CoolSculpting cryolipolysis

CoolSculpting is the world’s leading non-invasive fat reduction treatment that works on the principle of cryolipolysis, a unique technology that freezes and eliminates fat cells. It has been performed more than ten million times to date, confirming the safety and effectiveness of the treatment.

Freezing technology, better known as cryolipolysis, provides long-term results that make problem areas much less problematic. Namely, fat cells do not like cold and at a certain temperature they will simply freeze. When fat freezing or cellulite freezing occurs, the body will naturally eliminate dead cells within 3 months, which will result in up to a 27% irreversible reduction in the number of fat cells in the treated area.

We all have a certain amount of fat cells, the number of which stops increasing after puberty. When we gain weight, the volume of fat cells increases, but not their number. Some individuals may have stubborn fat deposits in certain areas of the body that are difficult to reduce, despite diet and exercise. These are most often the abdomen, thighs, knees, upper arms, and back.

The primary reason for the formation of fat deposits is the wrong diet, but also stress, which is increasingly prevalent. Namely, the adrenaline that the body secretes in the absence of physical activity has nowhere to go, which is why it is deposited around the waist in the form of fat and glucose. There are two types of fat deposits. We have subcutaneous, or external, which are visible and tangible on the body. They easily appear and disappear with regular training and a healthy, proper diet.

The other type of fat is more harmful and is found in the body but is not visible. People with a wider waist, i.e. around the abdomen, are more likely to accumulate dangerous fat deposits. In their case, fat accumulates deeper under the skin around the organs and the risk of cardiovascular disease is higher.

CoolSculpting or cryolipolysis is not primarily a weight loss treatment. But it is effective for women and men with healthy eating habits and an active lifestyle, a very safe and effective way to reduce excess fat without the need for liposuction.

The device has five applicators with different application times, depending on the region to be treated and the amount of fat cells to be reduced:

• CoolAdvantage – 35 minutes
• CoolAdvantage Petite – 35 minutes
• CoolAdvantage Plus – 45 minutes
• CoolMini – 45 minutes
• CoolSmooth PRO – 75 minutes

Which applicator is best to use and how many times the treatment needs to be repeated depends on the assessment of our experts. After a detailed diagnosis, a team of medical cosmetologists and surgeons will receive an assessment of your body composition analysis and exact measurements, based on which they will define a treatment plan.

You can ask our experts any additional questions about the safety of the treatment during your consultation, and during the fat freezing process, the entire team is at your disposal to pay attention to every detail.

Also, before the treatment, we will check how your body reacts to the cold and whether you suffer from any illnesses that require precautions. Your safety comes first!

CoolSculpting is a targeted treatment that can only treat subcutaneous fat that is soft. Areas that can be treated with cryolipolysis include the abdomen, hips, upper back, chest, inner and outer thighs, knees, fat tissue under the buttocks, and the chin.

Cryolipolysis is intended for people with ideal body weight or close to ideal, who want to reduce fat tissue in one of the 9 areas approved for treatment by the FDA (US Drug Administration):

• belly
• hips
• upper back
• breast
• inner thigh
• outer thigh
• knees
• fatty tissue under the buttocks
• chin

Before the treatment, our experts will perform all the necessary diagnostics and assess whether the fat tissue can be removed with cryolipolysis treatment or whether liposuction is still necessary. During the consultation, they will discuss your goals with you and guide you through the fat and cellulite freezing procedure to ensure that you are confident in the safety of the process.

They will also create a treatment plan tailored to your body and needs.

It is anticipated that 1-2 visits will be required for treatment. However, the exact number of visits and the required cycles for a specific region are defined individually for each client after a detailed diagnosis.

No special preparation is required before treatment.

The first step is to mark the area to be treated. Then, a gel pad is placed that creates a barrier between the skin and the applicator (so-called cooling plates).

The applicator is then placed on the body area and begins working – freezing the fat cells over the next 35 – 75 minutes (fat freezing), depending on the area being treated.

During the treatment, the CoolControl system, thanks to multiple integrated sensors, monitors the client’s body temperature and adjusts the temperature, or coldness, of the applicator accordingly.

During the treatment, you may feel a slight pinching, pulling, intense cold, burning, pain and cramps at the application site.

Usually 5 – 10 minutes after the start of the treatment, all these potential phenomena disappear as the area of ​​the body cools down.

During this time, you can relax, read, answer emails, or correspond with friends.

After the device has finished cooling, the treated area is briefly massaged to break up the treated fat cells and thereby affect fat reduction.

You can see changes 3 weeks after treatment, and more significant results after 3 months.

No recovery time is required after the treatment.

Side effects you may experience include temporary redness, swelling, ‘bleaching’, bruising, tightness, burning, cramping, pain, itching or tenderness of the skin, and a feeling of fullness in the back of the neck/throat after treatment of the neck and chin area. These side effects are temporary and usually disappear within a few days or weeks.

As with any treatment, additional side effects may occur, but they are rare.

If your body weight increases or decreases after a CoolSculpting treatment, the volume of remaining fat cells may increase or decrease, but their number remains the same.

The treatment is not performed on people suffering from the following:

• Cryoglobulinemia – a disease defined by the presence of cryoglobulins, proteins that thicken at lower temperatures
• paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria – a rare hemolytic anemia caused by sudden, recurrent bursts of red blood cell destruction by the immune system
• Cold agglutinin disease – a rare type of autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Fat freezing, as it is colloquially called, is not recommended for use on the area of ​​a hernia, even if it has been removed. It is also not recommended to perform CoolSculpting on or around a diastasis recti (straight abdominal muscle).

In cooperation with banks, Bagatin Polyclinic provides the option of paying in installments, as well as interest-free payments up to a certain number of installments.

You can check more about payment methods and treatment prices in the current price list of the Bagatin Polyclinic: