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Who is Qualified to Operate the Coolsculpting Machine? Should It Be Only a Doctor?
Who is Qualified to Operate the Coolsculpting Machine? Should It Be Only a Doctor?
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CoolSculpting Treatments
CoolSculpting can only be performed in the office of physicians with physician supervision. The treatment can be performed by technicians with proper training. Highly trained and experienced technicians are important as the procedure is technique dependent. Nurse practitioners and PA's may, if needed write prescriptions for medications. On rare occasions, a patient will have discomfort that can be treated with a prescription of Neurontin. However, most patients fdo very well wearing the...
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Finding a Qualified CoolSculpting Practicioner
CoolSculpting is not reserved for doctors; those who complete the training offered by Zeltiq can perform the treatment. To find a certified practitioner in your area, visit the CoolSculpting website.
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Certification of CoolSculpting training
Doctors do not need to be the ones who apply the applicator and do the treatment. In our NYC practice, we, as many others, have taken extra effort to become certified by Zeltiq to perform CoolSculpting. The medical assistants are trained well and supervision is provided by the physician. As the physician of the patient, I, or another physician, see the patient in consultation and determine if the patient is a candidate for the procedure and discuss the treatment and its consequences,...
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We suggest you find a Coolsculpting Center of Excellence. This means that the physician has undergone rigorous training, testing, and treated numerous patients. This is probably the best way to find a Coolsculpting center.
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Training for performing Coolsculpting Procedure
Thank you for your question.
Zeltiq will only sell this machine to medical doctors but they will come in and train the staff to perform the procedure. The doctor and staff will go through training (written as well as practical/ hands on) prior to being able to perform the procedure.
I examine all potential patients in my practice to determine if they are a good candidate for the procedure and then either myself or my staff will administer the procedure once the patient decides...
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Doctors and selective properly trained staff can operate a Coolsculpting Machine.
When patients are evaluated as potential candidates for Coolsculpting treatment, they should be seen by a licensed medical provider such as an MD, DO, or PA-C. However, at the time of treatment, the applicator may be applied by a non-medical provider as long as the medical provider has cleared the patient for treatment and identified the area to be treated. A properly trained nurse, esthetician, or cosmetologist may safely apply the treatment tip to the treatment area as designated by...
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Who should be performing CoolSculpting
As with a number of procedures a very important part of the procedure is determing who will and who will not benefit. This should absolutely be performed by a qualified and expereienced physician. In fact Zeltiq, the manufacturer of the device has certified some practices that have gone through extra training and achieved special listing as a CoolSculpting Certified practice (this information can be obtained from the company's website). Once it has been determined...
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CoolSculpting should be done with physician supervision.
The results on CoolSculpting can depend on the expertise of the personnel doing the treatment. Our office has done over 800 treatments. Every patient is evaluated by a physician (myself). Treatment can be a team effort with PA's or RN's assisting in marking and applying the CoolSculpting handpiece as well as removing the handpiece at the end of treatment. I would recommend that a physician be involved at the evaluation stage at a minimum to ensure the...
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