Cool sculpting-does it actually work?
elphie754
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Let me first say I don't plan on getting this procedure done, I am more so curious (and skeptical) since I keep seeing it advertised more and more. The first time I ever saw it was at my doctors office (I have since changed doctors because I do not want a "medical spa" doctor-yes she actually called herself that). Now I see it all over TV.
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I've been wondering about that too elphie754....
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With the amount my ex-physician was charging for treatments-yikes! It had better work lol. But seeing as they always listed 1 treatment is this amount, 3 is this amount and a package of 6 is this amount, i guess it is like Botox and you need follow up treatments?cbstewart88 wrote: »I've been wondering about that too elphie754....
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Interesting thread topic. After my armchair research it is a technique that is based on science, it can help kill fat cells in a particular location.
It does seem kinda pricey for effectively sticking a -5C blue ice bag against your skin for 60 min.0 -
Yes it works but you need to be the right candidate. If you have stubborn fat that won't go away through diet and exercise then it will work.
Once the fat is gone, it won't ever come back, even when you gain weight. The weight will probably store in other areas where you haven't cool sculpted.0 -
Interesting thread topic. After my armchair research it is a technique that is based on science, it can help kill fat cells in a particular location.
It does seem kinda pricey for effectively sticking a -5C blue ice bag against your skin for 60 min.
Pricey is an understatement. Definitely won't ever be in our household budget lol. Also seems like a waste of money. If you don't change your eating habits, you'll just regain the weight/fat.Yes it works but you need to be the right candidate. If you have stubborn fat that won't go away through diet and exercise then it will work.
Once the fat is gone, it won't ever come back, even when you gain weight. The weight will probably store in other areas where you haven't cool sculpted.
Highly doubt that.1 -
From what I understand it can target specific areas. So for example on your face if you have double chin or something of the sort.
Yes, it works, it is fairly straight forward as far as I can understand.
It is a procedure for specific cases. Not to remove your bum or tummy (unless you don't mind the fat moving from there to, say, your back or forearms in all its glory).2 -
With the amount my ex-physician was charging for treatments-yikes! It had better work lol. But seeing as they always listed 1 treatment is this amount, 3 is this amount and a package of 6 is this amount, i guess it is like Botox and you need follow up treatments?cbstewart88 wrote: »I've been wondering about that too elphie754....
Yes, in my reading you do need multiple applications to increase chance of tangible results. If one application kills off 10-20% of the fat cells then it would take several in the same spot for a pronounced difference. I expect the fat cells that remain may also just fill up larger to compensate.0 -
Interesting thread topic. After my armchair research it is a technique that is based on science, it can help kill fat cells in a particular location.
It does seem kinda pricey for effectively sticking a -5C blue ice bag against your skin for 60 min.
Pricey is an understatement. Definitely won't ever be in our household budget lol. Also seems like a waste of money. If you don't change your eating habits, you'll just regain the weight/fat.Yes it works but you need to be the right candidate. If you have stubborn fat that won't go away through diet and exercise then it will work.
Once the fat is gone, it won't ever come back, even when you gain weight. The weight will probably store in other areas where you haven't cool sculpted.
Highly doubt that.
Isn't that how lipo works? You never get fat back in that area, because the actual fat cells have been removed, but just gain it in a different area (which can lead to some off proportions)? Or am I completely making this up?2 -
I have heard ads on the radio and seen billboards for it in town. I just assumed it was another gimmick as the advertisers were plastic surgeons.
After reading about it I have to agree with @Theo166 - seems kind of pricey to freeze off 10% of an area.
I will have to ask around at work. Surely someone at the university has tried this...if so, I will let you know.2 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »Interesting thread topic. After my armchair research it is a technique that is based on science, it can help kill fat cells in a particular location.
It does seem kinda pricey for effectively sticking a -5C blue ice bag against your skin for 60 min.
Pricey is an understatement. Definitely won't ever be in our household budget lol. Also seems like a waste of money. If you don't change your eating habits, you'll just regain the weight/fat.Yes it works but you need to be the right candidate. If you have stubborn fat that won't go away through diet and exercise then it will work.
Once the fat is gone, it won't ever come back, even when you gain weight. The weight will probably store in other areas where you haven't cool sculpted.
Highly doubt that.
Isn't that how lipo works? You never get fat back in that area, because the actual fat cells have been removed, but just gain it in a different area (which can lead to some off proportions)? Or am I completely making this up?
You can add new fat cells.0 -
missmagnoliablossom wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Interesting thread topic. After my armchair research it is a technique that is based on science, it can help kill fat cells in a particular location.
It does seem kinda pricey for effectively sticking a -5C blue ice bag against your skin for 60 min.
Pricey is an understatement. Definitely won't ever be in our household budget lol. Also seems like a waste of money. If you don't change your eating habits, you'll just regain the weight/fat.Yes it works but you need to be the right candidate. If you have stubborn fat that won't go away through diet and exercise then it will work.
Once the fat is gone, it won't ever come back, even when you gain weight. The weight will probably store in other areas where you haven't cool sculpted.
Highly doubt that.
Isn't that how lipo works? You never get fat back in that area, because the actual fat cells have been removed, but just gain it in a different area (which can lead to some off proportions)? Or am I completely making this up?
You can add new fat cells.
This is correct. However, I believe a substantial amount of weight must be gained to create new fat cells. I *think* a majority of your fat cells are developed in childhood.
However, this was my understanding and I could be completely off base with this. Maybe someone who is more knowledgeable will jump in. Not gonna lie, I haven't given this enough thought to actively seek out the information.
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RosieRose7673 wrote: »missmagnoliablossom wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Interesting thread topic. After my armchair research it is a technique that is based on science, it can help kill fat cells in a particular location.
It does seem kinda pricey for effectively sticking a -5C blue ice bag against your skin for 60 min.
Pricey is an understatement. Definitely won't ever be in our household budget lol. Also seems like a waste of money. If you don't change your eating habits, you'll just regain the weight/fat.Yes it works but you need to be the right candidate. If you have stubborn fat that won't go away through diet and exercise then it will work.
Once the fat is gone, it won't ever come back, even when you gain weight. The weight will probably store in other areas where you haven't cool sculpted.
Highly doubt that.
Isn't that how lipo works? You never get fat back in that area, because the actual fat cells have been removed, but just gain it in a different area (which can lead to some off proportions)? Or am I completely making this up?
You can add new fat cells.
This is correct. However, I believe a substantial amount of weight must be gained to create new fat cells. I *think* a majority of your fat cells are developed in childhood.
However, this was my understanding and I could be completely off base with this. Maybe someone who is more knowledgeable will jump in. Not gonna lie, I haven't given this enough thought to actively seek out the information.
This was my recollection - when you lose weight you don't lose fat cells, you just empty them. If you regain, those fat cells refill and only when they're all full again will you make new ones.1 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »RosieRose7673 wrote: »missmagnoliablossom wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Interesting thread topic. After my armchair research it is a technique that is based on science, it can help kill fat cells in a particular location.
It does seem kinda pricey for effectively sticking a -5C blue ice bag against your skin for 60 min.
Pricey is an understatement. Definitely won't ever be in our household budget lol. Also seems like a waste of money. If you don't change your eating habits, you'll just regain the weight/fat.Yes it works but you need to be the right candidate. If you have stubborn fat that won't go away through diet and exercise then it will work.
Once the fat is gone, it won't ever come back, even when you gain weight. The weight will probably store in other areas where you haven't cool sculpted.
Highly doubt that.
Isn't that how lipo works? You never get fat back in that area, because the actual fat cells have been removed, but just gain it in a different area (which can lead to some off proportions)? Or am I completely making this up?
You can add new fat cells.
This is correct. However, I believe a substantial amount of weight must be gained to create new fat cells. I *think* a majority of your fat cells are developed in childhood.
However, this was my understanding and I could be completely off base with this. Maybe someone who is more knowledgeable will jump in. Not gonna lie, I haven't given this enough thought to actively seek out the information.
This was my recollection - when you lose weight you don't lose fat cells, you just empty them. If you regain, those fat cells refill and only when they're all full again will you make new ones.
Emptying fat cells left a bad image in my head. All I can picture is them "draining". 0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »RosieRose7673 wrote: »missmagnoliablossom wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Interesting thread topic. After my armchair research it is a technique that is based on science, it can help kill fat cells in a particular location.
It does seem kinda pricey for effectively sticking a -5C blue ice bag against your skin for 60 min.
Pricey is an understatement. Definitely won't ever be in our household budget lol. Also seems like a waste of money. If you don't change your eating habits, you'll just regain the weight/fat.Yes it works but you need to be the right candidate. If you have stubborn fat that won't go away through diet and exercise then it will work.
Once the fat is gone, it won't ever come back, even when you gain weight. The weight will probably store in other areas where you haven't cool sculpted.
Highly doubt that.
Isn't that how lipo works? You never get fat back in that area, because the actual fat cells have been removed, but just gain it in a different area (which can lead to some off proportions)? Or am I completely making this up?
