Coolsculpting

It depends how many areas are treated and how many cycles each needs. You get an exact figure at your consultation once the areas are mapped, and financing through Affirm, Cherry and CareCredit is available.

It uses cooling technology developed from research by two Harvard scientists. The device targets fat cells in a specific area and freezes them beneath the skin. Those cells then die off naturally and the body eliminates them.

The technology is complex but the experience is simple. The device sits on the treatment area and draws the bulge up between two cooling panels. You feel pressure and cold when it starts, and that fades quickly. You can read or use your phone through it.

Many patients notice less fat after about three weeks, with the fullest results by two months. The body keeps flushing out treated fat cells for up to six months after treatment.

The treated fat cells are gone rather than shrunk, so with a healthy diet and exercise the results are long-lasting. Gaining significant weight afterwards will still change your shape, because the remaining fat cells elsewhere can enlarge.

Patients with stubborn fat that resists a healthy diet and regular training, most often love handles and a muffin top. Reaching your target weight is not always enough to get the definition you have worked for, and that gap is what this treats.