Coolsculpting Review

About CoolSculpting

Slowly, and thankfully, the western world is accepting the idea that beauty is a spectrum with divets and nuances. 

The archetypal beauty standards of yesteryear are loosening their grip on us, opening spaces for all body types to express themselves. There’s less pressure to fit into the Jacked Johnny or Stacy Skin-bin molds.

Also thankfully, those looks haven’t gone out of style either. I know this may sound ridiculous to read, but it’s possible for some things to gain further acceptance without biting into other things. 

We can like multiple things at once. Preference is not a zero-sum game. On that note, there’s no reason for you to stop chasing after a Tony Toned or a Fiona Fit body if that’s what you want. 

In that chase lies the problem – the chase itself. I’ll be honest, I hate running, and there are a billion other activities I would rather perform to tone my body than running. Of all the available options, of which there are plenty, I’m going to focus on one that’s been gaining traction since 2009. I’m talking about cryolipolysis, or as you likely know it, CoolSculpting.

According to studies^[1][2], cryolipolysis is safe, with report of patient satisfaction and decrease subcutaneous tissue deposits at short-term follow-up, especially when compared to other methods for localized fat reduction.

What I can do instead is tell you everything that you need to know about the process and the brand behind it. You’re going to appreciate this CoolSculpting review if you’re interested in any of the following:

• CoolSculpting before and after
• CoolSculpting cost
• CoolSculpting results
• CoolSculpting side effects

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Overview Of CoolSculpting

Both of the treatments that CoolSculpting offers ultimately help you contour your body. They can improve the shape and size of it in a way that’s more natural, and I’m not just talking about science.

Think of it this way; you know how Brazilian butt lifts and lip fillers are only becoming more popular? You know how you can sometimes tell when someone has put a little something extra in their protein shake? 

Most of the time, these endeavors bring great results. However, they occasionally promote results that are a bit too far outside the realm of possibility, leaving an image that’s a bit too enhanced.

That’s not the case with CoolSculpting. It’s not designed to overhaul your body in a night or to bump your body with muscle stimulation to give you a Captain America-like overnight transformation. instead, it works with your body to bring it closer to its peak. 

CoolSculpting doesn’t inject or add anything to your body. Instead, they provide stimulation that your body wouldn’t obtain during regular circumstances.

CoolSculpting is the brand name of a process called cryolipolysis. It drew inspiration from a 1970s scientific discovery that linked cold and fat cells. In 1999, two Harvard scientists further investigated this link and worked on a system that could use cold to target fat cells to stimulate fat loss.

Their process earned FDA clearance in 2009 and has since become a safe way for medical professionals to treat fat loss without invasive procedures. They’ve also created a second technology, CoolTone, which develops muscle cells. 

My CoolSculpting review will go deeper into the details of the procedure after covering a few highlights: 

Highlights

• Non-invasive process to reduce fat
• Safer than most fat loss treatments
• FDA-cleared
• Two treatment modalities
• Facilities located across the world

There are two main processes this company provides; CoolSculpting and CoolTone. I’ll cover the differences between the two, their processes, and their results in this CoolSculpting review.

CoolSculpting Review

CoolSculpting and CoolTone use two different technologies to provide different results. What they share is that they can help you achieve the body you’ve wanted. 

CoolSculpting® Review 

The first practice I’m going to examine in this CoolSculpting review is the brand’s titular process that put them on the map. CoolSculpting involves three steps to help reduce body fat in tricky areas to target: 

1. You and your service provider will devise a plan to treat specific areas on your body to eliminate fat
2. You’ll undergo the freezing process (which I’ll detail later in this CoolSculpting review)
3. Your body should eliminate the cells that have been frozen.

Reading that you may be wondering, “what areas of my body can CoolSculpting work on?” You may also be wondering, “how long does CoolSculpting take?” Heck, you might also be wondering, “Why would I want to be cold to lose fat?”

Let’s answer those questions in reverse order. You’d want to because it can help you hammer the fat out of areas that do not want to let go of it. You know how fruit flies disappear during the winter cause it’s too cold for them? Imagine stubborn fat is the fruit flies and the winter is the CoolSculpting technique.

