Will CoolSculpting be safe with all my inflammation/Lyme disease?

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I have Lyme disease, co infections, mycotoxin illness, leaky gut, hypothyroidism among other things. All my illnesses are thought to have been brought about from lyme, thought to been infected 1989, per a Lyme lit doc. Regular docs never caught my late stage lyme and are very misinformed. Now, I'm having many more symptoms, including weight gain, along with nerve and bone pain. Thin all my life, no family history of obesity, gained over 30 lbs over 10 months - common with lyme. Will CoolSculpting be safe with all my inflammation? Toxins are stored in fat so I'm afraid of herxing with killing fat cells.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question, if you have small problem areas you can use non invasive methods like Coolsculpting with Vanquish or trusculpt iD to get small areas of fat reduced. Skin also tightens if you combine this with Exilis Ultra, Venus Legacy, and Inmode Forma/Contoura radiofrequency treatments. You boost the results from Coolsculpting if you add in Kybella injections to melt fat as well.  We often combine Coolsculpting with shock therapy like ZWave, EVIVE, and Cellutone to get even faster results, more improvement, and less risk of combinations like nodules, swelling, neuropathy or paradoxical hyperplasia. Coolsculpting often takes a few treatments separated 8 to 12 weeks apart to get significant improvement.   However, to get the most fat removal, contouring, skin tightening and definition, a VASER HI-DEF liposuction / liposculpture procedure with ThermiRF, Renuvion (J-Plasma), InMode BodyTite and fat grafting is your best bet. This will give you the most toned result. I recommend getting a formal evaluation with a body contouring and hi-definition physique expert. Best, Dr. Emer.

Cavendish Clinic - Fitzrovia · Answer

You should treat Lyme disease first before proceeding with CoolSculpting procedure. I would recommend a consultation with an experienced provider to check if you are a candidate for CoolSculpting.

Center for Aesthetics and Plastic Surgery - Grand Rapids · Answer

Hello and thank you for your question. There are no contraindications to treat.  My one hesitation would be your nerve pain and if it would possibly exacerbate that. I would recommend a consult with an experienced provider and maybe start with a small area if you are a candidate. Best of luck to you!
Holly, RN

Cristyn Watkins, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. I am a Certified Functional Medicine physician and am very familiar with all of your issues and treat all of them in my wellness practice at aNu. I am very sorry to hear about your struggles. CoolSculpting has not shown to cause Herx or other post inflammatory issues. I have many of these same issues myself that you have as do my patients and they nor I have not had adverse reactions to CoolSculpting. 
We do offer IR Sauna, IV Therapy, IV Ozone and many other treatment options for your Lyme and other issues if you would ever like to explore them. 
Be well! 
Dr. Watkins

Patrick L. Basile, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. Currently, there are no clinical studies regarding treating patients with Lyme Disease, however, there have been patients who have been treated and did well with the treatment. We do know that conditions like hypothyroidism can delay the treatment outcome by slowing the cryolipolysis process. I do believe it would be worth a try, but recommend doing a test area first and see how you respond, especially with your history of nerve pain. If all goes well, then continue with the full treatment plan. Best wishes in your fat freezing journey!

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