Freeze Away Stubborn Fat: Your Guide to CoolSculpting® at Smart Skin Dermatology
The Smart Skin Difference
Smart Skin Dermatology elevates your CoolSculpting® experience to new heights. Our Board-certified Dermatologist and Advanced Practice Providers meticulously personalize each treatment, selecting the ideal applicators and tailoring settings to achieve optimal results for your unique body concerns. Here's why we're your perfect CoolSculpting® partner:
We offer both Liposuction and CoolSculpting®
Comprehensive Technologies
Dermatologists are Skin Specialists
We know the tricks
Patients for Life Transparency
We want patients for life, not for one round of treatment. This means we won’t sell you on hopes and dreams. Seeking out cosmetic intervention is hard enough without the car salesman approach. We promise to provide options to meet you where you are at and retain you for life.
Cut through the marketing noise:
- How does it work?
CoolSculpting® uses controlled cooling to freeze and destroy fat cells without harming surrounding tissues. The frozen fat cells are then naturally eliminated by your body over time. This process is called cryolipolosis - Is it painful?
Most describe the sensation as a cold tingling during the initial minutes, followed by a feeling of numbness. We find many patients taking naps through the treatment to put it in perspective. - How long does it last?
The treatment itself takes about 30-60 minutes per area, and results appear gradually over 3-4 months. Fat cells are permanantly removed in this process and will not grow back. - Is CoolSculpting® the same as liposuction?
They both attempt to do the same thing but there are differences. We love them both. See the comparison below for more info. - Will the fat cells grow back?
This is a common misconception. Fat cells are developed throughout adolecense and you don’t grow more regardles of weight. They grow and shrink throughout life. When removed they will not come back. - Does fat “move” to another body area after treatment?
Another common misconception. If your weight remains relatively the same no. If you gain weight after any fat removal treatment, your body has to put that somewhere. Some patients may gain a new “trouble area” with weight gain because we have taken away its ability to store it where it used to.
Treatment Areas
Chin "Double Chin"
Upper Abdomen
Lower Abdomen
Knees
CoolSculpting® Targets
Subcutaneous fat
CoolSculpting® Aftercare
Avoid strenuous activity for the first 24 hours.
Wear loose-fitting clothing for a few days after the treatment.
Maintain a healthy diet and exercise routine for optimal results.
Similar Treatments on the Market
- Liposuction.
Both aim to reduce subcutaneous adipose. The main difference is the reliability and number of treatments. Liposuction is more of a sure bet. We know that the fat has been removed. CoolSculpting® absolutely works but its efficacy varies patient to patient making some patients require more treatments to achieve similar end results. When it comes to price we have seen patients save money compared to liposuction and spend much more than liposuction. We typically advise patients that price will be roughly the same. - Non-invasive “Hot Sculpting” Devices.
There are many names out there. THis is because CoolSculpting® holds an ironclad patent on cryolipolosis. When CoolSculpting® blew up, everyone set out to make a competitor. The result is multiple devices from various companies. In our opinion, they do not come remotely close to CoolSculpting®. This is because of the science behind “fat melting”. It is more tempremental. The slightest inconsistency will result in poor results. We typically say, in our experience 9 out of 10 patients will get the results they want with CoolSculpting®. That number is closer to 5 out of 10 with heat based therapy. We dont offer them for a reason.
- Kybella®
Very similar application and results. Kybella® can provide better skin tightening effects and “tucking” below the chin, while Coolsculpting® is a little better at larger under chin fat debulking minimizing cost. Kybella® is only a good option when treating under the chin.
- Semaglutide Weight loss injections.
Semaglutide is the hottest thing in aesthetic medicine right now. Coolsculpting® does not alter your weight. If you are a size 10 going into treatment, you will be a size 10 after. The difference is that you will love everything about your size 10 body more. If your goal is to go from a size 10 to a size 6 then that is weight loss and semaglutide is your best option alongside the classic “diet and exercise".