🔄FROM THE ARCHIVE: Cryolipolysis is an up-and-coming method for removing pesky flab, no scalpel necessary.
Stubborn pockets of fat often evade the best laid exercise and nutrition plans, clinging to our bodies despite our healthy habits. For years, liposuction was the last resort to rid oneself of this unwanted flesh. But in the past decade a new procedure has bypassed the needles and knives of traditional cosmetic surgery, offering a path to fat loss that, in most cases, involves no more discomfort than a chill followed by numbness.
Cryolipolysis is the technical name for the procedure, which uses cold to induce fat breakdown . In general,— they only shrink as you lose weight, never fully disappearing. You can, of course, physically remove them through liposuction. But now you can also kill them by lowering their temperature to the point of cell death .
Also known by the trademark name CoolSculpting, this nonsurgical alternative requires no anaesthesia, and a single session lasts only about half an hour. “The great thing about CoolSculpting is it’s really a lunchtime procedure,” says Neera Nathan, a dermatology instructor at Harvard University. “It really is quite simple, it’s not very painful, and it’s effective.” Within three or four months of treatment, patients typically dropIn a sense, cryolipolysis is so simple a child can do it.
To hit these diverse problem areas, CoolSculpting has developed a series of “applicators,” which are essentially shoe-sized vacuum cleaners that suck in the fat and chill it between cooling panels. “At first it’s a little bit painful,” says Nathan, who has undergone the procedure herself. “It’s really darn cold and almost burns. But after a couple minutes, you really start to go numb.” Patients often pass the time reading, watching a movie or catching up on work.
In the weeks and months afterward, the body cleans up the dying fat cells. The immune system summons white blood cells called macrophages to the site, where they gradually break down and remove the tissue, leaving behind a trimmer figure. Assuming a healthy diet and exercise regimen, the flab should stay gone — years ago, to showcase the power of CoolSculpting, a representative of the company had only one side of his body treated, Nathan says. “You can still tell that he has fat loss there.
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