Does CoolSculpting Also Freeze Muscle?

No, CoolSculpting is not intended to affect either
muscle or skin tissue. The fat-freezing technique is designed to specifically
address fat in various regions around the body, targeting the fat that lies
atop muscle, thus leaving muscle tissue unaffected. 

The CoolSculpting applicators are designed to target fat and do not damage skin or muscle. The fat is more sensitive to the cooler temperature of the applicator, and that is why the treatment works so well to specifically destroy fat cells. The muscle layer sits below the fat layer, so it is not affected by the cold temperature.

There are checks and balances and feedback systems in the CoolSculpting to prevent incorrect freezing, such as if the suction gets insufficient and the skin loosens from the device.  The fat cells preferentially freeze before the muscle cells so there is an innate protection of the muscle.  Only the fat and skin are brought into the device by suction and the electrostatic chilling plates affect only these tissues.

Colsculpting does not cause injury to muscle due to the rich blood supply that warms the muscle tissue..  Temporary numbness after coolsculpting is common, but muscle will not be affected.

Thank you for your question. CoolSculpting applicators are designed to target fat and do not damage skin or muscle. CoolSculpting works well to destroy fat cells because the fat is more sensitive to the cooler temperature of the applicators. Also, the muscle layer is below the fat layer, therefore it is not affected by the cold temperature. I hope this helps.

Thank you for your question. CoolSculpting applicators are designed to target fat and do not damage skin or muscle. CoolSculpting works well to destroy fat cells because the fat is more sensitive to the cooler temperature of the applicators. Also, the muscle layer is below the fat layer, therefore it is not affected by the cold temperature. I hope this helps. 

Thank you for your question.

No, the muscle is not harmed during the Coolsculpting procedure.  The technology is such that it freezes the fat but not the skin or surrounding muscles.

I hope this helps.

Hi,

The pivotal research was done by Rox Anderson at Harvard and showed that fat is preferentially frozen with Zeltiq.  In the most recent paper out of the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, in looking at over 30,000 treatments, the safety profile is very high and there has not been a reported case of muscle damage.  

Best,

Dr. Liu

One reason I love Coolsculpting is the incredible safety profile.  When you "pinch and inch" you are pinching skin and subcutaneous fat.  This is the tissue that is drawn into the Coolsculpting handpiece and is chilled to just above freezing.  The fat is particularly sensitive to the cold so it is the only thing affected.  Muscle lies below the fat layer and is not drawn into the handpiece.  Actually, even if it was it would not be harmed, remember that fat is more sensitive to the cold.

CoolSculpting is very advanced technology and is able to only treat the fat without harming the skin or muscle that surrounds the fat.  We have had great consistent results with CoolSculpting - our patients are very happy.