Body Wraps Incapable Of Producing Anything More Than Temporary Water Loss
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Article Date: 05 Mar 2006 - 0:00 PDT
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The highly advertised spa-type "body wraps" may make a person feel pampered, but they are incapable of producing anything more than temporary water loss, "perhaps no more than a diuretic pill," cautioned UAB plastic surgeon Jorge de la Torre, M.D.
"The body wraps, which amount to a high-humidity exercise workout, have nothing at all to do with any longstanding loss of weight or fat cells."
Some spas say a client will lose 20-30 inches after a wrap, as determined by adding up before-and-after measurements at dozens of body points.
The after-measurements are taken immediately after the wrap and reflect some water loss and compression by the ace-bandage wrap - "neither of which is of lasting value."
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I Got Shafted!!!!
posted by Jackie Gard on 29 Apr 2008 at 9:46 pmDesperate to lose my belly, (which makes me look 5 mos. pregnant. I went to SlenderLife, to see what the body wrap was all about. I was about to go on vacation, & "Their"s said you can lose 5" to 20" in a single wrap. It also said on TV, that it was only $20.00 a month. Of course there were supplements, & shakes (to replace breakfast), & of course a pretty strict diet. (I was assured that it wasn't for life.) But it was really expensive, & I told Her I am on S.S.D. & don't make enough money for all that.
It was over $300. just to join, then more than $300. for the supplements, & I needed to take enough of the them to last a month, because thats how long I stay when I go up north to visit my family & friends, plus $80. for the body wrap. No problem.
She went off for about 10 mins. & came back with a CareCredit Card, with $1000. worth of credit on it. Then She made me an appointment for a body wrap for just before I left. I know I told Her that I was age 64, & I'm pretty sure I told Her that I have Fibromyalgia. It didn't send up any flags with Her, so I guessed it must be harmless enough.
I went in for my body wrap about a week later. I was wrapped in wet ace bandages from my neck, down to & including my feet. Then I was put in front of a TV, with an exercise video. (It may not have been too strenuous for the average, healthy person), but I thought it was going to kill me. It was an hour session, but about half-way through, I started getting dizzy, & spots in front of my eyes. But the $80.00 it cost, & the thought of coming out of it 5" smaller, kept me going. I made the whole hour!! I hurt so bad that I went home to bed, & could barely move for 2 days.
I went on my trip, & managed to offend my Sister, & Friends, because I stuck religiously to "Their" diet. They fixed foods that they knew I really liked, & they weren't on my "eating plan", plus I was more active, & exercised too. The upshot was I had lost 10 lbs. before I left, & stayed there. I never lost another lb., but I kept to the program.
When I got back home, I was out of supplies, & starting to gain wt. back. They said I needed more supplements, & another body wrap. I told them that #1 I couldn't afford it,(my CareCredit was still maxed out), & #2. My Fibromyalgia Dr. told me I was out of my mind to do the body wrap, if it hurt that much.
So I told them that the main reason that I joined, was the body wrap, & my Dr. said NOT to do them anymore. So I told them I didn't expect a refund on products that I used, but asked them for my membership fee back, since my Dr., & my body, said I couldn't do the body wraps.
They said they don't give refunds on anything. Also, it's NOT $20. a Month, I'm paying $40.00 a month, & that was 2 years ago. Besides, I not only gained back the 1st. 10 lbs., but gained 20 lbs. more. SO I THINK THEY'RE JUST ANOTHER SCAM!!! They sure hooked Me, & reeled Me in.
Scam
posted by Dana Schultz on 28 Oct 2008 at 1:51 pmThey are a scam, promising huge inches lost in an hour, they suck you in, it sounds so easy. $1143 dollars on my credit card and no refund. I have a broken back and couldn't do the wraps. I did two and they measure you before and after, it's water loss and is back in a few days. The pills they sell you to go along with the program made me sick. Very light headed and shaky. I hope no one else makes this stupid mistake.
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