With CoolSculpting, if It is not weight loss, where does the frozen fat go?

Losing fat does not mean weight loss as fat is much less dense than muscle and you would need to lose a lot of fat to see the reduction of weight on a scale. Meanwhile the 20% reduction of fat volume in one focal bulge can make a difference in shape and how clothing fits.  The body metabolizes the dead fat cells.

Once the area of interest in treated with coolsculpting, the fat cells go through a process of apoptosis, which is programmed cell death.  The cell dies and the fat is eliminated from the liver naturally. 

Your body will slowly absorb them away over the following 2-4 weeks. Because their is no damage to the overlying skin, downtime is minimal – with most patients noting some degree of numbness in the area and some focal swelling of the treated zones.

Coolsculpting freezes fat cell and are gone for life! Once treated the body naturally processes the fat cells which are then excreted. Patients will not only loose inches in that area but can also have minor weight loss as well. However, this is not a weight loss procedure but the scale can change often but not always.

This is quite a common question, and a good one. CoolSculpting causes the breakdown of fat cells in a natural process called apoptosis. At this point, the body's waste system takes over, filtering the fat cells out through the kidneys so that they leave the body along with the urine. You are right in that CoolSculpting does not produce a significant weight loss. Although you will shed unwanted fat cells and can reshape and tone areas of the body, you won't likely see a significant change on the scale.

CoolSculpting freezes fat cells through a process called cryolipolisis that only affects the targeted fat cells; it does not damage surrounding tissue. After the fat cells are “frozen,” they are metabolized by the body and naturally eliminated through urine.

The fat cells are irreversibly damaged during the process.  As they die off, the regular mechanisms of clearing cells is taken up by the body.  They are metabolized and eliminated.  This process will proceed, taking the time it needs to get done.  In the meantime, proper diet and exercise will help produce good and lasting results.

You may lose some weight after Coolsculpting, but for practical purposes, you may not notice it on the scale unless you are doing multiple regions and getting a considerable amount of fat reduction.Remember, you are only getting ~20-25% reduction in the treated area.  This may equate to fraction of a pound.  Your weight may fluctuate more than this depending on how much water you drink.  Thus it is hard to measure and see the difference on the scale.  That does not mean you won't see the difference when you look in the mirror or try on the same clothes.

Hi there!The fat is damaged by the controlled cooling of Coolsculpting.  We have janitor cells called macrophages that find the damaged cells and eventually it gets secreted in your urine.  You lose the equivalent of 2 french fries per day so you don't have to worry about increased cholesterol.  It is a wonderful technology... speaking from personal experience!

Coolsculpting destroys about 20-25% of your fat cells permanently. The fat cells placed in the applicator are crystallized with controlled freezing during the treatment. Once the fat cells are dead the body metabolizes them over time. Coolsculpting is not a weight loss treatment because it only treats the fat placed in the applicator. The results are great and most patients notice fat reduction in 2-3 months after the treatment.

The fat cells are damaged by the cold temperature during CoolSculpting and are slowly dissolved and broken down in your body by cells called macrophages. The fat cell particles are then cleared from your body through your lymphatic system and goes through the liver where it is processed out of your body as waste.