Can fat return after coolsculpting and/or liposuction?

Cool Sculpting and Liposuction both are capable of eliminating fat cells. I always recommend my patients to keep their weight stable for best results. Liposuction is best if you have a larger volume or need multiple areas of shaping and volume reduction. I like cool sculpting for small areas on clients who are at a healthy height and weight with small problem areas. Regardless of what you choose to do, seek a consultation from a reputable practice so you get the best outcome. 

Thank you for your question. Both CoolSculpting and liposuction destroy fat cells permanently. These fat cells will not return unless a significant amount of weight is gained. Regards, 

When a CoolSculpting treatment is performed, approximately 20-25% of the fat cells in the treated area will be destroyed.  These fat cells are permanently gone, but the fat cells that remain could still enlarge if a significant amount of weight was gained.  When liposuction is performed, fat cells are also permanently removed.  Liposuction can potentially remove more than 20-25% of fat cells in the treated area with a single procedure.  The fat cells that remain can also still enlarge if weight is gained afterwards though.  

Dear SAS80:If you have a treatment that eliminates fat cells, those cells will die and not return. When you gain weight, all the fat cells of your body get larger because they need to store more fat, and when you lose weight, they all get smaller. Without any treatment, you have a given number of fat cells at birth, and that number does not change throughout your lifetime (with the exception of someone who is severely obese, in which case the cells can increase in number), but with treatment, the number of cells in the treated area is permanently reduced. Those cells will not be replaced with new cells, and you will reduce the volume of fat in the area you treat. And you will put less fat on in the treated area with weight gain than you would have had you never had the treatment. Relative to the rest of your body, you will always have less fat in the treated area than you did before. Now, it can appear that the fat has returned even when it hasn't, since there are factors that influence the amount of fat that will be stored in the fat cells in different areas of the body. For example, cortisol and insulin allow more fat to be stored in the fat cells around the waistline. So if you are severely stressed chronically, and/or eat foods that are digested very quickly often (foods with a high glycemic index, such as sugary desserts, white bread, rice, and potatoes), over time more fat may be stored around the organs in your midsection (visceral fat). If this happens, even though the layer of subcutaneous fat has fewer cells because of CoolSculpting, your tummy can protrude from deposition of fat much deeper, within the abdominal cavity.This of course assumes that you have a treatment that allows the cells to enter apoptosis and die. There are treatments out there that only injure the cells or empty them of their fat, but when they recover they will take on fat again, and the fat reduction will only be temporary.  CoolSculpting does kill the fat cells, as does liposuction and #Kybella. I do hope this answers your questions.All the best, Dr. Clark

CoolSculpting is a non invasive way to get rid of localized fat , most commonly abdomenStudies have showed  about 25% of fat reduction on the area treated.If significant weight gain happens, there will be increase of fat around the treated area.Liposuction has the advantage that allows the surgeon to work more precisely around the target areaHope this answered your question

Both CoolSculpting and Liposuction are capable of permanent removal of fat cells. By the time we reach adulthood we (men and women) have all the fat cells we will ever have. Thus by removing them via a mechanical method (Liposuction) or Chemical (Kybella) or Freezing (CoolSculpting) will reduce the amount of fat that can expand with weight gain. The volume/amount of cells removed by these various means are gone forever and do not come back. The main difference is the amount that can be removed during each treatment. Liposuction will allow for the most volume to be removed at one setting while the non-surgical treatments may require multiple treatments to obtain the same volume reduction and contour desired. Regarding the chin CoolSculpting is limited to the area just below the chin while liposuction can be applied to a broader area of the neck. This you will need to discuss with the doctor who will ultimately perform your chosen procedure.Either way rest assured the fat cells will not come back. Best Wishes

When treating an area with CoolSculpting, we are eliminating fat in the area. Typically it can take 2-3 treatments in the area to remove the fat depending on the area being treated. Once the fat is removed from a specific area it is gone for good, however, should you end up gaining weight it can be gained in areas that have not been treated with either CoolSculpting or Liposuction. We always state that either of these treatments are to coincide with a healthy diet and exercise routine to ensure you see the best results.