What is the Difference Between TruSculpt, Liposonix, and CoolSculpting?

Liposonix is a high frequency ultrasonic energy and Coolsculpting is a targeted cooling process to eradicate fat cells. TruSculpt is a technology that uses a comfortable heat and can treat anywhere from the shoulders down.  Trusculpt causes a "natural" cell death and results are seen in 4-6 weeks.  Everyone is a candidate for TruSculpt as there is no "pinch rule" or need to have enough skin/fat to suck up into a handpiece.  In 30 minutes your treatment can be performed with zero pain, discomfort or downtime.  Patients may resume their daily activities right away.  I have seen 20-30% reduction from each treatment session and  it is wonderful to have a painless, fast technology that has the patient back their daily routine without any disruption or side effects.

Coolsculpting is an excellent form of non-invasive  fat reduction for
the right patient. Some applicators take 1 or 2 hours but the new advantage
applicators take only 35 minutes and have significantly less risk for delayed
onset pain (especially in the abdomen). Results are seen at 2 months and
typically 1-3 treatments will be necessary on each area to achieve ideal
results. The number of treatments depends on the amount of fat there and the
patient's goals.  There is not downtime and the results can be impressive
in the right patient.  We also use the Zimmer Z-wave for improved patient
comfort and added results. The best candidates are those who are in pretty
good shape with areas of stubborn fat that won't go away no matter what.

My best,

Sheila Nazarian, MD, MMM

Beverly Hills, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

CoolSculpting kills fat cells permanently by freezing them. This was developed after the awareness of long term fat loss in the cheeks of toddlers who fell asleep with a popsicle in their mouth and the fat died, permanently leaving them with a hollow cheek. Liposonix is an external ultrasonic treatment that heats up the skin and is painful and TruSculpt uses radiofrequency to comfortably liberate the fat out of the adipocytes. I am not certain as to whether fat cells die equally in all non-invasive fat loss procedures as some procedures may temporarily shrink the fat cell allowing it to lose the triglycerides in them but the fat cells may rejuvenate. We don't have good long term side-by-side comparison studies on these different units.

I have had a few years of experience with the CoolSculpting treatment in my practice and the overwhelming majority of patients see results of fat loss.