How CoolSculpting Can Help You Say Goodbye to Stubborn Fat

At Medical Aesthetics & Laser, we understand the importance of feeling comfortable and confident in your own skin. That’s why we offer a full range of medical aesthetics services, including the latest options in body contouring. 

Many residents of The Woodlands, Texas, rely on our practice for outstanding fat reduction treatments, including CoolSculpting®, an innovative approach that utilizes cold temperatures to eliminate unwanted fat permanently. 

Let’s explore what CoolSculpting is, how it works, and how it can take you one step closer to your ideal body. 

Body contouring is all about refinement

When we discuss reducing fat, it’s essential to understand that we are not talking about weight loss. Body contouring is a tool that helps you refine the shape of your body once you’ve reached a healthy weight. 

While it does result in the permanent elimination of targeted fat cells, it creates results in relatively small areas of the body. If you have a substantial amount of weight you want to lose, body contouring should be considered the final step in that process, not the starting point. 

CoolSculpting utilizes cold temperatures to reduce fat

Most body contouring options rely on either hot or cold temperatures to alter cells. The CoolSculpting platform uses two paddles placed on either side of the treatment area to deliver cold temperature to the deeper layers of your skin.  

Dramatically reducing the temperature within targeted fat cells damages those cells, preventing them from continuing to store fat. The cells break down after treatment, releasing the stored fat, which your body then processes and eliminates through your lymphatic system. 

Once damaged, those fat cells are gone forever and will not regenerate. Fewer fat cells in the treated area means a more streamlined effect. 

Get rid of stubborn deposits of fat

Every time you eat, your body converts a portion of that food into fat, which is essentially stored energy. If you need fuel, your body taps into those fat stores, and the fat cells become smaller than before. The problem lies in the fact that there is no way to control which fat cells your body taps into first. 

This issue is why it’s impossible to spot train and reduce fat in a specific area. You can absolutely build muscle in specific areas, but everyone carries fat differently. You can reach your healthiest possible weight and be incredibly fit, yet still struggle with fatty deposits in your “problem areas.”

That’s where body contouring and CoolSculpting really shine. This treatment allows you to reduce the volume of fat cells in specific areas, including:

• Stomach
• Back
• Upper arms 
• Upper thighs
• Beneath the chin
• Love handles
• Beneath the buttocks

It’s possible to treat more than one area at the same time. 

How long does it take to see results from CoolSculpting?

Most people need a series of treatments to achieve optimal results in a specific area of focus. It takes time for your body to break down and eliminate targeted fat cells, so be patient as your results develop. 

In the first week after your sessions, a degree of redness, bruising, swelling, and numbness may be possible, but these effects fade quickly. Your results begin to develop around six weeks after your sessions, with full results apparent at 12 weeks. Some patients observe continued improvement up to six months after their treatment. 

Want to learn more?

If CoolSculpting sounds like it might fit into your fitness planning, we’re happy to sit down with you to discuss the treatment in more detail. You can schedule a one-on-one consultation at Medical Aesthetics & Laser today by calling our office or using our online booking feature, available any time.