The main complication with Coolsculpting is localized redness, swelling, bruising, or discomfort. This is a localized non-surgical procedure without any surgical risks. Best, Dr. Green
Dear foreveryoung908,CoolSculpting is a technique where specific sectionapplicators are applied to unwanted localized excess of fat and the fat issubjected to 5 degrees Celsius. Thiscold induces non-inflammatory death of fat and reduction in the contour. At SpaMedica we have been performingCoolSculpting longer than most centres in Canada and have a lot of experiencewith a non-invasive destruction of fat both through CoolSculpting, UltraShape,SculpSure, BodyFx and other non-surgical fat destruction techniques. CoolSculpting is generally very verysafe. Patients can experience postCoolSculpting mild sensitivity, bruising and discomfort. Approximately 5% of patients can experience a verysignificant painful dysesthesia that may require some Gabapentin pain reliefmedication until it resolves which can take 6-12 weeks. Fortunately, 95% of CoolSculpting patients donot experience this. It is extremelyrare, but patients who suffer from some rare blood disorders such ascryoglobulinemia, cold agglutinin disease or paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria,which living in Toronto and our cold weather would have likely been diagnosedin you by now, can suffer complications that can be serious followingCoolSculpting. Short of these rare blooddisorders, CoolSculpting is extremely safe. It’s also important to remember there are other permanentreduction techniques that don’t involve cryolypolisis or cold induced fat deathsuch as UltraShape which uses gentle high frequency focused ultrasound orSculpSure which uses warmth rather than cold to kill the fat cell or evenBodyFx which will use electrical poration to kill the fat cell. At SpaMedica we have one of the mostsuccessful non-surgical liposuction programs in Canada as we could deployseveral techniques such as CoolSculpting combined with UltraShape and BodyFxand even SculpSure to achieve the absolute best perimeter non-invasivereduction of fat.I hope this information has been of some assistance and bestof luck.For more information, please review the link below as well asthe sections in CoolSculpting and SculpSure.To schedule a consultation simply fill out the consultationrequest form and a client service representative will be with you promptly.R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D.Certified Plastic SurgeonYorkville, Toronto