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Effective to Re-treat Area with Coolsculpting After 7 Weeks Rather Than 8?

I treated my lower abs with Zeltiq and will have a second session (same area) 7 weeks from my first treatment. I have heard that retreating before 2 months pass enhances results, but other physicians believe that one must wait until the affected cells in the region are cleared away; otherwise these cells will prevent the adequate freezing of the next layer of cells. Will having my second Zeltiq treatment performed 7 weeks after the first rather than 8 weeks later affect my results?

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Interval between Coolsculpting treatments

In our practice we wait 2 months prior to performing a second treatment to the same area that received CoolSculpting as that time period gives us the best approximation of the response.

I don't think there is much of a difference

The difference between 7 and 8 weeks is not really much. Also, there are some who believe treating the area with multiple treatments in quick succession in more advantageous. ultimately the jury is still out. retreat at 4 weeks, 6 wks or 8 wks. the truth is, most patients will benefit from more than one treatment.

CoolSculpting Freezing fat with multiple sessions

Many people will require 2 treatments of CoolSculpting for optimal results. Your technician can help you determine what is best for you during a consultation. Many people start seeing a change within a few weeks, but it may take as long as 4 months to see a full change. This is why it is not advisable to treat a single area with CoolSculpting more than two times within a 90 day period - there may be too much fat loss in an area that could result in irregular contours. the advantage of... more

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