Fat Reduction vs. Weight Loss: CoolSculpting Staten Island

CoolSculpting is the popular fat reduction treatment that reduces unwanted bulges without surgery or downtime. Long-term fat reduction from CoolSculpting results in a noticeably skinnier, more contoured physique.* However, CoolSculpting is a not a weight loss treatment. The revolutionary procedure is a fat reduction treatment. And while the two terms are easily conflated, there is an important difference. Understanding the differences between weight loss and fat reduction better enables you to determine if CoolSculpting is right for you.

Fat Cells and Weight Loss

Fat cells, also known as adipocytes or lipocytes are a distinct type of cell designed to store packets of energy. By adulthood, your body has a fixed quantity of fat cells. This means the number of fat cells does not increase or decrease, even if you lose weight or gain weight.

Weight Loss and Weight Gain

Think of an adipocyte like a balloon and fat as the air you put into the balloon. When the body consumes more fat than it presently needs, it places the extra fat in existing adipocytes to store for later use. Just like blowing air into a balloon, adding fat expands the fat cell. Losing weight is like letting air out of a balloon. As the body burns through stored fat, the fat cell shrinks (deflates,) becoming smaller.

Fat Reduction

Fat reduction treatments do not shrink fat cells; they remove fat cells from the body. Think of Liposuction, a popular fat reduction treatment. During liposuction, the surgeon suctions fat cells out of the body, reducing the overall amount of fat cells from the treatment area. This leads to a visible reduction in fat.

Fat Reduction with CoolSculpting

Like liposuction, CoolSculpting reduces fat by eliminating fat cells from the body. Unlike liposuction, CoolSculpting reduces fat without surgery or downtime, eliminating fat cells non-invasively using a scientifically developed process known as Cryolipolysis. This process works by exposing unwanted fat cells to freezing temperatures.

By freezing fat cells, adipocytes are damaged, preventing future fat storage. The damaged fat cell is gradually collected by the lymphatic system and processed out of the body in the form of waste. According to scientific research published in Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology “cryolipolysis was shown to reduce subcutaneous fat at the treatment site by up to 25% after one treatment.”

As mentioned, the body does not create more fat cells than it already has. Therefore, once adipocytes are frozen and excreted from the body following a CoolSculpting treatment, those fat cells cannot come back, resulting in long-lasting fat reduction.

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Is CoolSculpting Right For You?

While weight loss is an essential step for individuals who wish to reduce excess body fat, it is not always successful in reducing a specific problem area. Even with rigorous diet and exercise, some areas will not budge. CoolSculpting specifically targets fat deposits that are known to resist diet and exercise, such as belly fat, love handles, double chins, upper arm fat, thigh fat, and more. With CoolSculpting, you may not lose weight, but you should see a visible reduction in fat. Within months of your fat freezing treatment, you should look and feel skinnier.*

Schedule a Complimentary CoolSculpting Consultation

The best way to discover if CoolSculpting is right for you is to schedule a complimentary consultation with Dr. Natalya Chalik from Emerson Medical. Unlike most other CoolSculpting Staten Island providers who delegate this technique sensitive treatment to their staff, all CoolSculpting treatments at Emerson Medical are performed by Dr. Chalik, an experienced physician who specializes in both fat reduction and weight loss treatments. Call 718-448-3800 or sign up online today.