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What is the definition or description of: coolsculpting?

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Fat freeze: Fat freezes at a higher temperature than skin cells....So a suction-like device is placed on the body part you wish to treat and the temperature cools inside the device. When done, the area is raised, red, and looks much like a stick of butter. Over the next few months, the fat cells die and are reabsorbed by the body.

Answered 10/12/2013

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Freezing cells: Essentially this is a cosmetic procedure that freezes cells and claims to better define muscle and make you look thinner.

Answered 2/2/2017

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Dr. Thomas Fiala answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

Freeze the fat: A non-surgical method of subcutaneous fat reduction by the application of cold temperatures.

Answered 5/17/2013

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Coolsculpting : Use of topical non-invasive cooling to freeze fat cells. Once crystalized, they are eliminated from the body and over several weeks the remaining cells condense to dramatically reduce far bulges around the body and extremeties.

Answered 5/14/2013

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Dr. Jeffrey Roth answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

Cryolipolysis: CoolSculpting is a commercial term to describe a machine that draws fat into a suction cup and then cools the tissue. The cooling freezes the fat. The fat cells die. Improvement in contour is usually seen 8-12 weeks later.

Answered 12/17/2014

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Dr. Jennifer Tighe De Soto answered

Specializes in Cosmetic Surgery

Noninvasive fat loss: CoolSculpting takes advantage of the fact that fat cells are more susceptible to cold than other cells. It essentially freezes the fat cells and then your body breaks them down and disposes of the cells as waste. It results in a permanent reduction of 20-25% in the fat layer. For more information on CoolSculpting see: http://www.omahacosmeticsurgery.com/non-surgical-procedures/coolsculpting/

Answered 10/5/2015

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Dr. Paul Vitenas answered

Specializes in Cosmetic Surgery

CoolSculpting ?: CoolSculpting is a non-surgical procedure that uses a controlled device to freeze and destroy fat. Fatty areas are gently pinched between the CoolSculpting applicator, which cools the area to a temperature that causes fat cells to crystallize and die.

Answered 10/5/2015

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