Should I Try to Lose As Much Weight As I Can Before a Zeltiq Cool Sculpting Treatment to Optimize Its Benefits?

We have seen great
results with CoolSculpting at our practice. Although you won't lose
weight and the results will not be as dramatic as liposuction, you can expect
up to 25% permanent reduction in the fat. It is the best treatment for
non-invasive permanent fat reduction for the treated area. There is no
downtime, minimal pain, and no anesthesia needed.

Dear Jojo,

 

Thank you for your inquiry.

Naturally, when the patients looses the fat and exercises with a healthy diet to achieve the maximal fat loss possible then what remains as the "stubborn fat pads" will be addressed by the cool sculpting treatment for the optimal results possible.

That said, it is important to note that if excess skin is to result prior the cool sculpting treatment then this issue will not be resolved after the treatment as the cool sculpting (Zeltiq) will not affect the skin laxity.

 

The best of luck to you.

Dr. Sajjadian

I always recommend that patients have incorporated a diet and nutritional program prior to doing any fat reducing procedures. This way the procedure merely works to reduce diet and exercise resistant fat.

Elective cosmetic procedures are best done when you are in the best medical shape.  Reducing your fat before Zeltiq's CoolSculpting won't allow you to kill more fat cells as it reduces about 20% of the larger amount of your fat if you don't diet or exercise the fat off. It also reduces 20% of the residual fat if you do diet and exercise. The overall result will be better, however, if you do have the treatment when you have lost all you can naturally.  Liposuction is suited for an ideal candidate who can't get rid of the last bulge despite diet and exericse.  This is much the same for CoolSculpting. Some people have a few sessions of Zeltiq's CoolSculpting in order to reduce the unwanted fat in a certain area to the maximum extent possible.

You are right.  You should get nearer your sustainable goal weight before having zeltiq.  I include the word "sustainable" because there is often a difference between what we want to weigh, and what our bodies will allow us to weigh.  It is important to be realistic.

Zeltiq is meant for those stubborn pockets of diet and exercise resistant fat.  Zeltiq may actually work better when you are at your goal weight.  The reason it that weight gain stretches our skin.  As we lose weight, our skin becomes a little more lax.   The Zeltiq probe may be better able to suck in that slightly more lax skin, thereby allowing the probe to treat more fat cells.

In addition, once you are at your goal weight, your consulting physician will be able to better assess the elasticity of your skin.  If your skin is too saggy (this is usually the case after too much weight loss or weight loss that happens too quickly - eg after pregnancy), then you may get a better result from a procedure that removes fat AND skin.

Good luck!