You can add new fat cells.
This is correct. However, I believe a substantial amount of weight must be gained to create new fat cells. I *think* a majority of your fat cells are developed in childhood.
However, this was my understanding and I could be completely off base with this. Maybe someone who is more knowledgeable will jump in. Not gonna lie, I haven't given this enough thought to actively seek out the information.
This was my recollection - when you lose weight you don't lose fat cells, you just empty them. If you regain, those fat cells refill and only when they're all full again will you make new ones. Emptying fat cells left a bad image in my head. All I can picture is them "draining".
Hehe when you think about it, our bodies and their functions are actually really gross, aren't they?1 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »RosieRose7673 wrote: »missmagnoliablossom wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Interesting thread topic. After my armchair research it is a technique that is based on science, it can help kill fat cells in a particular location.
It does seem kinda pricey for effectively sticking a -5C blue ice bag against your skin for 60 min.
Pricey is an understatement. Definitely won't ever be in our household budget lol. Also seems like a waste of money. If you don't change your eating habits, you'll just regain the weight/fat.Yes it works but you need to be the right candidate. If you have stubborn fat that won't go away through diet and exercise then it will work.
Once the fat is gone, it won't ever come back, even when you gain weight. The weight will probably store in other areas where you haven't cool sculpted.
Highly doubt that.
Isn't that how lipo works? You never get fat back in that area, because the actual fat cells have been removed, but just gain it in a different area (which can lead to some off proportions)? Or am I completely making this up?
You can add new fat cells.
This is correct. However, I believe a substantial amount of weight must be gained to create new fat cells. I *think* a majority of your fat cells are developed in childhood.
However, this was my understanding and I could be completely off base with this. Maybe someone who is more knowledgeable will jump in. Not gonna lie, I haven't given this enough thought to actively seek out the information.
This was my recollection - when you lose weight you don't lose fat cells, you just empty them. If you regain, those fat cells refill and only when they're all full again will you make new ones.
I don't mean to go off topic...but if this is the case, is it easier for someone who was once obese to gain fat than it is for someone who has been a healthy body weight for their whole life?0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »RosieRose7673 wrote: »missmagnoliablossom wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Interesting thread topic. After my armchair research it is a technique that is based on science, it can help kill fat cells in a particular location.
It does seem kinda pricey for effectively sticking a -5C blue ice bag against your skin for 60 min.
Pricey is an understatement. Definitely won't ever be in our household budget lol. Also seems like a waste of money. If you don't change your eating habits, you'll just regain the weight/fat.Yes it works but you need to be the right candidate. If you have stubborn fat that won't go away through diet and exercise then it will work.
Once the fat is gone, it won't ever come back, even when you gain weight. The weight will probably store in other areas where you haven't cool sculpted.
Highly doubt that.
Isn't that how lipo works? You never get fat back in that area, because the actual fat cells have been removed, but just gain it in a different area (which can lead to some off proportions)? Or am I completely making this up?
You can add new fat cells.
This is correct. However, I believe a substantial amount of weight must be gained to create new fat cells. I *think* a majority of your fat cells are developed in childhood.
However, this was my understanding and I could be completely off base with this. Maybe someone who is more knowledgeable will jump in. Not gonna lie, I haven't given this enough thought to actively seek out the information.
This was my recollection - when you lose weight you don't lose fat cells, you just empty them. If you regain, those fat cells refill and only when they're all full again will you make new ones.
I don't mean to go off topic...but if this is the case, is it easier for someone who was once obese to gain fat than it is for someone who has been a healthy body weight for their whole life?
I have actually heard that too, yes. Again, I haven't looked into it and have nothing by way of science to back that up. But if the fat cell thing is accurate, it would stand to reason. More than happy to bow to someone's greater knowledge and experience!0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »RosieRose7673 wrote: »missmagnoliablossom wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Interesting thread topic. After my armchair research it is a technique that is based on science, it can help kill fat cells in a particular location.
It does seem kinda pricey for effectively sticking a -5C blue ice bag against your skin for 60 min.
Pricey is an understatement. Definitely won't ever be in our household budget lol. Also seems like a waste of money. If you don't change your eating habits, you'll just regain the weight/fat.Yes it works but you need to be the right candidate. If you have stubborn fat that won't go away through diet and exercise then it will work.
Once the fat is gone, it won't ever come back, even when you gain weight. The weight will probably store in other areas where you haven't cool sculpted.
Highly doubt that.
