Once the fat cells are frozen, the body eliminates them as natural waste through the lymphatic system. This is a natural process. We start the process, but the body does the rest.

No. CoolSculpting doesn’t re-distribute your fat cells to other areas, it simply decreases the amount of fat cells in the areas treated.

CoolSculpting results are long lasting. The number of fat cells in your body is set by adolescence and stays constant in adulthood. The fat cells removed by CoolSculpting are permanently gone.

If you gain weight after CoolSculpting you will gain it all over your body just like you would before your treatment, but there will be proportionately less fat gained in the areas that were treated.

There is some mild discomfort at times during the procedure but it is minimal and short lasting (i.e. minutes). Most people take a nap, read a book, or watch TV during the procedure.

Most people return to their normal activities immediately after CoolSculpting. No time off of work to recover is necessary. After your treatment there may be some mild numbness, swelling, or bruising. These symptoms may last for a few days, or up to a couple of weeks, but will lessen each day.

Each treatment cycle takes one hour. So, in theory four flank treatments would take four hours to complete, but because we have two machines we can often complete your treatment in half the time required by other clinics.

Yes. CoolSculpting is FDA cleared for fat reduction. It’s been in use since 2010 and over 1½ million treatments have been performed to date.