CoolSculting risks and benefits? Very scared of PAH

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I want to try this on my abdomen and had a consult but still very scared of PAH. I like that it’s noninvasive but don’t want to end up with a side effect that I regret and is it much less helpful than Lipo? I’m within a healthy BMI and 12-15 pounds from my target weight.

Samuel Gooldy, MD · Answer

At our practice, MLT, we also have the most up to date Cool Sculpting technology, the Cool Sculpting Elite machine. Cool Sculpting, unlike Liposuction, is non-invasive and has little to no down time. Paradoxical adipose hyperplasia or PAH occurs in a small number of patients, the statistic is about 1 out of every 3,000 CoolSculpting treatment cycles. If worse comes to worst, Liposuction will be able to fix the PAH

Jane Lisko, MD · Answer

PAH (paradoxical adipose hyperplasia) has been estimated to occur in 1 out of every 4,000 CoolSculpting treatment cycles, which is an incidence rate of 0.025 percent. This side effect is exceedingly rare. Given the location that you are wishing to treat (abdomen) and your healthy BMI, you sound like an ideal candidate for Coolsculpting. Furthermore, liposuction is a very safe although more invasive treatment for unwanted abdominal fat. That is to say, should the worst happen and you developed PAH, liposuction is a reliable remedy.

Burgess Plastic Surgery and MedSpa · Answer

Hello, thank you for your question!
At our practice, we have the most up to date Cool Sculpting technology, the Cool Sculpting Elite machine. Cool Sculpting technology works by controlled cooling to break down the fat cells. The fat cells that are frozen are destroyed forever, but the remaining ones can still expand if you gain weight. Cool Sculpting is non invasive and has little to no down time. Paradoxical adipose hyperplasia occurs in a small number of patients, the statistic is about 0.003%. If this were to happen, which is exceedingly rare, the area could be liposuctioned by your plastic surgeon.

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