Isn't that how lipo works? You never get fat back in that area, because the actual fat cells have been removed, but just gain it in a different area (which can lead to some off proportions)? Or am I completely making this up?
You can add new fat cells.
This is correct. However, I believe a substantial amount of weight must be gained to create new fat cells. I *think* a majority of your fat cells are developed in childhood.
However, this was my understanding and I could be completely off base with this. Maybe someone who is more knowledgeable will jump in. Not gonna lie, I haven't given this enough thought to actively seek out the information.
This was my recollection - when you lose weight you don't lose fat cells, you just empty them. If you regain, those fat cells refill and only when they're all full again will you make new ones.
I don't mean to go off topic...but if this is the case, is it easier for someone who was once obese to gain fat than it is for someone who has been a healthy body weight for their whole life?
I have heard that theory before, but not sure how true it is.0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »RosieRose7673 wrote: »missmagnoliablossom wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Interesting thread topic. After my armchair research it is a technique that is based on science, it can help kill fat cells in a particular location.
It does seem kinda pricey for effectively sticking a -5C blue ice bag against your skin for 60 min.
Pricey is an understatement. Definitely won't ever be in our household budget lol. Also seems like a waste of money. If you don't change your eating habits, you'll just regain the weight/fat.Yes it works but you need to be the right candidate. If you have stubborn fat that won't go away through diet and exercise then it will work.
Once the fat is gone, it won't ever come back, even when you gain weight. The weight will probably store in other areas where you haven't cool sculpted.
Highly doubt that.
Isn't that how lipo works? You never get fat back in that area, because the actual fat cells have been removed, but just gain it in a different area (which can lead to some off proportions)? Or am I completely making this up?
You can add new fat cells.
This is correct. However, I believe a substantial amount of weight must be gained to create new fat cells. I *think* a majority of your fat cells are developed in childhood.
However, this was my understanding and I could be completely off base with this. Maybe someone who is more knowledgeable will jump in. Not gonna lie, I haven't given this enough thought to actively seek out the information.
This was my recollection - when you lose weight you don't lose fat cells, you just empty them. If you regain, those fat cells refill and only when they're all full again will you make new ones.
I don't mean to go off topic...but if this is the case, is it easier for someone who was once obese to gain fat than it is for someone who has been a healthy body weight for their whole life?
@SideSteel Can you speak to this at all? And if it's true, is it more complicated than CICO afterall? We can start a new thread too elphie, sorry. I've just been curious about this.0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »RosieRose7673 wrote: »missmagnoliablossom wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Interesting thread topic. After my armchair research it is a technique that is based on science, it can help kill fat cells in a particular location.
It does seem kinda pricey for effectively sticking a -5C blue ice bag against your skin for 60 min.
Pricey is an understatement. Definitely won't ever be in our household budget lol. Also seems like a waste of money. If you don't change your eating habits, you'll just regain the weight/fat.Yes it works but you need to be the right candidate. If you have stubborn fat that won't go away through diet and exercise then it will work.
Once the fat is gone, it won't ever come back, even when you gain weight. The weight will probably store in other areas where you haven't cool sculpted.
Highly doubt that.
Isn't that how lipo works? You never get fat back in that area, because the actual fat cells have been removed, but just gain it in a different area (which can lead to some off proportions)? Or am I completely making this up?
You can add new fat cells.
This is correct. However, I believe a substantial amount of weight must be gained to create new fat cells. I *think* a majority of your fat cells are developed in childhood.
However, this was my understanding and I could be completely off base with this. Maybe someone who is more knowledgeable will jump in. Not gonna lie, I haven't given this enough thought to actively seek out the information.
This was my recollection - when you lose weight you don't lose fat cells, you just empty them. If you regain, those fat cells refill and only when they're all full again will you make new ones.
I don't mean to go off topic...but if this is the case, is it easier for someone who was once obese to gain fat than it is for someone who has been a healthy body weight for their whole life?
@SideSteel Can you speak to this at all? And if it's true, is it more complicated than CICO afterall? We can start a new thread too elphie, sorry. I've just been curious about this.
Don't be sorry. I am also curious and in my eyes it is a similar topic.0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »RosieRose7673 wrote: »missmagnoliablossom wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Interesting thread topic. After my armchair research it is a technique that is based on science, it can help kill fat cells in a particular location.
It does seem kinda pricey for effectively sticking a -5C blue ice bag against your skin for 60 min.
Pricey is an understatement. Definitely won't ever be in our household budget lol. Also seems like a waste of money. If you don't change your eating habits, you'll just regain the weight/fat.Yes it works but you need to be the right candidate. If you have stubborn fat that won't go away through diet and exercise then it will work.
