Will Cool Sculpting be effective on me?

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I am a Trans man looking to find out if coolscultping will work for me, I have read that it won't effect the breast tissue itself, is this true? I have quite lumpy broken down breast tissue from years of binding my chest. Here is a photo.

Glenn Murray, MBBS · Answer

Hello and thanks for your question.
Coolsculpt only works on fat. Vaser Pro Lipo or surgery would be a better option for you.
Wishing you all the best,
Dr Murray from Absolute Cosmetic Medicine

Frank Lista, MD · Answer

CoolSculpting uses a technology that targets and kills fat cells through freezing without damaging any of the other surrounding tissue. Your body slowly processes and removes these dead cells in the months that follow treatment. As you mention you are hoping to eliminate breast tissue and not unwanted fat cells, CoolSculpting will not achieve the result you are looking for. Instead I would recommend that you seek out a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon who is highly experienced in male breast reduction in order to get a better idea of the options that are available to you. It's typically a more invasive approach but it would also also be able to give you the result you want where CoolSculpting would fail.

Armando Soto, MD, FACS · Answer

Hi there-While I could not tell you with confidence that Coolsculpting will achieve your goals without an in person examination, I can say with complete confidence that Coolsculpting is safe and effective for elimination of excess subcutaneous fat. The key is to be sure that you are using the tool for the correct problem- so I would recommend that you be sure that whoever you visit for your Coolsculpting evaluation, please be certain they can offer you other options if it turns out Coolsculpting is not your best bet.

Michael A. Zadeh, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello Samuel. CoolSculpting does not treat glandular breast tissue. However, if most of your breast tissue has been replaced by fat, then you may see some improvement with CoolSculpting. The best way to tell this is through an in-person consultation which you should schedule with an experienced CoolSculpting provider. For more information on CoolSculpting to treat the breasts you can view my youtube video by clicking the link below.

Gary Motykie, MD · Answer

The process of CoolSculpting®, which is called
cryolipolysis, is designed specifically to target only fat cells and leave the
surrounding tissues unaffected. Unfortunately in your case, this means that
CoolSculpting® probably won’t be a sufficient treatment to help you reach your
goals of reducing glandular breast tissue. However, you should be able to
combine surgical excision of glandular tissue with a body contouring procedure
like CoolSculpting® or even lipo and see very nice results. Be sure to visit a
board certified plastic surgeon with experience in gender reassignment surgery,
or male breast reduction at the very least if the former isn’t an option in
your area.

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