Does coughing during Coolsculpting (causing skin fold in applicator to retract) affect treatment results?

December 15, 2013
Asked By:kk94309 in San Francisco, CA

I scheduled a Coolsculpting treatment for my abdomen but got sick the week before the appt. During the time that the applicator was on my abdomen, I coughed hard a few times. Each time I coughed, the skin fold in the applicator retracted and then was sucked back into the applicator. The applicator itself didn't come off, but I clearly disrupted the tissues being treated and contact with the cooling plates was momentarily reduced with each cough. Will this affect my treatment results?

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January 13, 2014

Answer: No harm done

January 13, 2014

Answer: No harm done

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