Is CoolSculpting right for my situation?

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I’m abou 12 pounds above the weight I’m happiest at and I am only happier at that weight because my stomach would be smaller but it’s still my problem area and always has been. I have soft pinchable belly fat/rolls and love handles. I like the rest of my body and am within a healthy weight range so I don’t know if I should lose more weight bc I hate how my boobs and butt shrink when I do! Could cool sculpting help give me the shape I want without losing my other curves? Or would Lipo be better?

Ran Y. Rubinstein, MD · Answer

Hello and thank you for your question. Coolsculpting is a safe and effective way to target areas of stubborn fat. The abdomen and flanks, (often known as love handles), are very common treatment areas as many people tend to have stubborn fat in this region, despite diet and exercise. Soft, pinchable tissue is what typically makes you a good candidate, although an in person thorough consultation would be able to best guide you. While Coolsculpting will not cause you to lose weight on the scale, it will help improve your natural contours by reducing tissue in the areas of concern. Hope this helps! Esther Litenatsky AGACNP-BC on behalf of Dr. Ran Rubinstein facial plastic surgeon in Newburgh, NY and Montvale, NJ.

Danielle Shanley, MD · Answer

Coolsculpting works best on pinchable fat. You would definitely benefit form CoolSculpting if you are just trying to focus on the abdomen area.

Michael I. Echavez, MD · Answer

CoolSculpting and liposuction are both effective in reducing localized areas of unwanted fat.  The main advantage of liposuction is that it can remove more fat in a single treatment session.  CoolSculpting can be effective, but normally takes at least 2 treatment sessions to get the desired improvement.  CoolSculpting is non-surgical though, so that is an advantage for many people.  Of course, an examination of you would be helpful to give you the best advice, but I would say that either treatment would probably give you improvement.

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