Once the fat is gone, it won't ever come back, even when you gain weight. The weight will probably store in other areas where you haven't cool sculpted.
Highly doubt that.
Isn't that how lipo works? You never get fat back in that area, because the actual fat cells have been removed, but just gain it in a different area (which can lead to some off proportions)? Or am I completely making this up?
You can add new fat cells.
This is correct. However, I believe a substantial amount of weight must be gained to create new fat cells. I *think* a majority of your fat cells are developed in childhood.
However, this was my understanding and I could be completely off base with this. Maybe someone who is more knowledgeable will jump in. Not gonna lie, I haven't given this enough thought to actively seek out the information.
This was my recollection - when you lose weight you don't lose fat cells, you just empty them. If you regain, those fat cells refill and only when they're all full again will you make new ones.
I don't mean to go off topic...but if this is the case, is it easier for someone who was once obese to gain fat than it is for someone who has been a healthy body weight for their whole life?
@SideSteel Can you speak to this at all? And if it's true, is it more complicated than CICO afterall? We can start a new thread too elphie, sorry. I've just been curious about this.
Yes, however I'm not certain that it necessarily has to do with number of fat cells or not. Meaning, if a lean person continues to over-eat they will still accumulate fat regardless of whether or not it's fat cell hypertrophy or hyperplasia.
But, I do think that people who were formerly obese will have a much easier time regaining weight compared to someone who was never obese to begin with, likely due to a combination of physiological and psychological/environmental factors.
When an obese person loses weight, they are essentially fighting their biology in that hunger will increase and energy expenditure will decrease in response to weight loss.3 -
Whew. Just gone through a number of my middle age belly fat links. I knew I had read in a few places that most of our fat cells are developed early, pre- full maturity.
Here is one link. It is in point 8 of 'basic body fat physiology.....'
Not sure of the veracity of the site. Artist not scientist.
http://www.maxwettsteinfitness.com/Library/Belly fat.htm
Cheers, h.
ps. I am too lazy to look for any other links I may have. Fresh caught (by son) Alaska salmon and white wine on the menu tonight. The mind is going in another direction.0 -
I've been curious about trying this to get rid of loose skin without surgery0
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I've been curious about trying this to get rid of loose skin without surgery
I think the cool sculpting thing just does a little work on the fat cells, not the actual skin. It's akin to doing liposuction on a loose skin area. Fat will be lower, but the skin will still hang. It'll just look more wrinkly (if that's the right word). However, it'll look flatter under clothes!
I think the only way to get rid of loose skin would be to get a legitimate tummy tuck.
Loose skin sucks. I was a porky kid (that's an understatement). I leaned out through high school and was a healthy weight until 24. Even when I was a healthy weight back then, I had loose skin. I did balloon up but when I lost the weight, no surprise the skin as still there. It sucks but I've grown to accept it.0 -
They've been advertising it a lot here in Aus too..
Price starts at $850 per application
It would flippan want to work at that price! I'll give it a go when i win the lotto next week 
and report back to y'all. 1 -
The story behind it is funny, kids who ate lots of Popsicle had dimples or less fat in their cheeks.
I think you could stick a cold pack on half your tummy and test it out for free. Their vacuum contraption simply pulls the fat away from the body so it can't reheat so easily.
Volunteers anyone?
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Christine_72 wrote: »They've been advertising it a lot here in Aus too..
Price starts at $850 per application It would flippan want to work at that price! I'll give it a go when i win the lotto next week and report back to y'all.
Haha. Wonder if you have to be a physician to apply it. If not...... part time job here I come lol.1 -
Christine_72 wrote: »They've been advertising it a lot here in Aus too..
Price starts at $850 per application It would flippan want to work at that price! I'll give it a go when i win the lotto next week and report back to y'all.
Haha. Wonder if you have to be a physician to apply it. If not...... part time job here I come lol.
Good thinking Elphie. You could do it in your back room or basement, less overheads hehe 1 -
This is really interesting. I had been wondering about this, but I just thought it was some silly scam sort of thing.0
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Christine_72 wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »They've been advertising it a lot here in Aus too..
Price starts at $850 per application It would flippan want to work at that price! I'll give it a go when i win the lotto next week and report back to y'all.
Haha. Wonder if you have to be a physician to apply it. If not...... part time job here I come lol. Good thinking Elphie. You could do it in your back room or basement, less overheads hehe
Lol and charge triple since it will be in a "private" non-office setting lol. (Completely kidding).
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