Can Insulin Dependent Diabetics Get CoolSculpting?

CoolSculpting is a non invasive treatment modality. You should be able to proceed with treatments.  Please do keep your diabetes under control. It will help multiple aspects of your health. As with any elective procedure, it is always preferable that you are as healthy as you can be.   Make sure that you inform your board certified plastic surgeon of any medical issues before undertaking any procedure.

Yes!  Even if you're diabetic you can get Coolsculpting.  Pregnant patients and those with cryoglobulinemia cannot get it.

Diabetes will not interfere with the CoolSculpting process.  Possibly there may be more sensitivity or less sensitivity in the abdomen if that is where many injections of insulin have been placed and the injections have sensitized the skin.

Yes it is safe to treat patients with Diabetes, however we did treat one patient where the coolsculpting applicator did not remain in place for the full hour.  This occurred with an insulin dependent diabetic who was managed well for her diabetes. 

When we reviewed this with Zeltiq, they informed us that this was likely due to the lower temperature of the belly and that the device sensed this (reduced temp) and therefore as a stopped chilling the region as a precaution.

The treatment went for about 51 of the 60 minutes.  This is something that we share with our Diabetic patients. 

Thank you for the great question.

Coolsculpting is an excellent procedure for diabetics.  You should not be at any increased risk of complications. It is completely non-surgical, so no incisions are made and there are no surgical wounds to care for.  Compared to liposuction, you would not have to worry about risks of infection and poor wound healing.