure has done for me! I was beginning to think I would never see the end of my love handles, and now I just want to rejoice all day. Haha! Anyway, I finished my antibiotics, and still haven't taken any of the stronger pain meds since the ibuprofen is working just fine. Arnica seems to be helping with the bruising because I still barely have any. I'll post pictures once the swelling is pretty much gone completely.
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finally a weight loss review

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map-marker Milton Keynes, England

Rapid Inch Loss - Milton Keynes. 3 Days Post Op and No Regrets!

Its day three after I had rapid inch loss of my chin in Milton Keynes! (yes its gone I only have one now!!) and underarm area (not arm but where bra overhang is in axillary area). I have not regretted my decision for a single moment. The pain was uncomfortable the first couple of days but nothing extreme and usually when I moved. I could notice results under chin almost right away, though I wore a mild compression garment for 2 days and now wear a light one when I am at home. The underarms were probably the most painful area (though not unbearable). I had major bruising under one arm that is starting to heal already and some swelling is still their but after one day of heavy pain meds I switched to half doses day two and then down to Tylenol 3. Today I did not even need any pain meds at all! My bandages were removed from chin yesturday and it was incredible NO BRUISING at all! The laser lipo is incredible, i have one tiny incision with one stitch under my chin still in and some swelling still (the pain reminds me of bruising or how you might feel after a fall and your body is sore). It does feel different like a pulling sensation of the skin, even now it feels like my skin is "tight"..but the results are amazing already despite a small lump and swelling under left arm (which hopefully will subside in the next week or two? I would definately recommend..if you are fairly young (I am 41) and have good skin tone the chin laser lipo was astonishing.. (will post pics soon). I was able to go to school to pick my daughter up today and resume light housework..Not near as bad as I thought it would be!! Even if my swelling didnt go down and change results I would be thrilled with results as they are. Updated on April 23, 2010: Today is my 6th day post-op and I am feeling great. Havent needed any pain med since day two, not even ibuprofen. I had this done along with lipo of underarms (bra hangover) tissue which was removed using tumescent lipo. I am already thrilled with results and recovery has been great. Pain was more discomfort then "pain". I have no bruising AT ALL on chin (underarm was pretty heavy bruising and still very tender in a few areas).. I only needed strong pain meds for first day, then switched to tylenol 3 on day two and havent needed anything since (one time ibuprofen). It was not near as bad as I expected. I was sore (especially underarm area)and skin feels very "tight" afterwards. Bandages were removed on day two by physician and to my surprise no bruising, even then. I could notice immediate improvement though I am still swollen and have one stitch in my chin. So far I am thrilled with results (still waiting for underarm area to settle). Pics posted below..actually the first photo does not even show the extent of the double chin (it was even worse than photo..I was actually trying not to show it in before pic). I will try to post more photos as swelling subsides and of underarm area (still a few lumps, that is a very tough area to keep wrapped). I still wear a light chin wrap when I am home. I go to doctor this morning for another appointment. My underarm lipo only had a couple small incisions (no stitches). If you are considering laser lipo of the chin I would definately go for it! Pain is minimal (discomfort and feeling "tight" in chin and neck and soreness when touched but nothing severe. Medicine takes care of it well and results can be seen right away. I had quite a double chin and was apprehensive about extra skin being left but laser lipo also uses something to tighten skin after it is removed I believe. Also it would depend on your age and skin elasticity (I am 41 yrs old). Anyways if anyone has any questions feel free to ask! (Cost above included laser lipo of chin and neck and also lipo under both arms where I had the bra overhang.) Updated on 31 Aug 2011:Its been 17 months since I had this procedure. I am thrilled with the results from the chin. Having just a few oz. of fat removed from the chin really does make you appear much younger (from what I am told). The pain was minimal and fat is gone for good it takes a long time for the tightness to go away but it doesnt hurt just feels a little tight. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Their is literally no scar with the laser liposuction of the chin. I only had like 2 stitches when it was done and I can not see any visable scar at all from it. Results were basically instant..day 2 I had some swelling but still looked incredibly flat (and would have been happy even if that was my final result) but it did take some time for tightness to go away but it was never very painful only a little strange feeling or discomfort first couple days.
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Anonymous
map-marker Luton, England

