Had one side of abdomen CoolSculpted before it was too painful and stopped. If I don't do the other side will it look lopsided?

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I had one session of coolsculpting done on one side of my lower abdomen and then I had to stop because I was about to pass out because the massage after was extremely painful for me. I am supposed to go back after 30 days to do the other side but I don’t think I want to go through that again. Will my stomach look lopsided if I don’t? The applicator was over the middle and right side of my stomach.

Michael I. Echavez, MD · Answer

Massaging the treated area for 2 minutes after CoolSculpting has been shown to produce improved results.  Since the massaging done after your treatment was painful, you might ask the physician treating you if you could have the next treatment without the massage at the end.  This still should provide improvement to the treated area but to a lesser degree than if it was massaged.

Amy Brenner, MD · Answer

I am sorry to hear about the pain that you had during the massage. We also have seen that pain post CoolSculpting massage with about 5-10% of our patients, but it should go away within about 10 minutes after the procedure. On the bright side, not all of the patients that experience that pain will have it after every applicator is removed, so there is a chance you won't feel it again OR it may not be as bad.Yes, I feel like there is a good chance that you will be lopsided if you do not do the other side since CoolSculpting is about 95% effective (in our practice). We see about 5% of people not respond to this treatment, so I guess there is a small change you won't be.

Jayanthy Ravindran, MS, DNB, MRCS · Answer

The 2 to 3 minute massaging after the procedure of coolsculpting is frequently the most uncomfortable time as fat cells begin to kick the bucket and die. Coolsculpting pain is fundamentally capable during the actual procedure. It is actually possible to feel the pain when the fat cells die and due to the numbness brought about by the cooling sensations from the freezing tool utilised during the coolsculpting procedure. You may likewise feel slight squeezing and pulling sensations as the fat cells are frozen and pulled out. Such impacts might endure somewhere in the range of 5 and 10 minutes of the hour-long treatment time. But you should always consult with your doctor in case the pain is unbearable. With regards to the second part of the question, Yes - the other side of your abdomen will look quite lopsided when compared  with the treated part.

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