Next, the technology targets certain areas for 35 to 75 minutes at a time. They’ll usually hit an area multiple times during one session. These sessions can last from 1 hour to 3 hours. 

For the best results, CoolSculpting recommends enrolling in two sessions at the very least. You should see changes after then.

Before I move on to the next section of this CoolSculpting review, allow me to answer the first of your potential questions. Here are the body areas that CoolSculpting can target:

• Under the jawline and chin
• Love handles
• Abdomen
• Inner, outer, and dorsal thighs
• Upper arms (triceps)
• Back fat near the bra line and shoulder blades
• Banana rolls (i.e. right beneath the butt)

CoolTone® Review 

The crucial difference between CoolTone and the first process I outlined in this CoolSculpting review is their intentions. While CoolSculpting can be a powerful tool to get rid of stubborn fat the same way a landlord may evict tenants, CoolTone looks to add muscle to your frame.

Or, rather, this process can help muscles pop in areas where they’d rather not. CoolTone only targets three areas rather than nine. 

It works on the thighs, the glutes, or the abdomen, and if you’ve ever held an ounce of extra chub on your body, you’d know that those are the three parts of the body that hate giving it up and love hiding your muscles.

Due to the nature of the procedure (which I’ll cover next up in this CoolSculpting review) CoolTone requires more sessions and upkeep after the fact. CoolSculpting recommends that most people enroll for 4 to 8 sessions over the course of at least two weeks in order to see the best results. 

After those wrap up, you’ll also need a few maintenance sessions so that these muscles don’t fade away, which makes sense when you consider that CoolTone stimulates muscles for growth. 

And, as with any exercise regimen, you’ll want to keep your diet and exercise levels consistent after you finish the procedure.

How Does CoolSculpting Work?

CoolSculpting works by literally freezing fat cells in certain areas. This process is also known as cryolipolysis. Freezing the fat cells kills them. This may seem like a surprise, but our bodies don’t really like dead cells hanging around stealing away nutrients from living cells. Thus, the body will get rid of these cells.

Since the process only targets fat cells, it shouldn’t affect your muscles or health in any way. 

CoolTone follows a different procedure altogether. It uses magnetic pulses to stimulate muscle contractions in the target areas. Think of it like this: instead of doing a bicep curl, you’re forcing the muscle to contact in a way that simulates the effects of a bicep curl. 

However, the muscles CoolTone targets are weaker than the biceps and harder to isolate through exercise, so the process can work them through magnetism alone.

CoolSculpting Side Effects

Here are some of the side effects people have reported from CoolSculpting and CoolTone:

• Muscle pain
• Decreased sensations in the target area
• Nausea
• Lightheadedness
• Rashes
• Swelling
• Discoloration

Many of the side effects pass with time, luckily. They’re also common side effects to exercise in general. 

Who Is CoolSculpting For? 

Something that I enjoyed about CoolSculpting is the transparency in their target audience. In response to the question “Is CoolSculpting right for me?” the brand answers:

“You’re active. You eat healthily. But if you still have areas of stubborn fat that won’t go away, it might be time to consider CoolSculpting.”

That’s as fair of a summation as I would give the service. It shouldn’t replace medical interventions of any magnitude nor should it substitute attempts to increase physical activity or clean up your diet. 

The way I see it, there’s so much progress you can make before you need to turn to CoolSculpting that, by the time you’ve milked all the results you could see by yourself, you may find that you don’t want it.

That being said, if you’ve reached a plateau, or you have a photoshoot coming up, or there’s a wedding on the horizon, or if you want to fry off that last layer of tummy chub that’s holding onto you the same way a toddler holds onto their mother the first time they see a clown, then CoolSculpting is for you.

CoolSculpting Reviews: What Do Customers Think?

These are some aggregate CoolSculpting review scores I found on a few websites: 

• Google Reviews: 4.8/5 stars based on 9 pieces of customer feedback on the CoolSculpting Toronto Clinic
• Real Self: 4/5 stars based on more than 880 pieces of customer feedback
• SiteJabber: 2.5/5 stars based on 4 pieces of customer feedback

Those that enjoyed the procedure really enjoyed it. They said that it was worth it for the results it gave them without intruding too much on their life. Here’s what one satisfied customer wrote on HighYa:

“In my opinion, it was a pain-free and stress-free experience. No downtime from work. It was true that results are gradual and become noticeable after a couple of months, but after three months, HUGE change. I had flanks and back done, my pants size is smaller and I lost the bra back fat. I have my confidence back to wear form-fitting shirts!”

