Question about CoolSculpting on arms. Lot of hanging skin, not crepey but hanging. Will it work there? Have used wts for yrs.

SculpSure is superior to CoolSculpting, according to clinical studies where SculpSure beats CoolSculpting in head-to-head studies. Leveraging the same laser technology as SmartLipo, SculpSure is the only laser proven to melt fat with no surgery, as approved by the FDA. Sculpsure melts 25% of your unwanted subcutaneous fat through 25-minute in-office treatments whereby the patient experiences no pain nor recovery time in waiting 6-12 weeks for the results.I suggest you consult a board certified facial plastic surgeon
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Thanks for your question. CoolSculpting is designed to kill fat not to tighten skin. If your main issue is hanging skin and crepey skin CoolSculpting may not be the correct treatment for you. I would advise a consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon to see if you are a good candidate. Best wishes. 

CoolSculpting can achieve great results for fat volume in the arms if you are the ideal canidate. If the skin is very lax or crepey you may need to consider a skin tightening treatment like Pelleve. The best way to find out if you are a candidate would be to schedule a in-person consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon.Best of luck!

I appreciate your question.Coolsculpting can tighten the skin a bit if you have good skin quality.If the issue is loose skin it might not be the best modality for you.The best way to assess and give true advice would be an in-person exam.Please see a board-certified plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative plastic surgery.best of luck!Dr Schwartz

Coolsculpting is a fat reduction treatment that relies on the innate elasticity of a patient's own skin in the treated area. You have little or no residual elasticity (by your description) and if the skin "hangs" you also have little fat remaining to be addressed by Coolsculpting. Coolsculpting has no place in your described scenario.You need skin removal, as no exercise or treatment exists that has replaced plastic surgical excision of loose skin, regardless of location on the body.Botox can help reduce platysmal bands, but will NOT tighten loose skin--you need a facelift/necklift for that.Any ABPS-certified plastic surgeon worth his or her salt should tell you that! Go see one or two and get information applicable to your own specific anatomy, goals, and concerns! Best wishes! Dr. Tholen

While it is difficult to say whether you are a candidate or not without examining you, your description of the problem suggests that it is primarily loose and hanging skin.  CoolSculpting is a fat reduction procedure and would not be expected to significantly improve a problem which is primarily loose skin.

 you need a hi definition arm contouring procedures that also tightens skin, unless you have a large significant amount of skin you can try ThermiRF or may need skin surgery.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Thank you for the question. It is difficult to say what you exactly need without examining you are seeing photos. It is best to have a consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon to determine the best option for you. Coolsculpting is a great option for those patients who have fat that is pinchable in areas such as abdomen, back, bra roll areas, and thighs. As far as I am aware I don't think FDA has approved Coolsculpting for the arms.  So if you were to have a Coolsculpting for the arms it would be an off label use. From what you have described it appears that you are more of a surgical candidate than Coolsculpting. Therefore I would recommend for you to have a consultation and examination by board-certified plastic surgeon. Good luck. 

I do a lot of arm treatments with CoolSculpting and it can work very well for the right candidates. You would need an in-person evaluation to see whether the treatment would be appropriate for you. Generally speaking, if your main issue is loose skin then you won't get much of a benefit from CoolSculpting. If you are exploring non-surgical options, then ThermiTight would be a much better treatment for this. I have included a link below with more information for you. Hope this helps.

It is great that you are keeping fit, and frustrating to struggle with an area like the back of your arms. While not FDA approved for tightening skin, I and many of my plastic surgeon colleagues have seen skin tone improve with CoolSculpting. I can't say without seeing you in person whether or not that amount of tightening would be enough to address your concerns. Many of my patients are very happy with moderate improvement in loose skin instead of full improvement that comes with the scars of formal surgical arm lifts. If you have a consult with a surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, you can learn about all the treatment options available, surgical and non surgical (and for faces too, BTW)