Is it safe to have CoolSculpting to reduce my double chin while I take Prednisone 9 mg for Polymyalgia Rheumatica?

Is the prednisone short term therapy or is there a plan to transition to another medication long term?  Prednisone causes water retention, so if there are areas of seemingly unwanted fat I would check with your rheumatologist to see if there is an alternative medication or to decrease the dose.  It’s possible you will lose water weight and then I would reassess areas you want to contour.  If these areas resolve or improve enough on their own then you will have saved money from CoolSculpting!

There is no contraindication of doing the CoolSculpting procedure while on prednisone.  Make sure you see an experienced provider to give you an accurate assessment to make sure this is the right treatment for you.