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When you’re looking to boost your body-sculpting efforts through fat-reduction procedures, you will find a variety of options. Selecting the best one is dependent on your current state of health, your fitness level, your willingness for time and financial investment, and a number of other factors.
Before and After CoolSculpting Under the Chin
The Skin Clinic of Scottsdale proudly offers CoolSculpting as a non-invasive, non-surgical way to remove fat that’s persisted despite your best efforts to vanquish it through diet and exercise. It offers both women and men in Scottsdale a chance to place the finishing touches on body-toning efforts and step out in confidence with a trimmer, more chiseled physique.
Let’s take a look at reasons to choose CoolSculpting over other fat-reduction methods, both surgical and non-surgical.
Before and After CoolSculpting Under the Arms
First, let’s cover the basics of how CoolSculpting accomplishes fat removal, which is quite astonishing in and of itself. The CoolSculpting process, cleared for use in the United States by the FDA in 2010, is based on research into cryolipolysis, or what happens when body tissues are supercooled.
Scientists exploring the mechanics of frostbite discovered that fat cells are killed at a higher temperature than surrounding tissue. This means killing fat cells by freezing can be done without injury to other body systems. Best of all, the dead fat cells terminated using this method also do not damage the rest of the body. They are simply eliminated through natural processes. No special interventions are necessary.
These discoveries related to cryolipolysis allowed the development of CoolSculpting, which uses supercooled applicators to lower the temperature of targeted fat cells to the point at which they die. The FDA’s approval process ensures the treatment is safe for appropriate use.
Before and After CoolSculpting of the Flanks
At our med spa, we have several additional treatments that can help reshape your body to meet your health and beauty goals. We offer the following treatments alongside CoolSculpting:
Each of the above treatments vary in the target areas they treat, the method for firming the body or reducing fat, as well as side effects and recovery time. Our medspa offers a free consultation for new patients considering CoolSculpting to ensure you are investing in the best treatment for your circumstances and aspirations.
One of the great advantages of CoolSculpting is that it is non invasive. In other words, it is a relatively gentle treatment that involves no injections or other techniques that break the skin to remove fat from your body.
Let’s take a look at how CoolSculpting compares with the invasiveness of other common fat-reduction methods:
Clearly, invasiveness is not just a matter of breaking skin. The level of sedation, number of treatments, and potential risks should all be evaluated.
Before and After 1 CoolSculpting Treatment on Outer Thighs
One of the clearest dividing lines in terms of safety risks for fat-reduction methods is found between surgical methods of fat removal, like liposuction, and non-surgical methods, like CoolSculpting.
While both methods are safe and effective when done by a properly trained and credentialed provider, surgical approaches carry additional risks that non-surgical methods do not. Some of these additional risks include:
Of course, these risks are typically minimal in the average fat-reduction surgery and can be mitigated by close medical attention. However, CoolSculpting carries little or none of the same risks because:
Beyond these factors, close medical attention is not needed after a CoolSculpting treatment.
Before and After 2 CoolSculpting Sessions
It is perfectly safe to return to your active lifestyle, including exercise or active recreation, within a day or two of treatment with CoolSculpting. The skin near the targeted area may feel numb. There may also be some minor swelling or redness, but this typically disappears quickly.
With a surgical intervention for fat reduction, a slower post-procedure recovery timeline is recommended. Most liposuction patients are sent home with orders to rest, hydrate and take it easy for one to three days. There is also a longer period – usually a few weeks – during which they wear compression garments on targeted body areas to reduce swelling. Exercise is sharply curtailed after the procedure. Outside walks are OK after about a week, and returning to a regular exercise regimen usually happens in two to four weeks.
Although both CoolSculpting and surgical fat-reduction interventions are largely chosen by women, men can also benefit. All genders struggle with pockets of fat in various parts of the body that stubbornly persist, despite a faithfully nutritious diet and exercise.
The body areas that respond well to surgical fat reduction and CoolSculpting are similar. They include:
Additionally, men with unwanted fat in their chest area (“man boobs”) can also use CoolSculpting or a surgical fat-removal technique to reshape that part of their physique.
Both non-invasive fat-removal methods such as CoolSculpting and surgical interventions achieve results that look natural.
With either process, it’s important to consider how much skin laxity you have. If you have loose skin in the target treatment area, this is exacerbated with fat removal.
Costs of treatments to reduce fat vary widely, depending on whether they require a doctor’s or a surgeon’s care, as well as how they actually destroy or remove fat cells. According to recent statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the average cost of liposuction surgery is $4,711. That’s just the surgeon’s fee – it does not include anesthesia, a fee for the facility where you have the surgery, or the cost of being away from work (or working at a reduced capacity), for several weeks.
At The Skin Clinic, our med spa staff understand you’re investing time and money to improve your health and appearance through body sculpting, and we frequently offer specials to increase the affordability of CoolSculpting Elite.
We also know building a comprehensive treatment plan from the beginning of your CoolSculpting journey is the best approach. With this in mind, we offer package prices for combined CoolSculpting treatment areas, or combining CoolSculpting with other treatment modalities we offer.
Before and After Bra Fat CoolSculpting
CoolSculpting’s results become apparent as fat cells destroyed by the process exit the body. Patients treated with the procedure notice positive changes within a few weeks. The full benefits of the process are usually apparent within a month or two.
Surgical procedures such as liposuction also show results within a few months. However, because surgical interventions can cause swelling and bruising, the first visible results are not available as rapidly as with CoolSculpting.
Probably not very much. Non-surgical methods of fat removal such as CoolSculpting are intended as body-sculpting tools. They can create a firmer-looking physique if you are near your ideal weight, but you will see changes in measurements rather than weight loss.
Surgical fat-reduction methods can remove larger amounts of fat from target areas, but they are not intended as solutions for treating obesity. Many patients who have liposuction lose no more than a few pounds with their operation.
The same way any person pursues a healthy lifestyle: by eating a healthy diet (and in moderation) and by getting regular, moderate exercise. Removing fat does not mean you are immune from weight gain. Your remaining fat cells can increase in size or number if you do not pay close attention to your health.
Choosing the fat-reduction treatment that’s right for you is a big decision. Our CoolSculpting specialists offers a free initial consultation to determine if CoolSculpting is right for you. She can also create a customized treatment plan to help you get the best value for your money.
Call our office at 480-513-2888 or fill out our contact form to schedule your free CoolSculpting consultation. Take the first step to a healthier-looking you.