Amazing Results Already- Rapid Inch Loss Luton

Hey I thought I would put my experience so far because before I had this procedure done I just wanted all the info possible regarding The Rapid Inch Loss Clinic! So here you go for people who are in two minds.... Firstly, the Dr you have is essential. I looked anywhere and everywhere for the best Dr and found it impossible making a choice. I came across a specialist is laser lipo who has been carrying out all types of liposuction for 25years and he was with a well known clinic called MYA. After lots and lots of investigating- I decided to go for it!!! I wanted this done for ages but family and friends always said I was silly etc and was lucky the way I was. I put it off for years (am 22years old now) I just figures that while I had the money and was still young then to go for it! Yes, there is always a risk it could go wrong but you only live once (not sure if that is a good way to look at it or not haha) but I had to keep reassuring myself I was in professional hands!! Anyway... I went for the first talk with a lady who would just tell me about the procedure etc (wasn't a nurse or medical professional but she is the one who books your appt with Dr. This appt was in Bristol, she was lovely and had had laser lipo herself on her tummy and knees so I enjoyed it when she showed me them as I never saw laser lipo actually on someone in real life- only pics. Seeing as though I am going travelling on 6th Jan 2013...I wanted to get this done asap!! This talk was on Tuesday 4th December. She said she would be able to book me in for the following week for my pre-op appt with Dr Kingdon (10th Dec) and then if all went well then I could have the procedure just 3 days later on 13th. I just went for it. I live in Exeter so this is only a couple of hours drive from bristol. Went to the appt with Dr Kingdon on 10th...he was quick and to the point. I am fairly slim but have always had a belly so wanted 3 areas (upper and lower abdomen and flanks) he briefly lifted my top up and squidged my fat lol and then said it would be fine....asked me a few questions about my health (im a non smoker and no health issues etc so was straight forward) he explained the actual procedure would be held in London. I was literally a bag of nerves for those 3days. I took a friend and left at 3.30 am on the Thursday as my appt was at 7.30am! When I arrived I was shaking with nerves. The lady I first saw was absolutely lovely. Then the nurse came who was also lovely and gave me two tablets to supposedly ease my nerves and make me sleepy ( yeah right! haha) she weighed me etc and then Dr Kingdon came in and marked me up. They took me straight through and lay me on the bed. I was SO close to ducking out but I kept remembering... "they know what they are doing" the initial injections did hurt and I was fairly uncomfortable. I also have quite sensative skin! Big mistake watching all the youtube videos on how its done because I knew exactly what he was doing. I was tense the WHOLE way through and even though it wasn't actual pain- it was the thought of it and tge weirdest sensation. I HATED it. I didnt watch. Then he turned me on my front and did my back flanks. Two hours later and it was done. I looked down and my stomach was a huge jelly mound! I freaked out! The nurse explained it was all the adrenaline that they had injected into me and it needed to drain out. The incisions where tiny and barely noticable! I was a bit wired from the lack of sleep and what had just happened and I felt a sense of relief but also worry because a lot of reviews said they could see their flat tummy straight away!! They put the garment on and I lay in a room for a but with a drink and biscuit. They took 2litres out and it looked rank! After having my blood pressure etc I was released. I couldnt even sit down from all the padding in the wrap garment. Nurse explained she would send the thinner garment via post which I could wear after 24 hours. I lay down on the drive back. No pain UNTIL 3 and a half hours later when I got home and I was laughing for ages when I got out the car which made my stomach burn and sting so badly. I was worried but it only lasted about 10mins. Since then it just aches like iv done lots of sit ups. I havent even needed to take the pain killers past day 2. I was so so looking forward to seeing my belly after the 24hours and was surprised....my stomach was flat!! Int was obviously swollen but already so different. The leaking lasted 24hours...yuck!! The garment came on day 2 after procedure so I wore that instead. Its now day 4 and im thrilled...i look forward to the 20mins a day that I can *** my garment and shower so I can look at my new tummy. I have posted before and after pics ( even wore the same clothes in both lol so u can really see). There is still a lot of swelling but already no rolls of fat. I cant big up my doctor enough!!! If u have the right surgeon then DEFINATELY do it!!!! Im going travelling in 3 weeks so can only have my 1 week check...hopefully will go smoothly. I will update my pics after a week. Please leave any feedback :-) Do it! You only live once!!! P.s- drink lots of water, no carbs for the first week while your not excercising and wear your garnent for longer than recommended...im wearing mine for 4 weeks insteadof two because the longer the better!!!! The cost is in pounds £4995 Updated on 16 Dec 2012: Uploading pics now. P.s- my camera lense is smashed so that explains the black splodges on the pics and also a bit blurry! Lol. Updated on 17 Dec 2012: It is now DAY 5 and I have decided to wear both of my garments for extra support...feels really nice. Incisions are healing nicely but still some swelling. Updated on 20 Dec 2012: Now day 8 and noticed sone hard lumps 2 days ago :-( cant see them but can feel. I am getting massages but I really hope they go!!!
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Guest

