CoolSculpting® utilizes cryolipolysis, a new promising technology, to remove your unwanted fat. CoolSculpting®, an FDA cleared treatment for noninvasive fat removal. Cryolipolysis involves the noninvasive cooling of your fat to selectively cause your fat cells to die without damaging your skin. CoolSculpting® is now available in the Phoenix area at the Perfect Skin Laser Center with locations in Scottsdale and Tempe, AZ. 

CoolSculpting® cryolipolysis selectively crystallizes lipids in your fat cells at temperatures near freezing. This process selectively destroys your fat cells which are then removed by an inflammatory process over the next 2 - 4 months. 

CoolSculpting® studies utilizing the cyrolipolysis technology were initially conducted in 2008. The study involved 32 people whose "love handles" were treated at a cooling intensity factor (CIF) of 33 for 60 minutes, and progressed to higher rates of energy extractions for 45 minutes per application site. One side was treated and the other side served as the control and was untreated. 

4 months post CoolSculpting® treatment the efficacy was evaluated by visual assessment as a primary end point. Ultrasound and histology was also used to evaluate efficacy. The ultrasound results demonstrated an average 23% decrease in fat layer thickness.

"In this initial group of 32 love handle patients treated once, discernible changes were seen on the treated side vs. baseline of the treated side, and compared to the untreated contralateral control," Dr. Avram said of the findings presented during a poster session at the 2008 annual meeting of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. "This unique study design [using each patient as his or her own control], provided very powerful evidence that this was a true treatment effect rather than a change in the patient's diet or exercise pattern during the 4 months after this single procedure exposure."

Common side effects after CoolSculpting® cryolipolysis include redness, which lasts minutes to a few hours; bruising, which may last for a few weeks; and temporary dulling of sensation in the treated area, which typically resolves in 1-8 weeks.

About 1 in 2,000 CoolSculpting® patients experience severe pain beginning 3-7 days post treatment, which translates into 26 reported cases out of 60,000 treatments. The pain completely resolved with no adverse effects.

CoolSculpting® is the coolest, most innovative, non-invasive and natural way to quickly lose those annoying bump