Reducing unwanted fat and enjoying a fit physique is a difficult task to achieve. A healthy lifestyle of balancing your diet and maintaining a regular exercise regime is the best way to diminish unwanted fat and tone your body. Still, some areas refuse to respond to dieting and exercise.
Renew MD provides CoolSculpting, an FDA-approved fat-reduction treatment for those struggling to fight areas of stubborn fat.
What is CoolSculpting®?
CoolSculpting® is an FDA-approved fat-reducing procedure using cryolipolysis–freezing technology. As a non-surgical option, CoolSculpting® has become a popular treatment to treat areas of stubborn fat that do not respond to a healthy lifestyle. According to Allergan, CoolSculpting® is clinically shown to remove up to 25% of fat cells in a treatment area.
How Does CoolSculpting® Work?
You are born with a specific number of fat cells in your body. As you gain and lose weight, the fat cells expand and reduce, which results in the bulging or flat appearance of our skin. Working out and eating healthy tends to reduce the size of fat cells, but some stubborn areas of fat persist.
Using cryolipolysis, CoolSculpting® freezes the fat cells without affecting healthy tissue. After applying a gel, your provider will attach the device to the target area. For 30-45 minutes, the machine freezes the fat cells.
In the next 3-4 months, the damaged fat cells are filtered through your body’s natural removal system. You may need more than one session to see ideal results.
What Areas Can CoolSculpting® Treat?
CoolSculpting® is FDA-approved to treat the upper arms, abdomen, flanks, inner thighs, outer thighs, and under the chin. CoolSculpting® may treat other areas, but those areas are the only ones clinically proven to reduce fat.
What Results Will I See With CoolSculpting®?
You will not see immediate results with CoolSculpting®. The frozen fat cells are filtered through your body’s natural removal system, which can take 3-4 months. You may see more defined muscles due to the removal of the overlying fat.
The results with CoolSculpting® are permanent; however, a healthy lifestyle is needed to maintain your results.
Am I a Candidate for CoolSculpting®?
If you are near your target body weight and bothered by stubborn fat, you will be a great candidate for CoolSculpting®. Liposuctions require extensive downtime, and the surgical procedure may result in complications. CoolSculpting® is a non-invasive option to reduce fat and has fewer risks than liposuction.
CoolSculpting® is not a weight loss solution or a replacement for a healthy lifestyle. The best candidates have realistic expectations for their CoolSculpting® results.