After coolsculpting, does skin on older people (I'm 72 years old) tighten up or does it hang.

Thank you for your question. Coolsculpting does nothing to tighten your skin, it's only for fat reduction. In general the older we get the less skin elasticity we have. Thus once the fat is gone the skin will appear saggier. Unfortunately it is unlikely that your skin will tighten up after coolsculpting. Good luck. DrMaz

Coolsculpting won't tighten skin (much), so it can be combined with skin tightening treatments, but sometimes skin removal is needed for improvement. For best results with Coolsculpting, I recommend adding a combination of radiofrequency treatments like Vanquish, Venus Legacy, Exilis Ultra for skin tightening and with Z wave/Cellutone for skin smoothing. In our practice, we use a Fire and Ice treatment of Coolsculpting with Vanquish and are getting great results. VASER, with ThermiRF are an alternative and can give more contouring and definition. I recommend getting a formal evaluation with a body contouring expert. Best, Dr. Emer

Thank you for your question. Unfortunately, Coolsculpting does not tighten your skin. Coolsculpting works uses controlled cooling to target and kill only these fat cells. In the weeks to follow, your body naturally processes the fat and eliminates dead cells. The older we get the less skin elasticity we have. It very unlikely that your skin will tighten after Coolsculpting treatment. I recommend having a consultation with an expert to determine if you are candidate. 

Hello. I would recommend that you meet with a board certified provider in order for them to asses you to see if you are a good candidate for CoolSculpting based on your cosmetic goals. Keep in mind that CoolSculpting is a fat reduction procedure, not a skin tightening procedure.

Coolsculpting is a procedure to kill off fat, and generally does not do much for the skin.  With that being said we have seen the skin tighten for the average person, however in your case you may have more than just a normal amount of skin laxity due to age and thus an in person assessment would be suggested so that your treating physician can determine whether any worthwhile change in your skin would be noticed.