I am in my mid 40s and 25 lbs overweight. Would it be better to lose the weight first or do Cool Sculpting now?

CoolSculpting is really a great way to treat those stubborn pockets of fat. However, the closer you are to a healthy goal weight, the better results you will typically be able to achieve. It might be helpful to think about it the other way around. Instead of thinking that the results of CoolSculpting will motivate you to lose more weight, you should consider that losing more weight first will give you even better results with CoolSculpting. It's not a weight loss treatment but rather a way to sculpt the stubborn fat that won't respond to diet or exercise. It's important to eliminate the fat that will respond to lifestyle changes first.

It is always helpful to reduce weight prior to coolsculpting. This will give a better result as your percentage of fat treated compared to total fat Will be higher. Having said that, it is not uncommon for people to treat a few resistant areas to psychologically jump start their weight loss. Hope this helps.

In general, I would say it is always better to get to your desired or ideal weight before having CoolSculpting done.  You could still see some improvement if you had the treatment prior to the weight loss, but I think the overall result would be better with the weight loss first.  

CoolSculpting
might be a great way to get motivated. At around 20 lbs above your target weight you
may still be a good candidate for the treatment. But it’s important to remember that CoolSculpting
is not a weight loss treatment, it is a body sculpting technique. The results
of the treatment that you might appreciate afterward could possibly be more
dramatic if you were to get closer to your target weight beforehand.

Thank you for your question.  Combining weight loss with the Coolsculpting treatments would be the best solution.  Coolsculpting is not a weight loss treatment.  It is used for fat reduction in specific areas.  Many of us have fatty areas that resist diet and exercise.  Coolsculpting uses controlled cooling to target and crystalize fat cells.  After treatment, the fat cells are gradually removed by the immune system.  In the weeks and months following treatment, remaining fat cells condense, reducing the fat layer and improving the overall appearance in the treated area.  During your consultation with your board certified plastic surgeon's office, they will develop a customized treatment plan to address your specific areas of concern. 

The corporate recommendation is ensure that the patients are within 30 pounds of his or her long term stable weight. You can have the treatment at this time.  

coolsculpting selectively freezes fat cells to induce programmed cell death. It is not a weight loss method but a fat loss method. The choice of when to do the procedure is yours. Losing some excess fat may galvanize you on your weight loss program.

If you truly are only 20 or so pounds overweight, you should still be able to obtain a good result with non-invasive techniques such as coolsculpting.  The good thing about these techniques are they permanently destroy the fat cell in the unwanted area; verses diet and exercise shrinking the cells, but leaving them intact to store more fat in the future.   My experience with coolsculpting is mostly with patients who are a little overweight or who have had children, that do not wish to have a surgical procedures.  I have been performing this procedure for over 5 yrs and also have 3 other machines that non-invasively destroy fat cells:  Liposonix, Trusculpt, and Ultrashape.    I encourage you to come in to our richmond or tysons corner office for a free consult to discuss which of these techniques is right for you.  

I have had a lot of clients interested in CoolSculpting ask me this question. There is no reason to wait on your treatment when you can get treated and lose weight simultaneously. CoolSculpting requires little to no downtime. I have had clients get treated and then head to the gym for their daily workout. In my practice, we make a point to make sure clients understand that without maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle, they will not be able to appreciate the full result from the treatment. Therefore, CoolScupting serves as a great incentive for you to work even harder at losing the extra weight.

We have many patients above their ideal or desired body weight who very successfully undergo cold lipolysis treatments. We advise them that CoolSculpting is NOT a weight loss procedure, but rather a fat loss procedure.  We always strongly recommend the continuation of exercise routines, proper eating habits / reduction in caloric intake, as well as CoolSculpting. In other words, instead of strategizing what to do first, start attacking your unwanted fat from all angles. CoolSculpting is a wonderful new technology that is very effective at reducing the bulk of unwanted fat around the middle, upper tummy, lower back, flanks, saddle bags, and inner thighs. And, when done properly, it will kickstart the transformation to a new you!