Why Choose CoolSculpting Over Other Fat Reduction Methods?

Nov 2, 2024

Why Choose CoolSculpting?

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.

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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.

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Before and After CoolSculpting Under the Arms

How Does CoolSculpting Remove Fat?

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.

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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:

  • CoolTone, a body-toning technique which uses Magnetic Muscle Stimulation (MMS) technology to strengthen and firm the muscles of the abdomen, buttocks, and thighs.
  • Nova Threads, an injectable treatment which tightens and firms sagging skin along the neckline.

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.

Rating The Invasiveness Of CoolSculpting And Other Fat-Reduction Methods

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:

  • Liposuction – While popular as a fat-reduction method, it’s important to remember it is You may undergo sedation or general anesthesia and require a prolonged recovery period.
  • Kybella – The injectable part of this treatment for destroying fat cells along the jawline means you will be pierced with a needle repeatedly – from two to six sessions may be needed to see results. It also is ONLY effective for treating the jawline area.
  • Laser lipo – Despite being advertised as “minimally invasive,” this treatment, which relies on laser heat to destroy fat cells, requires you to be sedated. It also involves incisions requiring stitches and the treatment includes the fat cells being sucked out of your body through a small tube.
  • Vaser lipo – This treatment uses ultrasonic energy to blast and kill fat. However, many treatment providers prefer to use general anesthesia during the procedure, which means it carries the same risks that any procedure requiring you to be anesthetized would carry.

Clearly, invasiveness is not just a matter of breaking skin. The level of sedation, number of treatments, and potential risks should all be evaluated.

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Before and After 1 CoolSculpting Treatment on Outer Thighs

Evaluating The Safety Of Fat-Reduction Methods

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:

  1. Unexpected bleeding
  2. Serious, even life-threatening, skin infections
  3. Internal puncture of organs by thin tube used to remove fat
  4. Fluid buildup under the skin
  5. Fluid shifts when large areas of fat are removed, leading to kidney or heart problems
  6. Embolisms due to uncaptured fat cells
  7. Severe reactions to anesthesia
  8. Lidocaine toxicity

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:

  1. The treatment does not break the skin
  2. Local or general anesthesia is rarely needed
  3. Fat cells freeze during CoolSculpting at a temperature that leaves other tissues healthy and thriving
  4. Smaller amounts of fat are destroyed by the treatment
  5. The body disposes of the dead fat cells by a natural process internally

Beyond these factors, close medical attention is not needed after a CoolSculpting treatment.

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Before and After 2 CoolSculpting Sessions

Post-Procedure Recovery And Downtime

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.

Fat-Removal Experiences For Men And Women

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.

What body areas can be treated with fat-removal methods?

The body areas that respond well to surgical fat reduction and CoolSculpting are similar. They include:

  • Jawline and under the chin, where “double chins” can develop
  • Back fat
  • Upper arms
  • Sides of the torso (flanks), where “love handles” or “muffin tops” develop
  • Abdomen (belly), home of the dreaded “spare tire”
  • Thighs, including fat on the inner and outer sides of the upper leg, as well as above the knee
  • Fat found in the crease between the legs and the buttocks, known as a “banana roll”

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.

Which method provides more natural-looking results?

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.

Which Fat-Reduction Method Is The Best Value?

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.

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Before and After Bra Fat CoolSculpting

Even More Answers To Your Fat-Removal Questions

How quickly do these fat-reduction methods show results?

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.

Will I lose weight if I have a fat-reduction treatment?

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.

How can I retain my results from CoolSculpting or other fat-reduction options?

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.

Contact The Skin Clinic Today For A FREE CoolSculpting Consultation!

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.