CoolSculpting Facts At-a-Glance

COOLSCULPTING FACTS-AT-A-GLANCE
by 
Dr. Else Christoffersen of Cayman Doctors

About CoolSculpting
CoolSculpting™ is a patented, non-invasive, clinically proven procedure to selectively reduce fat layers in problem areas using a patented cooling technology. It is a safe procedure cleared by the FDA that gently cools unwanted fat cells in the body to induce a natural, controlled elimination of fat cells. This reduces bulges in treated areas of the body without harming surrounding tissue.

Key Benefits of CoolSculpting 
It involves no needles, surgery or downtime.

• Because the CoolSculpting procedure is non-invasive, patients can resume daily activities including work and exercise, immediately following treatment.

It’s easy.

• CoolSculpting patients can sit or lie comfortably and read, work on their laptop or even nap during the procedure. The procedure is performed in a medical office, under the supervision of physician specializing in cosmetic procedures.

It’s convenient.

• Procedures last about one to two hours, so treatment can easily be performed during a lunch hour or without major disruption to the day.

The results are dramatic.

• Patients can expect an average 20% reduction1.

How CoolSculpting Works
During the CoolSculpting procedure, a non-invasive applicator delivers precisely controlled cooling to the treatment area to specifically target underlying fat, leaving surface skin tissue unaffected. When fat cells are exposed to cold, a process of natural removal is triggered, which gradually reduces the thickness of the fat layer. The result is a visible reduction in fat bulges.

Efficacy
On average, each CoolSculpting procedure results in a 20% reduction of fat in the treated areas, and patients can start to see results as soon as three weeks following treatment, with the most dramatic results occurring over a period of two to four months in most patients.

Clinical studies1 involving hundreds of patients show that, for properly selected patients, ZELTIQ’s CoolSculpting procedure is an effective way to reduce fat without the pain, risk, and recovery time of surgical procedures. The result is noticeable, natural-looking fat reduction in the treated areas.

Safety
The CoolSculpting procedure is safe because the delivery of precise cooling affects only targeted fat cells, leaving adjacent tissue unharmed and intact.

Availability
The CoolSculpting procedure is available worldwide through accredited physician and Cayman Doctors is the first center in the Caribbean.

Target Patient
CoolSculpting by ZELTIQ is not intended as a weight-reduction program for overweight individuals. The best candidates for the CoolSculpting procedure are people near their ideal body weight who eat well and exercise regularly and have pockets of fat that have not responded to a healthy lifestyle. They are seeking spot reduction for specific areas of fat but are not considering a surgical procedure.

Science Behind CoolSculpting
The CoolSculpting procedure developed by ZELTIQ is based on sound science called Cryolipolysis™. Cryolipolysis is the result of a groundbreaking discovery by Drs. Dieter Manstein and R. Rox Anderson of Harvard Medical School and the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

Their initial work, first published in the peer-reviewed professional journal Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, proved that subcutaneous fat cells are naturally more vulnerable to the effects of cold than other surrounding tissue. These studies and other research from centers of excellence confirmed that fat cells, when exposed to precisely controlled cooling for a sustained period of time, undergo a gradual reduction and cell death through a process called “induced apoptosis2”.

1- Clinical data on file. ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc. Pleasanton, CA.
2- Manstein D, Laubach H, Watanabe K, Farinelli W, Zurakowski D, Anderson R. Selective cryolysis: a novel method of non-invasive fat removal. Laser Surg Med. 2008,40:595-604.