I had really liked this business prior to one terrible experience that left me never wanting never to return, ever.
During my pregnancy I had gotten stretch marks on stomach and legs. I had waiting until I was finished breastfeeding so that I could purchase stretch mark removal at LightRx. Because of the package I purchased, I also received free skin tightening services. I went 3-4 times and I did see some results on the stretch mark removal. However, I did not see any results from the skin tightening services so I decided to wait until I lost some additional baby weight before returning to complete my package.
After losing an additional 10 lbs., I returned to complete my package. My usual person was not there, instead I worked with a sub who was filling in that evening. This new person (whose name I've blocked from my memory, so I don't recall her name), proceeded to body shame me for 20 minutes.
As I laid there half-naked and vulnerable she proceeded to ask me if I worked out, and when I said no, she said she could tell because my skin was so flabby. She knew this was one of my last visits and tried to sell me on a package they were offering that night. She told me over and over and over again about how my body would benefit from it and she called out all of my imperfections.
After 20 minutes I just couldn't take it any more and instead of bursting into tears I informed her that I'd be getting a tummy tuck after my second pregnancy. To which she replied, "Sure, a tummy tuck is great, but what about your legs.... and arms?" I didn't even think I had a problem with my arms until she said that!!!
After she body shamed me for 10 more minutes I told her about how I had lost 65 lbs. of baby weight prior to this visit. She said, "Oh wow, that's great how did you do it?" I said, "Mostly breastfeeding and diet." To which she said, "Oh, yeah, I can tell because if you don't work out along with diet then your skin gets really flabby like yours is. That's why your skin is so saggy because it didn't get tightened with exercise."
Of course she's right, but the point of this product is to assist in toning my skin (which it did help in doing; I did see good results). I should have left that appointment feeling like a million bucks, not feeling depressed and shameful about my body. A body that gave me a beautiful child.
After coming home and crying to my husband that evening and asking him if he still found me attractive, etc. he said I should do something about it and complain to management. After two days of self loathing, I got the courage to call the manager. I reiterated my entire story and she said she was so surprised, how that was not right, how she would tell her boss, etc. I thought, ok good, something is going to done about this. Maybe this woman would receive sensitivity training or the like.
A month passed and I did not hear a peep from the company in regards to a follow-up on my situation. I had an appointment coming up and I was questioning whether I wanted to go back to that office and face the staff after what happened. I contemplated canceling many times.
The day before my appointment I did decide to cancel. I called and the manager answered and I let her know that I wanted to cancel. When she asked if I wanted to reschedule I said no and said that I was the person who had called a month prior about the body shaming incident, etc. I asked if anything had happened or came from that, etc. to which she replied, "Oh, I told my boss. I don't what came from that..." Then we hung up.
Nothing. Nothing came from that. Did the woman get any sort of training? Did the company at least offer to give me any treatments as a make-good for my terrible experience? No. Nothing.
I told a friend of mine about my experience and she was floored. She told her friend who works at another LightRx location and that person said that something like that would NEVER fly at their location. They would have at least done something for me and would have had much better customer service in dealing with my situation. read more