Coolsculpting better on large or small fat cells?

Thank you for your question, it is usually best to be close to your goal weight when having  procedure. Coolsculpting is a possible option for you, as long as the unwanted fat is pinchable. Once you have a consult with a Coolsculpting  certified office, you can come up with a plan of action to obtain the best results for you.

Treatments are best at a stable weight. If you have treatment and then either lose or gain weight, fat will increase or decrease as always. Regards, Dr Steve Merte, Sydney, Australia

A small amount of weight fluctuation should not effect your Coolsculpting result since Coolsculpting destroys a percentage of the fat. Whether you are 5 pounds heavier or not won't effect the percentage. Consider two treatments to an area. You should be very impressed with the results.Andrew Campbell, M.D.Quintessa Aesthetic Centers

Hello,
Thank you for your question. CoolSculpting works best on smaller fat cells. The reason being, because more of the fat will be treated in the applicator. So it would be best to treat at your lower rate. Good luck!

It's best to be at your most stable weight, but with that amount of difference it won't greatly impact your results. For best results with Coolsculpting, I recommend a combination.  I recommend adding radiofrequency treatments like Vanquish, Venus Legacy, Exilis Ultra for skin tightening and with Z wave/Cellutone for skin smoothing. VASER with ThermiRF is a great alternative. Best, Dr. Emer

Thank you for your question. The good thing about CoolSculpting is that it’s not only non-invasive and non-surgical, but is extremely safe as well. In fact the dead cells are eliminated by our body’s lymphatic drainage system. Since they are not active cells, they are more likely to be like pollutants. The liver is responsible for detoxification of toxins, so if there was any release from those cells the body should be able to handle them through the drainage system. Be sure to see a qualified provider with advanced training of CoolSculpting. Best of luck

Coolsculpting works best on those who are within 10-20 pounds of their goal weight.  If your weight is fluctuating within a 5 pound range, it probably would not make any difference to the outcome of treatment at all. If you can pinch the area to be treated, the treatment will work just fine. The number of fat cells in a pocket of fat is not affected by mild fluctuations in weight.  The cells simply get bigger or smaller, so treating that area will still destroy the same number of cells either way.  Any area that is treated will experience a 20-25% reduction in the number of fat cells over a 90 day period post treatment.  

One Coolsculpting treatment melts around 25% of fat and it takes about 3 months to see end results. It will work if the area is pinchable. It is useful for removing stubborn bulges of fat that are hard to remove with exercise. You can expect great results if you already reached your targeted weight. You may not be fully satisfied with one treatment. Coolsculpting does not remove fat permanently. If you gain weight, the fat may reappear again in the same area. Again, it is the best to do it when you reach your desired weight. Good luck!

Dear 2qt2bu:
Each CoolSculpting applicator treats the same volume of fat whether the cells are large or small.  When you are thinner, each cell is smaller and therefore a larger number of the cells will be treated in the same volume. However, the amount of fat that will go away will look the same to you. 
One might argue that it is ideal to be at the lower end of your weight before treatment so that more fat cells are eliminated,  but only if you know you will be gaining weight afterward. This is because when you gain weight, every fat cell in your body gets a little larger, and if there are fewer cells in the treated area you will put on less weight in that area. 
Also, we may be splitting hairs here, as I don't believe that the difference would be noticeable unless you lost a large amount of weight before treatment, such as 20 pounds or more. If this degree of weight loss is not practical, you will still have a great treatment at your current weight.
I hope this is not confusing.All the best,   Dr. Clark

Fat
cells do not duplicate as we get heavier, they enlarge.  So if you can
imagine marbles in a jar, the smaller the jar, the more marbles fit into that
jar.  So the closer you are to an ideal weight, the more fat cells are
going to be destroyed during the coolsculpting treatment
will provide a long lasting fat destruction in
the area treated.  If you are on a weight loss program/diet, give yourself
the halfway mark to your goal to coolsculpt so you can get as many fat cells
(marbles) in the treatment.  This way as you work from the inside out, we
can work from the  outside in.
 
Some people even at a healthy
weight have fat pockets in areas as if they are overweight.  This makes
for a very frustrating situation.  We can’t target where we lose fat on
the body as we restrict calories and exercise, but we can target those areas
directly with coolsculpting.  By maintaining
your weight, the coolsculpted areas are corrected permanently.