CoolSculpting and weight loss: What's the maximum amount of weight can you lose from one session?

It's very important to remember that CoolSculpting is not a weight loss treatment. It's a non-surgical procedure that helps you sculpt areas of stubborn fat in the body when you're already at or close to a healthy ideal body weight. You will see better results if you are able to lose that excess weight through diet and exercise beforehand and use CoolSculpting to treat the stubborn areas that don't respond to these lifestyle changes, like love handles, bra bulge, and the area known as the "paunch." 

Hello, Thank you for your question. An ideal Coolsculptong candidate will be within 30lbs of their ideal weight. CooLSculpting will not cause you to loose weight, but you will loose 20%-25% of the fat in the treatment area. While most do see results after their first treatment, many do need more than one session for a complete correction. Please consult with a local provider in person to determine what you need. Best of luck! 

As mentioned by others, CoolSculpting is not a weight reduction procedure, it is a nonsurgical fat reduction procedure which results in 25% less fat each time the area is treated. And like surgical liposuction, CoolSculpting works best in patients who are at or near their ideal weight. CoolSculpting is very effective in removing those areas of stubborn fat resistant to diet and exercise like liposuction does. I recommend that you have a physical exam with a plastic surgeon who is experienced and knowledgeable about these procedures and can help in supporting you in a safe weight reduction method prior to surgery or nonsurgical options.

Coolsculpting is not considered a weight loss treatment. It's a non-invasive treatment that targets stubborn areas of fat that are resistant to diet and exercise and is for those who are within they're ideal weight range. You typically lose 20-25% of the fat in the area treated, each time you treat it.  I have done it to myself and my staff.  It is truly effective and has no down time.
Best of Luck,
Sheila Nazarian

Thank you for the question.  Coolsculpting is not a weight loss treatment and as a matter of fact your weight will not change significantly after a coolscupting treatment.  It removes fat in stubborn and targeted areas by 20 - 25% in those areas, but this does not lead to any significant weight loss even though it may appear you have lost 10 or 15 pounds by reducing fat in stubborn and hard to lose areas.  Hope that helps.  
Best,
Dr. Paul Flashner 

Thank you for your post. CoolSculpting is primarily a fat reduction treatment, not a weight loss treatment. The ideal candiate would be someone who has a problem area that diet and exercise just wont budge. The rule of thumb is about 20-40 % fat reduction in a given area. It is reccomended to measure patients rather than weighing them before and after CoolSculpting treatments. 20 pounds over weight all depends on what overweight means to you compared to your height. My advice would be to have a consultation to make sure that you are a good canidiate and make sure that before and after photos are taken. Photos are the best way to track your results and give you realistic expectations. Best of luck, "Dr. Joe".

Hi there-Coolsculpting is safe, effective, and FDA approved for the reduction of areas of unwanted subcutaneous fat. It is not appropriate to use it as a weight loss tool, and in fact, doing so would almost assuredly result in an unhappy patient  who didn't achieve their goals. Your better bet is to improve your lifestyle- if after you've achieve the more fit you and your weight is stable you still have areas of unwanted fat Coolsculpting may be beneficial to help you maximize your shape- just don't expect it to result in weight loss.

Thank you for your question. I am sure many other people have questions that are similar. CoolSculpting is not a weight loss procedure. CoolSculpting is a procedure that, as the name suggests "sculpts" specific areas of the body that seem to hold on to excess adipose tissue. A successful CoolSculpting treatment may not show any evidence of weight loss, no change in pounds but it will show the targeted areas are firmer, smaller, and more toned. It is important not to confuse body sculpting with weight loss. The best candidates for CoolSculpting are people that are currently healthy and participate in regular exercise and maintain a healthy diet but have specific areas of fat that are stubborn and will not go away no matter how many miles they run or how little they eat. If a patient chooses to lose weight with diet and exercise while undergoing CoolSculpting treatments, the two compliment each other. But they are not the same.  

CoolSculpting is not a weight loss treatment. It is more of a body sculpting procedure to treat areas of stubborn fat that are resistant to diet and exercise. After a CoolSculpting treatment, though you will not lose much weight, you will appear slimmer once these pockets of fat have reduced. If you are looking to lose a large amount of weight then this may not be the treatment for you, especially with just one session. You might want to consider dieting and exercise. If you reach the point to where only localized bulges of fat remain then you will be more happy with the results you can achieve with CoolSculpting. Hope this helps answer your question!

Thank you for your question.CoolSculpting is a relatively new technology that allows physicians to treat patient's areas of unwanted fat by applying an applicator to cool the fatty tissue to a point were approximately 20% of the fat in that area will be removed by the body.  The technology is used to reduce the amount of fat in localized areas to help improve the body's contour.  Since fatty tissue does not weigh as much as skin, water, muscle and bone, the reduction typically doesn't change a person's weight.  I hope this helps!William J. Vinyard, MDBoard Certified Plastic SurgeonPalm Beach, Florida