Right after surgery I was so swollen and bruised that I worried it wouldn't work, but at week 3 the bruising and swelling started dropping fast and it keeps going down day by day :) My arms weren't that thick to begin with so the volume removed wasn't large, but I can clearly see they're slimmer than before! Most of all, I can see the fit is different when I wear tight long sleeves or a cardigan, and I'm looking forward to summer...hehe I still can't raise my arms all the way up, and the scar area is a little uncomfortable I heard it gets better with time so I'll wait~ Some bonding is forming, so I've had one manual care session at a shop and one aftercare session at the clinic I'm getting the last remaining session next week! There's no pain unless someone hits my arm I'll post another review around the 3-month mark when more of the swelling is gone~!!