Reduce Stubborn Fat Noninvasively with CoolSculpting® in New Jersey
CoolSculpting® at Skin & Laser Center of NJ offers a nonsurgical solution for reducing unwanted fat that resists diet and exercise. This FDA-cleared procedure uses controlled cooling to freeze and eliminate fat cells in targeted areas, resulting in a slimmer, more contoured appearance. With over 10 million treatments performed worldwide, CoolSculpting® is a safe, effective, and popular option for men and women seeking body sculpting without surgery.
Even with regular diet and exercise, some areas of the body can retain excess fat. Common areas treated with CoolSculpting® include:
Submental area (under the chin)
Abdomen and flanks (love handles)
Thighs and inner thighs
Upper arms
Back and bra area
Other localized pockets of fat resistant to lifestyle changes
Fat cells in these areas are particularly resistant to natural weight loss. CoolSculpting® works by targeting these cells with precise cooling, causing them to crystallize and naturally eliminate from the body over time.
Patients often consider CoolSculpting® when they experience:
Stubborn fat that doesn’t respond to diet or exercise
Desire for a noninvasive alternative to liposuction
Localized areas of fat affecting confidence or appearance
A goal to achieve a more contoured and toned body shape
This treatment is ideal for patients seeking safe, gradual fat reduction without downtime or surgery.
CoolSculpting® treatments at our practice are performed by experienced medical professionals. Benefits include:
Noninvasive fat reduction with no surgery or anesthesia
Targeted contouring for specific problem areas
Minimal to no downtime, allowing return to normal activities immediately
Gradual, natural-looking results over several weeks
Personalized treatment plans tailored to your body and goals
Our team ensures every session is carefully monitored for safety and effectiveness, helping patients achieve optimal results with a smooth, toned appearance.
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CoolSculpting® is a body sculpting and fat-reduction procedure that relies on cryolipolysis, also known as fat freezing. There are many areas of the body where fat tends to stick around regardless of your best efforts to diet and exercise. To a large extent, genetics determine the distribution of fat in your body, and this predisposition has very little to do with your habits, activity levels, or calorie intake. Due to hormonal shifts that occur as you age—specifically declining testosterone and estrogen levels—diet-resistant fat is also more likely to accumulate with age. At Skin & Laser Center of NJ, we use CoolSculpting® to precisely target stubborn areas of fat with low temperatures that cause the fat cells to freeze. Because fat cells are more vulnerable to lower temperatures than other cells, it’s possible to target fat without negatively impacting the rest of your tissues.
Fat cells targeted by CoolSculpting® die, and the body naturally removes them over time. While weight loss through exercise decreases the size of fat cells, CoolSculpting® kills them. Because the removal process is gradual, the physical change is subtle and occurs over time.
Keep in mind that while CoolSculpting® at our New Jersey practice is an excellent treatment for stubborn problem areas, it is not a weight management tool. The ideal CoolSculpting® patient is near their ideal weight, with a few areas that could be improved with some targeted sculpting.
A CoolSculpting® procedure at Skin & Laser Center of NJ is best equipped to target stubborn pockets of fat that resist diet and exercise. In some cases, genetics play a factor, creating certain problem areas that you’re never quite satisfied with despite being overall pleased with your appearance and shape. Areas where this is most prone to occur include:
As CoolSculpting® has evolved, the attachments utilized to deliver the treatment have become smaller, allowing the cosmetic professionals delivering care to provide an even greater degree of precision.
Every CoolSculpting® appointment is unique, just as every patient is unique. Before your CoolSculpting® procedure, you’ll have an opportunity to meet with one of our professionals to share your concerns and decide which areas to treat. Prior to your fat-freezing appointment, you may be asked to avoid certain activities to ensure the best possible outcome. This may include avoiding medications that have a blood thinning effect, tanning the treatment area, and taking a break from smoking.
The length of a CoolSculpting® appointment at Skin & Laser Center of NJ varies depending on the areas being treated. In some cases, a session might take as little as half an hour, though a CoolSculpting® treatment usually lasts between one and three hours on average. You can utilize this time to read, catch up on emails, watch a show on your iPad, or even take a nap. Depending on your treatment plan, you may benefit from multiple treatment sessions, scheduled several weeks to months apart.
The procedure itself is nonsurgical and painless, so you won’t require any anesthesia. You might want to wear loose-fitting clothing to increase your comfort, and bring a change of clothes for after. Your provider will apply a gel pad and applicator to your skin. You may experience some pressure and a cold sensation, but the feeling will dissipate. Some patients also report feeling a tugging or pinching, or some numbness in the treatment area, but most CoolSculpting® patients at Skin & Laser Center of NJ find the procedure to be very mild.
As a noninvasive and nonsurgical procedure, CoolSculpting® requires very little recovery. In fact, you can return to your usual routine right after treatment. You may experience some redness, numbness, sensitivity, or bruising in the targeted area, but these effects are temporary and will not require pain medication. Recommended aftercare includes massaging the area to help break down frozen fat cells, staying hydrated, wearing comfortable clothing, and avoiding alcohol.
Remember that the results of a CoolSculpting® procedure aren’t visible right away. The body must first break down the crystallized fat cells, a process that can take between three weeks and three months. Once those fat cells have been naturally removed, you will notice a 20% to 25% reduction in fat from the targeted area. The procedure is lasting and does not require repeated treatments to maintain the positive results, though some patients choose to return for additional treatments in order to reduce the area even more.
If you’re interested in addressing multiple concerns in a single appointment, the team at Skin & Laser Center of NJ can recommend complementary treatments. While CoolSculpting® can help New Jersey patients remove fat to achieve a more sculpted physique, many patients are also interested in procedures like laser resurfacing to reduce stretch marks and improve the texture and tone of the skin.
Some patients are interested in refreshing their face in addition to working to tone and sculpt their body. Injectable fillers like JUVÉDERM® and Restylane® help restore volume to areas of the face that might have started to appear hollow or sunken with age or weight loss. If fine lines on your face are a subject of concern, BOTOX® or Dysport® are safe, effective options for reducing wrinkles caused by repetitive facial expressions. Whatever your aesthetic goals, the professional and experienced team at Skin & Laser Center of NJ is ready to help you develop a treatment plan to achieve them.
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