Who Shouldn’t Use The Zerona Laser

Ok, it’s been awhile since I’ve blogged… but, this is a good one.

In fact, I’ll go as far as saying that this one I suspect will cause me to receive a good amount of hate mail from doctors out there using the Zerona laser.

But its ok… unfortunately many Zerona doctors are lazy and creating a great deal of unhappy patients out there. So this stuff needs to be said.

I’m told that there are some negative reviews online from dissatisfied patients.  Well, that’s what some patients who come in for a consultation say.

I’ve also made some realizations about my fellow Zerona laser providers that I suspect is a cause for any dissatisfaction.

Let me explain…

When I sit down with a prospective patient I will take a health history.  Many consultation start with a patient wanting to find out how much my program is and how soon can they get started.  I have to tell them to slow down, and lets first see if they are even a good candidate for this program.

During the consultation I’m looking to find out if there is any reason they would get less than average results.  Remember – according the studies, average person lost 3.5 inches combined to the waist hips and thighs after 6 sessions over 2 weeks.

What am I looking for? Three to four things…

#1 – Blood sugar issues.  From the history I can detect if a person has a blood sugar issue.  Like what? Like insulin resistance, diabetes, or hypoglycemia.  Some people know, but unfortunately most do know realize it.  How would you find out? Having certain symptoms and laboratory blood work.  I read one study that said that 1 out of 4 people have diabetes in this country – so yes, there are many people that don’t even know.

#2 – Thyroid issues.  From the history I can also detect if a person has a thyroid issues.  Many women have thyroid issues – hypothyroid to be specific.  Unfortunately, they often do not know the cause for their low acting thyroid.  It happens all the time.  In fact, heard from one post-graduate seminar I went to that the number one cause for hypothyroidism is a condition known as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.  It turns out that my mother had this and it was a cause for many of her health challenges.  Oprah also has this.  And the longer I practice, the more and more women I have found to have this condition.  It is an auto immune condition that deserves more attention and discussion beyond this blog.

#3 – Digestive issues.  Quite quickly I can discern the health of a person’s digestive system.  I’ve discussed this in other blogs.  And it is so important to get this working properly before doing Zerona that I wont work with someone if they don’t give proper attention to it first.  Every week I’ll tell a patient that I wont accept them until they get this issue improved. Ideal is 2 to 3 bowel movements a day.  (I had a patient in my Pasadena office just tell me that their medical doctor told her that its ok for her to have a BM once every 4 days because “there is no norm”.  You’ve got to be kidding me. Seriously doc?)  If you have a challenge with this, stay tuned as I’ve put patient through a fantastic safe and effective and perfectly healthy 21 day cleanse. I’ll post a blog on this in the next week or so.

#4 – Realistic Expectations.  Some people are looking for a quick fit to ALL of their shape issues.  Some people read 3.5 inches and expect it in all of their target locations – 3 inches in the waist, 3 inches in the hips, 3 inches in the thighs.  While this would be great to have happen, it is not the rule.  So when these patients get 5 inches in combined loss, they are not happy.  Their expectation is greater than what was achieved.  Patients are telling my staff how excited they are with their results, and ask why I am not so enthusiastic about the Zerona.  This is what I tell them – ‘I want you to be excited because of your own results; not because of the results that I see in other patients.  They seem to get that.

Unfortunately most Zerona doctors are not qualifying patient out there before accepting them for care.  They collect the money and get them treated whether the results are there are not.  I’ve even had stories of patients telling me of how they didn’t even have a consultation – but rather a like ordering from a menu.

Unfortunately I’ve even heard of doctors telling prospective patients everything they want to here in order to get them started under care.  I’m sorry be quoting to a patient that they should EXPECT to lose 9 inches in 2 weeks is ridiculous.

If you have a blood sugar issue or thyroid issues, does it mean that you wont get results on Zerona?  No.  Does it mean that you have more challenges than the average Jane?  Yes.  Does it mean that it will be more difficult for your body to process this liquefied fat? Yes.

Just last week, we had a patient in my Rancho Cucamonga office that was behind on her mid-way measurements.  I then started to suspect that her thyroid was more of an issue than she expressed.  I ordered her blood work, specific to her issues.  And guess what?  She has Hashimotos.  And now, the information I share with her will be even more powerful for her that Zerona laser.

I suspect you realize now that I do things different than your typical Zerona doctor.  I’m happy to be different this way.

I’d love to get more doctors to do the doctoring of their patients.

I hope this helps you in your journey to health.

Let me know if this was helpful.

Blessings,

Dr. Troy Don

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Article by Dr. Troy Don, DC QME, Southern California’s Zerona Laser Liposuction Professional