Will I Get the Same Results No Matter Where I Go for Zeltiq Coolsculpting?

The treatment is technique dependent and you need the supervision of a qualified and interested physician.  Although the physician doesn't need to actually do the treatment, they should be involved to help with the assessment, suggest alternatives if appropriate and manage any potential complications.  I would recommend you steer clear of the the kind of places with the doctor "on staff" who's never there.  As you point out, the treatments can get expensive and you want the best chance of good results with the least chance of adverse events.  Having your physician actively involved will definitely be in your favor.  Good luck.

This is a good question.  CoolSculpting uses cryolipolysis to gently and permanently remove fat from bulges on the body.  Each office that offers CoolSculpting may vary in many ways from the specialty of the overseeing doctor (plastic surgeon, dermatologist, ob/gyn, etc.) to who sees the patients.  At Aesthetic Plastic Surgery of Naples, my certified CoolSculpting Patient Specialist and I see the patient together.  Being a board certified plastic surgeon, I can talk with the patient about their goals and desires to best see if CoolSculpting will help them achieve them or would a different procedure like tummy tuck or liposuction serve them better.  Additionally, it is important to find out how long the practice has been doing CoolSculpting and how are their results.  Ask to see their own before and after photos, not the ones provided by the company.  Being an early adopter to CoolSculpting and now being named a CoolSculpting Center of Excellence, we show patients several before and after photos of our own patients for each body area that we treat so they can accurately assess our effectiveness with the technology.