I posted the other day and am getting vague answers. I am concerned about my chance for late onset nerve pain. I am petite and had three small applicators on abdomen. I am two days out and don't have much tingling or numbness but am bruised, swollen and tender. The clinical trials I've read had about ten percent experience late onset nerve pain, but doesn't have correlation to body type or early symptoms. Please address my question and not tell me bruising is normal.
March 27, 2017
Answer: CoolSculpting and Nerve Pain Thank you for your question. With the first generation hand pieces there is more of a possibility of developing late onset nerve pain. However, this is more common with the larger hand piece, not with the smaller hand piece used on you. We have seen less of late onset nerve pain with the second generation hand pieces. However, if you develop this it can be treated with lidocaine patches or Neurontin. I hope this information is helpful. Best of Luck!
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March 27, 2017
Answer: CoolSculpting and Nerve Pain Thank you for your question. With the first generation hand pieces there is more of a possibility of developing late onset nerve pain. However, this is more common with the larger hand piece, not with the smaller hand piece used on you. We have seen less of late onset nerve pain with the second generation hand pieces. However, if you develop this it can be treated with lidocaine patches or Neurontin. I hope this information is helpful. Best of Luck!
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March 22, 2017
Answer: Is there risk of Late Onset Pain? Hi jlw52, thank you for your question. As you are aware, there is a 10% chance that anyone who has the Coolsculpting procedure performed will experience late onset pain. This is a very random figure, however, and is not ascribed to any particular body type. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell if you will be one of those ten percent who experience a higher level of discomfort post treatment. This may be why you have been receiving answers that seem vague. What would be most helpful in evaluating your individual situation is to know which generation of applicators were used to perform your procedure. The older applicators, which used a deeper suction cup and were much more uncomfortable, caused a lot a patients to experience late onset pain. If you were treated with the newer generation of Cool Advantage applicators, it would be highly unlikely that you will have the late onset pain. I hope this sheds a little light on the situation. Congratulations on having CoolSculpting. Good luck with your results!
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March 22, 2017
Answer: Is there risk of Late Onset Pain? Hi jlw52, thank you for your question. As you are aware, there is a 10% chance that anyone who has the Coolsculpting procedure performed will experience late onset pain. This is a very random figure, however, and is not ascribed to any particular body type. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell if you will be one of those ten percent who experience a higher level of discomfort post treatment. This may be why you have been receiving answers that seem vague. What would be most helpful in evaluating your individual situation is to know which generation of applicators were used to perform your procedure. The older applicators, which used a deeper suction cup and were much more uncomfortable, caused a lot a patients to experience late onset pain. If you were treated with the newer generation of Cool Advantage applicators, it would be highly unlikely that you will have the late onset pain. I hope this sheds a little light on the situation. Congratulations on having CoolSculpting. Good luck with your results!
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