I’ve had 3 cycles on each side of my lower abdomen, and there’s very little fat left - but over the course of a year , my butt and thighs have started gaining fat in areas I previously did not gain weight in. Is it possible that fat I have gained Since “ killing” the fat cells in my abdominal area is now depositing in new areas? I’m not a large person and my weight gain has been minimal - only about 5 pounds.
January 3, 2020
Answer: CoolSculpt Question Fat acquisition around the female body is typically regulated by hormones. It's possible that your fat cells around your legs and thighs are expanding faster than your abdomen as you've noticed this visually. However, it's difficult to determine if this is an effect of your CoolSculpt treatments. It is always possible for patients to gain fat even after CoolSculpt, but where they gain fat is unknown.
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January 3, 2020
Answer: CoolSculpt Question Fat acquisition around the female body is typically regulated by hormones. It's possible that your fat cells around your legs and thighs are expanding faster than your abdomen as you've noticed this visually. However, it's difficult to determine if this is an effect of your CoolSculpt treatments. It is always possible for patients to gain fat even after CoolSculpt, but where they gain fat is unknown.
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December 27, 2019
Answer: Is it possible to gain fat in an area not treated with fat removal device? Great question and one that is frequently misunderstood! Once you reach adulthood, your body does not make new fat cells. However it is possible for the existing fat cells to expand to take in and store excess calories as fat. At the end of the day, your body looks to see how many calories you consumed and how many you burned up. If you take in more calories than you burn up, your body will store these as fat whereever there are fat cells in your body. If you permanently remove the fat cells in an area through a treatment such as CoolSculpting, liposuction, etc, and then take in more calories than you burn up, you will store these extra calories where you still have remaining fat cells - in your case like you have noticed on your butt and thighs. The way to deal with this is to be very careful to not consume more calories than you burn up. Many times patients are not advised about the lifestyle changes that may need to be made in order to have your body looking great everywhere. Hopefully this will help you to understand what is happening. Best wishes, Mary Beth Mudd
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December 27, 2019
Answer: Is it possible to gain fat in an area not treated with fat removal device? Great question and one that is frequently misunderstood! Once you reach adulthood, your body does not make new fat cells. However it is possible for the existing fat cells to expand to take in and store excess calories as fat. At the end of the day, your body looks to see how many calories you consumed and how many you burned up. If you take in more calories than you burn up, your body will store these as fat whereever there are fat cells in your body. If you permanently remove the fat cells in an area through a treatment such as CoolSculpting, liposuction, etc, and then take in more calories than you burn up, you will store these extra calories where you still have remaining fat cells - in your case like you have noticed on your butt and thighs. The way to deal with this is to be very careful to not consume more calories than you burn up. Many times patients are not advised about the lifestyle changes that may need to be made in order to have your body looking great everywhere. Hopefully this will help you to understand what is happening. Best wishes, Mary Beth Mudd
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