Why Does the Fat Keep Coming Back After CoolSculpting?

I have had 5 cool sculpting treatments in the past year. The fat keeps coming back, less each time, but it still comes back. The person that does the treatment says that she has never seen that happen before. I am 5'4", 111 lbs, & 69 yrs old. Why is this happening and should I continue to have the treatments, hoping that they will eventually work?

Update 4/17/2012:

The 5 treatments that I had were on my lower abdomen. I have not gained weight, but the fat is still there. Should I continue with the treatments or have slim lipo or tickle lipo done instead?

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Coolsculpting Results

Thank you for your question. After the Coolsculpting treatment, the fat cells are frozen and eliminated from your body so I would say that they may be "coming back" because of your diet. This treatment (just as with any surgical treatment) cannot stop you from gaining weight if you are not watching your diet. Best wishes.

Fat Coming Back After CoolSculpting

When you have your CoolSculpting treatment, the affected fat cells are eliminated. As long as you maintain your weight with your normal diet and exercise, your long-term results should remain stable.

Fat loss and CoolSculpting by Zeltiq

As fat dies when frozen with coolsculpting it will only "come back" if the amount of calories consumed is greater than the energy used by the body. You may need to consume less calories or exercise somewhat more to keep the fat away. Before the Zeltiq you had gained fat because you had a surplus of calories and having the CoolSculpting can reduce the fat that is present but if you don't change the intake vs. energy expended, fat will reaccumulate. We see the same with all forms of... more

Fat Removal With Cool Sculpting

Dear Sarita, The Zeltiq - cool sculpting - will freeze the fat cells (cryoplipolysis) without affecting other tissues; the fat in the adipocytes (fat cells) will freeze at a controlled temperature inducing cellular apopotisis (programmed cell death) hence a permanent solution. That said, not all the adipocytes in the targeted area will commit suicide only about a third of them do. However, with repeated treatments over the same area should induce apoptosis of a third of... more

Fat reduction with CoolSculpting is permanent

CoolSculpting causes about 25-33% of treated fat cells to commit suicide. These cells are permanently gone. However, remaining cells can increase in size, thereby allowing you to gain weight in areas where you have had CoolSculpting. Did you have all five coolsculping treatments in the same area? Each time you have it in the same area, 25-33% of those cells will commit suicide. As you can imagine, each subsequent treatment will result in the loss of less fat cells... more