The Toronto CoolSculpting Clinic was particularly adored by fans for the way they handled procedures:

“I loved my coolsculpting experience at this clinic. I wanted to get rid of my fat in my tummy area and after doing some research, I found that this clinic gave me the most information and made me feel comfortable. I finished 2 cycles so far and i can see visible results. I highly recommend this clinic for first-timers,” wrote one Google Review writer.

Other CoolSculpting reviews said that the process gave them lasting results that they could feel proud of. They said that they felt more comfortable in their own skin after the process and that the results persisted after the treatment ended.

“Had my lower abdomen done 3 months ago and have seen less of a bulge in the area. I feel more comfortable wearing tight dresses and don’t look or feel bloated,” said one customer.

There were a couple of common complaints among customer CoolSculpting reviews. The two that appeared the most were the mounting costs of the procedures and the subtlety of the results. Some users reported that their costs ran close to $10,000. Note that this wasn’t for one session as customers were able to sign up for as many sessions as they liked. 

However, their specialists gave them a fair reading of how long it’d take and how much it’d cost. Thus, the price criticism is more of an observation than a condemnation. Nobody was complaining that they were tricked into paying more than they expected.

The other complaint is worth considering more. People went to CoolSculpting expecting to come out with brand-new bodies. The thing is, that’s not what CoolSculpting promotes. 

Their marketing and descriptions on their websites are pretty transparent, at least in my opinion. They seemed like tweaking procedures rather than massive overhauls, but clients reported that the results weren’t as magnificent as they expected.

CoolSculpting Before And After

Something you might notice when looking at CoolSculpting before and after photos is that clients don’t look like they just left the Hyperbolic Time Chamber from Dragon Ball Z, muscles tearing apart their clothes, carrying the fat they melted off in their hands. Instead, the progress is subtle. 

The photos on the brand’s website show real-life results from both men and women. What I appreciate about these photos is that they don’t look doctored in any way to sell you a service you might not need. You won’t see any unbelievable transformations.

They’re honest in a way that many cosmetic procedures aren’t. The CoolSculpting before and after photos are taken immediately after a session has finished. They’re never after the first session, proving that you’d need to enlist for a number of sessions to see any form of sustained results.

These results do appear less impressive the more time there is between photos and treatment though. For example, there’s one photograph of a man’s abdomen a month after his last CoolTone session and it doesn’t look that different from his before photo.

That being said, CoolSculpting’s best and after photos were much more impressive. There were noticeable improvements in both the definition and size of clients’ bodies. Particularly, flanks looked less blurry, thighs flattened out, and visceral fat beneath the glutes went down.

CoolSculpting Cost

Based on what I read on the brand’s website, the service usually costs around $3,200, and CoolTone costs between $800 to $2,000.

Is CoolSculpting Legit?

Although the CoolSculpting reviews that customers left were somewhat mixed, they didn’t make the service out to be illegitimate. 

Is CoolSculpting Worth It?

I’ll be honest, this is a pretty good option if you’re looking for long-term results with regard to your body’s aesthetics. I’m not saying that it’s not worth it to try and get rid of the last little bits of stubborn chub (I’m as vain as anyone), but it is a relatively costly investment.

If you’re someone who needs to burn that last bit of fat by any means necessary, then CoolSculpting is likely for you.

CoolSculpting Promotions & Discounts 

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find any CoolSculpting promotions or discounts while I was writing this review.

Where To Buy CoolSculpting

You can find a service provider near you on the brand’s website. The procedure appears to be available on most websites. 

FAQ

Who owns CoolSculpting?

AbbVie is the larger corporation that owns the CoolSculpting patent.

What is CoolSculpting’s Refund Policy?

Sadly, I couldn’t find any information about the brand’s refund policy. 

How To Contact CoolSculpting

You can contact the head office by emailing [email protected] or by calling (888) 935-8471, ext 2,1. International customers can call (925) 474-8160, ext 2,1. 

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