Patients who want to reduce localized fat but don’t want to have surgery may be interested in this procedure.

Benefits include:

• No downtime during or post treatment
• No scarring or damages to the skin surface
• Super-fast treatment time
• Permanent results without surgery

Both treatments are non-invasive methods of fat reduction.

SculpSure: Uses topical laser treatment to reduce the underlying fat whereas Coolsculpting freezes the fat. The treatment time is much shorter for Sculpture, only 25 minutes. After SculpSure, patients may experience a slight tenderness.

CoolSculpt: Takes an hour-plus per treatment. Another difference between the two procedures is the possible side effects. After CoolSculpt, patients have reported tenderness, slight bruising and itchiness. On occasion, patients can experience post-procedure paradoxical lipohypertrophy that may necessitate liposuction to correct.

Liposuction may be a better procedure if you have larger areas of fat and want more dramatic results, but it does require surgery and downtime. SculpSure is suitable for treating smaller areas and involves no surgery or downtime.

The most commonly treated areas are the abdomen and flanks but there are many areas that this procedure can treat including:

• Inner and outer thighs
• Upper and lower abdomen
• Flanks
• Buttocks
• Bra line
• Arms

There may be a mild sensation of the area being treated, but there is no pain. Patients are fully awake for the treatment.

Yes, results are permanent as long as one maintains a reasonable range of body weight, healthy living with good dietary selections, and an active lifestyle.

According to the official SculpSure website, each 25-minute procedure can destroy up to 24% of targeted fat cells. SculpSure, along with any other fat removal treatments (liposuction, Laser Lipo, Coolsculpting), are not meant for weight loss but rather contouring problem areas where fat deposits exist.