USWL in 2012 run by Tony nickols and Annie Nichols shut their clinics down owing many therapists 4-5 weeks wages. Please google and see it was even in the birmingham post with the therapists on there. They owed clients money for treatments and therapists for wages - i cant believe it but it seems they got away with it.

More recently Tony became a director of the slimline clinic/rapid inch loss. Companies house says he is a director around 1/6/13. He has let us therapists work since he took over knowing what he was going to do. We received a text saying that we were suspended for 14 days and that they were relaunching. I should be getting paid friday..............watch this space. I live by myself with a 3 year old i really cant afford this and dont need the stress with what im going to do. I dont want to seek a malicious revenge - i just want them stopped.

They have i hear relaunched as www.u-slim.co.uk. Please look at the website. I have called the number and ROB answered, the same ROB that worked with Rapid Inch Loss/ Slimline Clinic. Also there are no locations on the site yet and no company info, this is because it is so new and i believe if we are quick we can stop this happen a THIRD time. Also on the about page it is simply copied and pasted from their rapid inch loss web site even stating....

'she will then design a personal rapid inch-loss program to help you'.

USWL used the 'cracking' and 'melting' method on their cheap machines as described on their home page

If anyone can help please please help me as no one has managed to stop them before. I will keep you updated if i find anything out and please do the same

Guest

This is bull what you wrote treatments are not done by doctor only a therapist i think you have got the company mixed up as rapidinch loss head office in coventry was slimline clinic ran by keris mckenzie or obrien married name and her father Hugh mckenzie of 7 the Coppice Atherstone. they do not employ doctors to do any treatments. think you are mistaken with this company check out slimline clinic and rapidinch loss clinic they use ultrasonic not laser a non surgical treatment over the skin.

Guest

I HAD THIS TREATMENT DONE AND I CAN TELL YOU IT DOES NOT WORK THE RAPID INCH LOSS COMPANY WAS ONCE CALLED THE SLIMLINE CLINIC. READ OTHER REVIEWS ON THEM PLEASE FOLKS AND DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS *** COMPANY WHO JUS WANT YOUR MONEY. :(

Guest

Just type Keris Mckenzie into google and it will prove this is a scam

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Yes lots of info on keris mckenzie or obrien. her and her dad set it up was called many names SLIMLINE clinic etc stay away people total rip off i never lost a single inch of fat when i HAD THIS...i was also told the therapists arevtold to lie about results.

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Anonymous
map-marker Sutton, England

