After Coolsculpting, I Have a Rock Hard Lump??

Inflammation, seroma (clear liquid swelling), fat necrosis, doubtful hernia, cyst are all possibilities. You should be seen and not deal with this by telephone. Let the phsyician examine you. 

Many patients develop tender nodules temporarily in the first couple of months that self resolve and is a normal process of the body taking care of the dying fat cells. In my NYC practice, for the rare patients that notice the tender nodules, external ultrasound energy is delivered as a massage and this helps to reduce the inflammation.

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I would go in to be evaluated so that they can physically see and feel if it is normal inflammation causing some underlying induration or something else.

Thank you for your question. The firmness tends to dissipate over several weeks, and at 6-8 weeks, most if not all is dissipated. I hope this helps.

Thank you for your question.  I can understand your concerns, but at times some patients do develop lump in the treated area as the fat cells are dying but this will resolves gradually on its own. This does happen but it is not unusual. You may massage the treated area to help smooth the lump. I recommend having a consultation with your treating physician for an evaluation and treatment. Best of Luck!

Thank you for
your question.  I can understand your
concerns, but at times some patients do develop lump in the treated area as the
fat cells are dying but this will resolves gradually on its own. This does
happen but it is not unusual. You may massage the treated area to help smooth
the lump. I recommend having a consultation with your treating physician for an
evaluation and treatment. Best of Luck!

We have been performing Coolsculpting since FDA approval three years ago.

We are selective on the patients we treat and get consistenly predictable responses as we insure that they have soft tissue that pinches easily between the skin while results in patients with fibrous fat can be less predictable.

Some patients can develop a lump in the area treated as the fat cells die.  These lumps do resolve on their own and are nothing to be concerned about.  Massaging the area can help the lump to dissipate more quickly but even if you left it alone completely it should resolve on its own.  Continue to follow up with the office that treated you but know that this can be a normal part of the process for patients. (it doesn't always occur but is not unusual)  Good luck.

Sometimes patient experience lumps after Coolsculpting.  We recommend to our patients to gently massage the area.  This usually helps the lump to soften and disappear.