Would Coolsculpting Affect/promote/worsen Preexisting Autoimmune Disease?

There hasn't been mention that I'm aware that autoimmune diseases in general, are contraindications to having CoolSculpting. There is theoretical not clinical basis for concern of avoiding Zeltiq's CoolSculpting if a patient has Raynauds or cold-induced cryoglobulinemia and other diseases precipitated by cold temperature. When Zeltiq applied to the FDA for clearance, they mentioned cold-induced disease as a contraindication but did not test for that. This is common for companies testing... more

Typically most autoimmune disease will not be affected by Coolsculpting however there are contraindications for using Coolsculpting in those patients with cryoglobulinemia and Raynaud's. I would not treat patients with these symptoms or these conditions.