I had lipo about 6 months ago under MAC anastesia. This is the best thing to do because you dont feel pain, and you wake up after procedure and after 40 minutes of recovery are able to go home. The whole recovery takes a month, a had horrible bruising but became better in 2 weeks, especially when i took a warm bath. It's better to wear a garment for 4 weeks. i have great result and im very happy that i did it

I had lipo about 6 months ago under MAC anastesia. This is the best thing to do because you dont feel pain, and you wake up after procedure and after 40 minutes of recovery are able to go home. The whole recovery takes a month, a had horrible bruising but became better in 2 weeks, especially when i took a warm bath. It's better to wear a garment for 4 weeks. i have great result and im very happy that i did it

You guys are freaking me out. I had smart lipo on my abs love handles and under my chin 3 days ago. I'm 35 years old and I wasnt big to begin with a size 6, 5'8 and 129, but my figure wasnt the same after my kids. I only had a very small amount under my chin and did it as a preventative, this is the part Im most worried about wrinkling and getting lumpy as you are saying. That would SUCK on top of everything else I went though. If I don't at least get good results I will be pretty frustrated. I am VERY bruised it looks like someone tried to strangle me. Of course my stomach is as well but I can hide that. I really hope it doesntlook saggy and uneven in the future! I decided to write and just let everyone know this procedure can be a bit dangerous despite everything I had read before so you could all be aware.

I have a very high pain tolerance (he said the highest he had ever seen and I've been told this before) so the doctor said he was going to do a bit more on me than he normally does because I was so "well behaved". The surgery itself was easy and went as I expected. I was a little tired when I got home so I took a nap and then decided to get up and clean the house and make myself a cup of hot tea. As I was walking across the living room I got that feeling that I have gotten before I pass out where the blood leaves my arms, so I sat down on the couch and told my husband I didn't feel well. The last thing I remember was him getting up. He said he went to get a glass of water for me and when he looked over at me on the couch I was passed out and I was blue/white and I was making funny noises. Apparently I had stopped breathing so he called 911 and was going to do CPR but when he sat me up to move me down I took a breath and thats when I remember him saying "stay with me" over and over. I had a hard time not passing out again but he was so afraid it made me try harder, but for some reason when he tried to lean me back again I started going out again. Anyway when the fire truck and ambulance and all sort of folks came none could get any blood pressure reading on me, they carted me to the hospital and gave me an IV . After that I was fine. They said they couldnt find anything wrong with me, so I dont know what happened. I guess my body just didnt like it. Overall it was embarrassing and my husband and kids are still freaked out. For my part, I still want to get my thighs done! hehehe, but I'm not sure thats the best idea.... I fell pretty let down because Im not sure I would have paid that much for just one or two areas but knowing I could get all additional areas done after that and if I didnt like it alter a little here and there was what made it worht it for me. Im sure my body is just weird and this is not normally for most people, gggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. My blood pressure is pretty low. Knowing what I know now I think I should have had an IV putting fluids back in me. If you have low blood pressure think seriously about asking for this and dont be alone afterwards for at least 24 hours. I really dont think I would be alive today if my husband wasnt right there.
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I had smart-lipo done two weeks ago today and I will have to say that I am very pleased with the results so far. I had my upper arms, back, abs, inner/outer thighs, chin, and the famous buffalo hump done. The doctor said she took out more on me then anyone else she has done so far. Hopefully that's a good thing. I am still sore, but I can function. Yes, it is uncomfortable and yes it's definitely NOT the "lunch lipo" as people say. My stomach looks amazing. I am still swollen, but I definitely don't have any flab there any more and I now have an hour glass figure. After 10 days, my bruising went away. My doctor made me take arnica pills and rub arnica gel/cream on the bruising. You can get those at your local GNC. I will have to say that it definitely works. I also rubbed vitamin E oil and cocobutter cream on my body to help with the dryness and bruising. I am also taking Vitamin K, Vitamin C and Zinc to help with the swelling and to help quicken the healing process. I am itching like crazy, and now I'm starting to form the hard lumps. I have been, with great pain, massaging each area. My doctor suggested using a rolling pin and rolling upwards on my legs towards the lymph nodes located near the groin area and downwards from my upper stomach to the groin area. For my back, I have been rubbing my sides inwards towards my stomach and down to my groin area. For my chin, I have been rubbing it towards my throat. For my arms, I have been rubbing them towards my armpits. These are where your lymph nodes are located and it suppose to help with the lumpiness and swelling. My doctor also suggested wearing garments for a very long time to help speed up the process. You can find garments at Kohls for cheap. I started walking after day 3 of my surgery and I think that's also helped me heal faster. I did swell up and still swell up on my hands, but I'm sure it will be worth it in the end. Now I'm walking about one hour a day and I've noticed a significant change in my inner thighs (which had this weird indention - but is slowly going away). Have faith ladies! It takes time! Good luck to you all!!

I had smart lipo on my knees last week and I just wanted to let people know that I've had a really positive experience. I had my first treatment in November last year and it took about 6 months for me to see the final result, which was fantastic! Significant improvement in the shape of my knees. I was advised at the time that I would probably need a further session to get the results I desired so decided to do it again last week. Yes, it's painful, I certainly wouldn't want to do it during my lunch break but a week on and I'm recovering well and already with the swelling and bruising the appearance is much improved. I would definitely recommend this treatment although I can't agree that it's virtually painless!!

I'm glad I'm not alone reading some of these comments. I was also lead to believe this was a 'walk in the park' proceedure and I'd look like new in a week or two. NOT!! It's four weeks ago today that I had the SmartLipo proceedure done in 5 areas. Upper and lower abs, flanks, thighs and inside my knees. I was wanting to fit comfortably back into my size 10's again that had become tight. I'm not seeing huge results yet, I'm still swollen and sore to the touch in most areas. The inside of my legs are still brused and very tender. The compression garmet was complete and total torture, although I understand the need wear it. My M.D. told me to wear it 24/7 the first week, then just at night the second week. If and when I wanted too after that. I still put on the abdominal wrap at night to try and accelerate the healing and decrease swelling. It's been a month for me and now I'm already thinking about a tummy tuck because I'm not thrilled with the results. My doc told me I need to wait a full 6 months to see total effect. If that's not the case I can honestly say that this was NOT worth the $9K and I should've gone straight for the tummy tuck.

I had the treatment done last week. First it is painful which is why you take a valium before you get to the procedure and then they do give you two shots one of which is very painful.

I went home in the compression girdle feeling no pain. Of course I used my painkillers over the next few days along with a lot of Tylenol, three at a time.

The incisions heal up pretty well but there is a lot of bruising and swelling. I had upper and lower abdomen and sides done. With four live births I hoped to get ride of a lot.

The hardest part has been living in the compression girdle. It restricts your movement and really slows you down. It has taken me almost a week to sleep well at night. I am loosing weight because you cannot eat big meals in a girdle. It will be a long time before I see results. Right now I just hope to feel like me again anytime soon. I paid $7,000 in US, which is the going rate.