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Can I Get a Second Zeltiq Treatment After 5 Weeks?
I had a Zeltiq treatment on my love handles 5 weeks ago. My doctor told me to come back after 1 month for the second treatment. I had the second treatment a few days ago at the 5 week mark. After researching online, I'm now worried that maybe it was a waste because I should have waited longer for the fat cells from the initial treatment to be removed. Will I still have the optimal results of getting a second treatment even though I did it after just 5 weeks?
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How long between CoolSculpting treatments
The timing between Coolsculpting treatments can vary between 4-8 weeks. Having treatments 4-5 weeks apart should not be a problem.
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Ideal timing is still being worked out
The idea that all the dead fat cells have to clear before retreating i think is a myth. this may be somewhat true, but on the other hand, retreating means successive tissue injury. stacking treatments so that they are closer together (some people even do two treatments on the same day back to back) means cells have less time to recover from injury and theoretically could be decreased at a higher rate. ultimately the answer is that the jury is still out.
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Wait time between treatments
In our practice we wait two months between repeating any Coolsculpting. We have been doing it this way for over 2 years and have not had any problems with this approach.
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It is safe to have a second CoolSculpting treatment 5 weeks after the first
Thank you for the question about how soon it is safe to have a second CoolSculpting treatment. I anticipate you're asking about treating the same area as was treated the first time. Many ongoing studies are taking place with CoolSculpting and recommendations to treat an area more than once is quite common, depending upon the amount of fat in the area, patient goals with treatment, and the area of the body we're treating. In recent months, CoolSculpting has been determined effective to treat...
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Zeltiq CoolSculpting for Fat Removal - How long between treatments?
It can take as long as ten weeks to begin seeing results from CoolSculpting. However, it may take some people more than 1 session to achieve the desired result. For qualified patients in a hurry to have the best result possible there is no reason you can't receive a second treatment soon after your initial treatment.
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Usually it is recommended to wait 3 or so months before the second CoolSculpting treatment.
I doubt that there will be any harm for only 5 weeks betweens Zeltig CoolSculpting treatments. It is felt that it takes about 3 months or so for the treated fat cell to under go the natural death cycle of fat cell. I don't know of any study about earlier treatment but you will be able to give us the answer soon.
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