What Preparations Are Required Before a Coolsculpting Procedure?

There is no preparation needed before CoolSculpting. Patients should be within 10 to 15 pounds of  their ideal weight range and already be maintaining a healthy diet and exercise regimen. To minimize bruising it is recommended to avoid any supplements that may thin the blood such as vitamin E, fish oil and any aspirin or Ibuprofen. 

The truth is the closer toy our ideal body weight the better, but not everyone is!  There is no special prep like fasting or blood tests.  It is an outpatient office based procedure that you can walk out and drive yourself home from.

Coolsculpting is a very well tolerated procedure. I would bring some music or a book to enjoy during the procedure. The amount of time you spend with Coolsculpting depends on the number of treatment areas (1 hour per treatment area). If you are planning multiple treatments, then plan to spend several hours for the treatment. On occasion, some patients have requested an anxiolytic prior to the treatment because the first 10 minutes of the treatment is moderately uncomfortable.

There isn't any preparation necessary for having the CoolSculpting procedure, you should just have an inch to a softball size of fat to pinch. The areas that can be treated include; abdomen, flanks, arms, buttock crease, medial thighs, back and male gynecomastia. You have an opportunity to lose about 20-40% in fat reduction of the area that has the procedure.  The best thing to do is to come in for a consultation and be evaluated for the procedure to make sure that you are a good candidate for CoolSculpting.

                                                                                       All the best "Dr Joe" Gryskiewicz

There is actually no preparation necessary for coolsculpting.  The most important preparation is to confirm that you are a good candidate for the procedure.  The best candidates are those that are at their ideal weight or close to their ideal weight, but have small bulges of pinchable fat.  These areas of fat can be treated by coolsculpting.  About 30% of the fat that gets sucked into the probe will dissolve over the following 2 months.  There is minimal downtime, so you can resume your exercise routine the following day.