CoolSculpting: What is Meant by Treatment Area/site?

Each area usually refers to the general area where treatment is desired. The number of cycles is will determine how many treatments/hours you will need for that particular area and that number can vary depending on the area and the person. Coolsculpting is usually priced per cycle. It is always best to have a consultation where you can get detailed information on how many cycles you would need, how much it will cost, and to determine if you are a candidate for treatment.

If a patient has one pair of applicators to treat love handlesduring CoolSculpting to lose fat, or two pairs of overlapping applicators to treat the back, sides and the extension to the front, whether it is one or more pairs of applicators, that is considered one treatment. Some patients benefit by having two or more treatment sessions.

Off-label uses of CoolSculpting for fat reduction include treating the male breast if there is an accumulation of fat. There might be nipple sensitivity.

Great question.  Of course one system and one applicator could be used at a time. treating one love handle at a time, then spending a second hour treating the other love handle. Instead, many practices use two systems simultaneously to provide twice the fat reduction in just one hour. Areas of interest can be sides of abdomen, back, flanks, etc. With two systems you can spend half the time with twice the results. Our office uses two systems simultaneously. Some physicians call this DualSculpting or DualCoolSculpting. 

CoolSculpting is much more technique dependent than many people realize. It is important to have the correct placement of the applicator in order to get the maximum of fat into the handpiece. The larger handpirces are typically used for debulking and smll handpieces are used for sculpting.

Gynecomastia (man boobs)  is proliferation of male breast tissue. CoolSculpting will not reduce fibrous breast tissue,  But, CoolSculpting may have the effect in some patients of reducing breast area subcutaneous fat excess. The majority of men suffering with gynecomastia will likely not achieve the ideal result with CoolSculpting alone. 

Only certain "bulges" or areas can be treated with the CoolSculpting - fat freezing technique.  The right and left sides (flanks) are treated separately but during the same visit - that is why it takes over two hours to treat.  The abdomen is one area and the adaptor is on that bulge for one hour. It is a great procedure when you are in good shape and at your ideal body weight.  It is not a weight loss device.  If you watch the video attached to this answer it should help answer your questions.

In our practice, both love handles equals two treatment sites as each requires one hour of treatment.

When a patient is evaluated for CoolSculpting there is a method by which all the different areas that bulge. If the area can be pinched between two fingers then that would be considered one area. Each area must be treated separately and this take one hour. You can expect 20-25 % of the fat to be removed permanently over the next two to three months. Man boobs are certainly great areas for treatment. 

The exciting thing about CoolSculpting is that there are no needles, incisions, anesthesia, pain or down time. You can leave the treatment area and go directly to the gym. Unfortunately as well as it works, CoolSculpting will not give the same great results of liposuction or a tummy tuck.