Rapid Inch Loss -Finally Going Through with It. :-D Sutton

Let's see, Last year in January I signed up on this site and had planned to get the surgery in June, but to my husbands protest I actually began working out instead. You will see in the pictures the difference BUT NOW I am planning within the next month or two to get my surgery done. :-D A little about me; I'm a 24 year old married woman, I run a company during the week and I am a dancer part time at nights on the weekends. I have a lot of pressure on me for not only my looks but just life in general and after High School when I stopped playing sports I got a decent amount bigger. I guess I can say that literally until I just looked through the pics I took last year before I wanted to get this surgery I did NOT realize how much of a difference in my body I had made by doing a little bit of working out and eating better... but now I see it since it smacked me in the face through the pictures. Anyway no more rambling, I'm going in for my consult at the rapid inch loss clinic in sutton at the end of this month when my surgeon is near me since he is about 45 minutes away in another office till towards the end of the month. What I am planning to get; My upper back where the small indent/roll of fat is. My hips/flanks (I think they call them) Abs- upper/lower And I am debating my inner thighs, I am just not totally sure about this. Updated on 20 Jun 2012: Well, I am scheduled to go in for my final consult on Monday 6/25/2012 and get the final pricing sooooo we will see what he says and see if I will schedule my date. :-D I'm excited and scared all at the same time. Updated on 29 Jun 2012: WELL, on Monday I went in and got my final consult. So I'm getting My abs, upper and lower, flanks and the bra line of my back. The doc wants $5,000.00 for the surgery that I will have to split into two days.. I feel like this is going to be much worse than normal? He wants to keep me awake instead of putting me out so he can move me around and get my input so does anyone have any thoughts or hints to keep myself distracted? Anyway, I am thinking to schedule in the middle of August once I get all of the money together for my time off. :-D Updated on 9 Sep 2012: Well, I had my first surgery on Tuesday, my second on Thursday and it was odd because I did the tummy first and that hurt soooo bad. My back and hips didn't really hurt at all. The doctor is awesome as always but I just wante to post up some pics I took quickly after a shower that I desperately needed.. :-D Updated on 20 Sep 2012: So I'm two weeks post op today, I'll add pictures. On Monday I found out Thant I had a seroma in my stomach , more specifically one on each side of my lower abdomen and the doc drained about sixty to a hundred ccs of stuff from me. He had me come back on Wednesday and drained about 160 more ccs from me but I don't seem to be swelling back up at all. He wants me to come back Saturday, he's keeping on top of it which I like though he also had me stuff tube socks into my garment to tighten it around the abdomen. This has been making me sore, but seems to keep the fluid from coming back. Anyway, all seems well though I'm just not sure where I should really be two weeks out and I am really hoping to be back to normal And back to work at a months time. Updated on 17 Oct 2012: Sooooo I'm six weeks out, figured I would get on and upload some pics. I am relatively through with pain but I am still in the process of breaking up scar tissue in my hips. This garment is now getting on my nerves so badly that I want to rip it off most of the time but it's okay, I'm leaving it on. Also, I am finally getting all the sensation back in my skin. I am curious, has anyone that has had this done experienced up and down swelling? Some days I feel really skinny than others I feel like my stomach is swollen... I wonder if this is normal..?
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im giving up dancing and taking up lipo...

