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After Getting Zeltiq Coolsculpting Done, Weight Gain in That Same Problem Area?

Hi, I was curious, if I get Zeltiq Coolsculpting done in my stomach, let's say, and then I gain 5 lbs (holidays maybe), typically the weight would go to my stomach. Will I not gain weight as easily in that area after the procedure or will it go back to how it was before? Thank you for your advice

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Weight gain after Zeltiq CoolSculpting

Similar to liposuction, there will be less fat cells after zeltiq than before and if weight is gained, it will go less on the areas treated than the non treated areas of the body. The residual cell in the CoolSculpting area can gain more fat if you overeat. see video
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Weight gain after Zeltiq

Greetings~ Your question is a common one--where will the fat go? Unfortunately there is no one answer to this question. After doing Zeltiq, whether it be once or multiple times, some fat cells will undoubtedly remain in a given area. If a patient gains weight following a procedure like Zeltiq or Liposuction it can certainly still "show up" in the area that was treated or perhaps it may collect more easily in another area or may be more evenly distributed to... more
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Weight gain after Zeltiq Coolsculpting

The beauty of the Zeltq procedure is that the destroyed fat cells are permanently lost. If you maintained the same weight and eating habits, you definitely will not regain the lost fat layer. If you gained a significant amount of weight after Zeltiq, your remaining fat cells could enlarge and you may notice some increase in the fat layer, but you would tend to build the fat layer in other untreated areas first, and the area treated with Zeltiq would stay relatively slimmer.... more

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Weight gain after CoolSculpting, but maintaining less fat in treated area.

Because with CoolSculpting by Zeltiq there is permanent damage to fat cells with permanent removal of fat, in the event of future weight gain, there should be far less fat redepositing in the areas treated with Zeltiq, as compared to other areas.
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Weight gain after Coolsculpting

The theory is that after Coolsculpting fat cells die and are removed through natural metabolic processes. Thus, those cells, in theory , are gone forever. Coolsculpting has not been around long enough to validate but this has held true so far in the last five years of Coolsculpting's existence. If you were to gain weight after the procedure, then theoretically that fat distribution would be preferentially in areas that were untreated though treated areas sill have significant numbers... more
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What happens if you gain weight after Zetliq CoolSculpting?

This is an excellent question. The number of fat cells we have are stable once we reach our adult years. What happens when you gain weight is that your existing fat cells get larger rather than getting an increase in number of fat cells. With Zeltiq CoolSculpting, fat in the treated are will crystallize resulting in damage to the fat cells. These damaged fat cells are then removed through a natural biologic process called apoptosis. Apoptosis is the... more
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Weight gain after zeltiq

The most interesting part of the Coolsculpting treatment is that once the treated fat cells have been removed they will not come back. You have a fixed number of fat cells in your body by the time you reach late adolescence. By physically destroying those fat cells they can not regenerate. You certainly can gain weight, but it is usually proportional and you should still be able to see the area that was treated. In some of the photos the company has they show one of their sales reps who had... more
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CoolSculpting and Weight Gain

Thank you for your question. When you have your CoolSculpting treatment, the affected fat cells will be eliminated. As long as you maintain your weight with your normal diet and exercise, your long-term results should remain stable.
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I went on a cruise and gained weight and the area I had worked on gained too. So much for results. It was about a 5lb weight gain. I went back down and then the fat that I gained remained there bigger than it was.....oh well.

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