Is Crohn's Disease a Contraindication for Zeltiq?

Thank you for your question. There hasn't been any documentation that shows Crohne's Disease to be a contraindication to having CoolSculpting. The abdominal pain and possible cramping after the procedure are limited to the area treated and are self limiting. I would recommend that your doctor communicate with your GI doctor to make sure all is well prior to having the CoolSculpting. Best Wishes! see video

As the Zeltiq CoolSculpting is targeting the fat above the muscle wall of the abdomen, unless you have had surgery with weak scars on the skin's abdomen, or colostomies (openings from the intestines to the skin of the stomach), there shouldn't be a problem with having the Zeltiq. IF you are having pain though from the Crohns, and it hurts to just touch the stomach's skin because of referred pain, then the negative suction of the CoolSculpting could make the treatmetn... more

Currently there is no contraindication between Chrohn's disease and Coolsculpting. The abdominal pain is a neuropathic pain that really is localized to the fat, dermis and potentially epidermis versus no affect on the intestines. However, before treating I would advise that you discuss with your physician further.