Anonymous
map-marker Chelmsford, England

Journey to my Pre-baby Body! - Chelmsford Rapid Inch Loss

Hello all! I'm a 38 year old mother of 2 who has been trying mercilessly to lose the belly fat gained from back to back pregnancies. After dieting, different work outs and discomfort from wearing spanx to squeem girdles, I decided to try laser lipo. After going to a popular doctor in Alexandra who was rude, made me pay for my consultation and made we wait 2 hrs for my visit, I heard about The Rapid Inch Loss Clinic. I met Dr. Segev and was pleased with his professionalism and honesty. I am a size 8 but pear shaped but more like a 10 on the bottom. At my age and having 2 kids, I did not expect to look like a swimsuit model after this procedure. I did expect a flattening of the "donut" roll of fat around my belly button and the handful of fat I could grab on my lower abs. I hoped the laser would tighten some of my wrinkling skin/stretch marks. Even though I knew that a bikini may never be in my future, I really wanted to just look better in my clothes. The procedure hurt! I'm not going to lie and say that it's a cake walk. However, a sew in weave is agony to me so that explains my threshold of pain. I also don't think local anesthesia is quite my thing (I might need good ole knock out drugs)....so nevertheless, I'm glad I did it but hope to never get it one again! Segev was great during the procedure. His nurse held my hand, talked me through things and even asked me about my life (I'm not sure if I made any sense). I was sedated but still nervous as heck (yeah I need the knock out drugs). Day 1 The pain from the upper ab incision started to hurt within an hour. The lower abs were still numb. I felt sedated and tired. I took my pain medicine as directed. I couldn't remember how I got in the compression garment but I hurt too much to take it off. The draining was terrible. When I changed the pad on one incision, the bloody fluid literally shot out! That freaked me out!i changed the pads about every hour. Day 2 The pain was worse!! I was sore from every incision! It was hard to get out of bed, walk or anything. I did finally get out of the stained garment so I could wash it! Yuck! I took a pain pill and all it did was make me nauseous all day. I was too sick to watch tv, the light bothered me and reading made me want to throw up! I laid in the bed in agony wanting to kick myself for being so "vain" to get this procedure! However, I was too sore and sick to kick myself. I remembered I had some anti nausea drugs from my tubal last summer. After a while that worked and I felt normal again. Day 3 I'm totally off the pain pills. Since its been 48 hours since the surgery I was able to take ibuprofen! Yippee! I actually got out the bed today. I spent time with my kids and they no longer think I am dying! I did some light house duties. Still some soreness and I'm walking kind of bent over. However, my results are looking great!! Less swelling than day 1. I am so glad I did this. Even in my frumpy sweats and stretched out t shirt, my body is looking better. My waistline looks flat and young. No middle age mummy tummy silhouette here! My follow up is in a few days and I ordered another compression garment so I can was one while I wear one. I can't wait to update you all on my journey!! :) I hope to post pictures soon. Updated on 22 Apr 2013: 4/22/13 It has been almost 3 weeks since the procedure. I am getting used to the garment. I ordered another one so I can have one for the day and night. I am feeling great! I am only sore if I have been sitting or laying down for a while. I have not started exercising yet. I love my results in clothes but I am not sure about the wrinkling of my abdomen 3 weeks post op. My skin was a little lax before the surgery due to 2 large pregnancies. Do you think the wrinkling will diminish with time? I am doing nightly massages. Any recommendations?
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Im going bto try it

Anonymous

Paid for treatments & it's now closed

I had already received some treatments before going on holiday and prebooked further treatments upon my return. I went to the gym to get next treatment there was nobody there, I returned to reception to be told that they were no longher there, still owing rent to them. I then called te telephone number when I got home, that is no longer available! I also had a telephone number for one of the girls who did the treatments, she then told me the saga, they were given no notice just told company was no longer in business and she is still waitinmg to get paid too.
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This company scammed me too closed with no notice I had just paid for another course of 12 cannot get my money back wrote emailed etc no luck apparently they do this often and open up in another name something should be done took me ages to save this money but didn't take long for me to get ripped off so I hope theses people can sleep at night ripping off innocent people it will eventually come back on them do not use this company and check any new ones are not the same under a new name ...

Charnita Prj
map-marker Bristol, England

Scam! Drove an hour to appointment to find company have disappeared.

I booked 3 treatments through a voucher website, as was interested in their body sculpting promises and like alot of people I have always had areas of weight that exercise and dieting dont seem to touch. Anyway, phoned to book 1st appointment and was told I would be called back and didn't hear anything for 2 weeks so called again. The girl on the phone said that didnt usually happen and then giggled but I figured it was a joke with a and not a blatant lie. When I booked I was offered an opportunity to buy more treatments at a reduced price, very glad that I didn't other wise they would have more of my hard earned money and it seems now that they had no intention of actually performing the treatments. When I asked where they were the lady on the phone said that they had just moved to the Regis building in Bristol. Had first treatment there, therapist was very nice though seemed very over worked and under a lot of pressure! Didn't notice a difference inches wise but was looking forward to next appointment just incase. That was booked in for today but I turned up to be told by a receptionist that Slimline moved out of the building on the 5th March. Naturally I was annoyed and disappointed. No measures were taken to inform me of the change, the address on the website wasn't even changed, I have emailed and am awaiting a response. So not only am I out of pocket for the treatments, but also for parking charges and petrol as it was almost an hour drive to get there. It is obvious now that this company moves around and changes names frequently, very dodgy from the start and I am regretting giving them the benefit of the doubt. I will keep you updated if I manage to get my money back! Good luck to anyone else going through this with these unprofessional people.
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$60
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Guest

i read these reviews after i booked my course of twelve.... although i get the impression that the company is poor when it comes to rearranging appointments and returning calls but the consultant/therapist that i had was always professional and very friendly.

