Does Fat Freezing Hurt?

A Fat Freezing treatment is generally a comfortable and painless experience. The procedure doesn't require any needles, no scalpels and its totally non-invasive. The feeling you'll experience most is cold, but don't worry, this is only in the body area being treated.

What are the side effects of fat freezing?

Some common side effects of CoolSculpting include:
  • Tugging sensation at the treatment site. ...
  • Pain, stinging, or aching at the treatment site. ...
  • Temporary redness, swelling, bruising, and skin sensitivity at the treatment site. ...
  • Paradoxical adipose hyperplasia at the treatment site.

Does fat freezing work?

The researchers found that cryolipolysis reduced the treated fat layer by as much as 25 percent. The results were still present six months after the treatment. Frozen, dead fat cells are excreted out of the body through the liver within several weeks of treatment, revealing full results of fat loss within three months.

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