CoolSculpting left ridges on my back. Should I try SculpSure?

Thank you for your question. Yes, SculpSure is the most effective FDA-approved body contouring procedure. I suggest that you move forward and consult with a board certified facial plastic surgeon to review your treatment plan and results.
Best wishes,

Sorry to hear about your shelving (or shark bites) as they are known. Unfortunately this happens because of the shape of the applicators and that cold is not conducted through fat. With Sculpsure the applicators are flat and placed close together. Additionally fat conducts heat better then cold so there is some natural spreading of the heat beyond where the applicators are placed. There is a good chance that your shelving can be helped with Sculpsure so it is definitely worth trying. Good luck!

Sculpsure isn't nearly as good as Coolsculpting. However, any of the non invasive options need to be combined with radiofrequency treatments to get the best outcomes. I recommend combining Sculpsure or Coolsculpting with Vanquish and Venus Legacy/Exilis Ultra treatments. However, a VASER hi definition procedure would give you the best results with fat removal and but would require more downtime. Best, Dr. Emer

It is in my firm opinion that SculpSure is the best laser technology for reducing body fat, surpassing other technologies including CoolSculpting. Many find CoolSculpting painful and requiring longer and more frequent treatments whereas the opposite is true for SculpSure. Furthermore, SculpSure allows small areas of fat to be treated allowing better contoured results that are customized to each individual. And finally, unlike CoolSculpt, SculpSure can treat twice the body areas in half the time and may improve the skin surface as well because only SculpSure stimulates collagen.
SculpSure helps you achieve the shape you want by destroying those fat cells permanently, helping to give you a slimmer, more sculpted look.

Yes, unfortunately this is one of the complications of CoolSculpting.  You can try SculpSure to "feather" out the edges, or you may need some fat grafting to fill in the divots.Good Luck!

I have seen many patients unhappy with Coolsculpt and reluctant to try Sculpsure for that reason. Coolsculpt has an abrupt cut off and routinely leads ridges at the edge of the applicators. Sculpsure is a laser device which scatters when it destroy his fat cells, giving it a natural feathering effect. Furthermore, Sculptsure destroys fat cells, so they do not come back. I have seen a significant recurrence rate after Coolsculpt. I have successfully used Sculpsure her to correct the ridges that you are describing.

This is a problem that can be associated with the applicator used in CoolSculpting in most cases. SculpSure does not require any suction and the heat tends to radiate around the applicator to the surrounding tissue providing a better cosmetic result in many cases. SculpSure does not cause "shark bites" because of this. Duration of treatment is shorter at 25 minutes because heat is more efficient at targeting fat cells. 

If your question is whether the ridges surrounding the areas that were initially treated by Coolsculpt can be corrected with SculpSure, i would answer yes. You should see an experienced SculpSure physician who can help correct the remaining fat areas and help contour and smooth out the adjacent fat areas that CoolSculpt can create. For this reason, and many others, it is my preferenc to use SculpSure rather than CoolSculpt.Best wishes,

Hello and thank you for your question.Yes, SculpSure can smooth the ridged area. SculpSure feathers 35% outside of where the applicators are placed so the body is contoured and does not leave a ridge around the treated area.Best to you,