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Signs of Good Results With Coolsculpting?

I had my love handles treated with Coolsculpting yesterday. I am a fairly thin person, so the small applicator was used. When the applicator was taken off, I did not see a "stick of butter". Would that mean my results will not be as dramatic? Also, is feeling soreness around or above/but not the actual area treated a bad sign as well? I also feel no tingling or prickling, but I have little red dots (bruises?) on the upper portion of the love handles.

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Will I see a good Coolsculpting Result?

Hi, It sounds like you are in fairly good shape since you had the small applicator was used for your love handles. Usually the "stick of butter" results are correlative to the amount of fat that you had. Usually you see this more with abdominal fat or the large applicator than the smaller applicator. You will still have a good result since it sounds like you didn't have a lot of fat to start off with. The pinpoint bruises are normal and can be seen with a higher... more

Coolsculpting result predictors

The best predictor for a excellent Coolsculpting result is proper patient selection assessed by the surgeon. The most susceptible fat can be easily identified by your surgeon. Good candidates demonstrate consistently excellent results.

Stick of butter is a good sign

The cooling effect of coolsculpting comes from the cooling pads. the tissue has to be "drawn up" in to the device to actually sit in proximity to these cooling pads. the "stick of butter" is what you see if the tissue is well frozen. Some areas respond with a more pronounced frozen effect than others. For instance, the amount of tissue draw in the abdomen is typically better than that of the love handles. As for the other symptoms, I would not make too much of... more

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If you did not have the "stick of butter" after the applicator was removed it is likely that there was not adequate contact with the applicator, or that at some point the applicator lost contact. There is a way in which a technician can determine the amount of "grab" or suction. This should be monitored during the treatment see video

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