I do agree that this treatment cannot be used alone you need to do exercise but i was informed of that on my first appointment.

I lost inches and i do believe the treatment worked as i would measure myself when i got home as people have claimed that the therapists lie!? so over all i was pleased with my results but would not recommend other people to book through slimline/rapid inch loss.

Jerrol Akz

Let me know if you get a response, still waiting for a call email from them

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Anonymous
map-marker Southend-On-Sea, England

Nervous After 3 Weeks: Upper & Lower Tummy and Lovehandles - Southend

I had Laser Lipo 3 weeks ago. I was not overweight ( I weighed 126lbs) but wanted a smoother contour without the annoying lovehandles. I expected the lumps and bumps, but I have a swollen buldge above my bellybutton that stings and is very tender to the touch. My Doctor told me at my one week checkup that everything looked normal, but now that 3 weeks have gone by, Its really bothering me and I don't know if its normal or a seroma. I don't go back for two more weeks. I feel like my belly looked better before the procedure. Can anyone tell by the photos if its normal or should I be concerned/ Updated on 5 Mar 2013: 3.5 week update: Today, my right side is more swollen than the left side and it looks like Im leaning when I stand.. Its looks really funny in the mirror. I hate what my stomach looks like right now. I know it takes time, time, time...... my lumpy stomach is starting to turn yellowey green I guess from bruising. I think that's a good sign but *** my tummy looks gross. it feels like there's little soft ping pong balls all aound my belly button. God, will I look normal again? I keep trying to stay positive... it makes me feel better when I read about other people having issues with the lumps and reading that its pretty common and usually resolves itself. For anyone considering this procedure, its definately not a quick fix. I'm gonna try to post a good monthly photo so people can see how long it takes for your body to transform, (although everyone heals differently) and hopefully mine heals like I want it to & I get a bangin body... what I paid for. Dr. Mountcastle you had better not make me hate you:) don't let me down, man. fingers crossed! Updated on 9 Mar 2013: 1 month update... Well I'm still swollen and lumpy... but I'm feeling a little better about my stomach. The buldge above my belly button had got better, but its still hard. trying to massage for 15 minutes every night. My right side is still bigger than my left side and thats what's bothering me the most right now. I hope I'm not going to have uneven hips. Not sore or tender anymore. Still wearing my garment 24/7. I feel more comfortable with it on. I start to get sore if I don't wear it. Is it true one side will swell if that's the side you sleep on? I do favor my right side for sleeping so trying to sleep on my left. Updated on 18 Apr 2013: So its a little over 2 months since my procedure. My swelling has gone down quite a bit, but I still have hard spots around my belly button. I've noticed that I swell up if I do any kind of strenuous activity, like work out or do yard work. I also swell if I get in my hot tub or eat salty foods. When I wake up in the morning I look better than when I go to bed. I'm still having my doubts. My scars are my main concern now. I'm using scar gel twice a day, but I may not wear a two piece this summer if they don't lighten up. I'm posting new pics. Also, my lovehandles are still kind of numb and very itchy. Its annoying, but I can live with it.
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$69
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oh i do like to be beside the seaside

Anonymous
map-marker Bristol, England

Disgusting! DO NOT BUY FROM SLIMLINE CLINIC

The slimline clinic were advertising reduced sessions on a KGB deal website I purchased 6 sessions but when I went to book direct with the slimline clinic they told me that I was unable to use those 6 sessions unless I purchased a further 6 directly from them. I did this at a further cost of £90 and booked 12 sessions. When I called them to confirm my appointment 1 week in advance they told me that the Bristol branch had closed down and I could get a refund if I emailed them...I have done this several times but to no avail! They are not responding to my calls or emails...Do not buy from them!!!
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$180
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I also booked a new course and had the same problem closed down and cannot get my money back.

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