Vancouver CoolSculpting® for non-surgical fat removal with fat freezing (in Surrey)

Our upper-level Vancouver CoolSculpting^® techniques avoid common contouring problems on the body, which can happen if the service is not provided with precision and care, by trained beauticians. For example, you wouldn’t want just part of your thigh fat reduced – you’d want your fat reduction to blend into your leg shape, naturally. Using better handpieces, and understanding cryolipolysis fat removal in a more detailed way, helps to prevent these ‘bad form’ issues.

Since not all fat and body sculpting needs are the same, we are able to assess your excess bulkiness more realistically. Some fat is already soft and squishy, and some fat needs to be softened with heat-based treatments first. Some fat is hard and fibrous, which can’t be treated with CoolSculpting^®. Some perceived fat is actually sagging skin. Some fat has certain peaks and dips on a body region, requiring uncommon treatment paths. Some people are tall, and some are short, which changes their body shape, even though the fat type is the same.

CoolSculpting^® won’t work well, and would be a waste of your money, if we didn’t take the time to assess you properly, before treatments. We make sure CoolSculpting^® will be worth the investment for our clients, by personalizing treatments. We don’t merely use a ‘cookie cutter’ approach for non-invasive fat removal.

We take the time to understand your fat removal concerns. This makes a huge difference in the treatment process. We can better target your frustration areas, while advising you on best-possible scenarios we think you’ll get with CoolSculpting^® or other methods. Together, we come up with a plan on how to give you the best physical shape you can achieve with body sculpting.

CoolSculpting^® has been creating buzz in beauty and lifestyle magazines. It is clinically proven to reduce body fat quickly and safely, without surgery. There are also virtually no serious side effects or downtime with this method of fat removal.

With the advent of newer CoolSculpting^® handpieces, we are able to treat more body areas with accuracy. These are called the Advantage Applicators. They come in different shapes and sizes (they are described below). For example, some are wider, for treating the abdomen. Some are curved, for handling the waist or buttocks. And, some are small, for reaching into small areas, like under the arms, bra bulges, or inner thighs. In short: there is hardly anything we can’t treat when it comes to body fat removal!

Best of all, the fat that is removed by CoolSculpting^® is permanent. That means fat cells are destroyed, and can’t come back. However, this does not mean you can not gain the weight back. That is why this treatment is recommended for the most stubborn fat – the kind that diet and exercise can’t get rid of, no matter how hard you try.

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While traditionally, CoolSculpting^® was mainly used on large areas, like for stomach fat, nowadays it can be used for much more. So-called ‘fat blasting’ can remove the following types of body fat:

• Belly fat (upper and lower abdomen)
• Waist and hip fat (i.e. ‘muffin tops’ or, ‘love handles’)
• Underarm and forearm fat
• Back fat
• Chest fat (i.e. ‘man breasts’)
• Bra bulges (upper sides of female breasts)
• Front, outer and inner thigh fat (including lower bikini fat, plus ‘saddle bags’ on the butt sides)
• Back-side butt fat (i.e. ‘banana rolls’)
• Chin fat (plus see our other treatment options for chin fat)

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CoolSculpting^® is not the same as laser fat removal. Instead, it uses a technology called cryolipolysis to kill fat cells in your body. This is essentially freezing your fat cells, so that they wither and die. When they are dead, your body removes them naturally, like it would with other dead cells in your body.

The process of cryolipolysis is different from weight loss in that it removes fat cells, instead of changing their size. Weight gain and weight loss, on the other hand, are essentially the shrinking and enlarging of your fat cells – but never the removal of fat cells.

The above point is why it is said that CoolSculpting^® is for stubborn fat. If you’re already losing weight through diet and exercise, then CoolSculpting^® can help with that ‘last mile.’ In essence, CoolSculpting^® is nothing more than body sculpting – that is, shaping your body through the removal of fat cells in treated areas. It is not for extreme liposuction cases.

During a treatment session, the fat you want to remove is placed between two panels. The panels come in various sizes, to increase the versatility of the machine. These are called handpieces, or applicators.

Once your desired body parts are squeezed between the panels, the rest of the experience is simple: we turn on the cryolipolysis effect, and the machine goes away at doing its job. It takes up to 45 minutes for each treatment area. Though, timing depends on the handpiece that is being used. You can read, use your tablet or meditate during this time. You will be given a buzzer to call for the technician at any time.

You may feel a cold sensation during the treatment, but surrounding skin and tissue is not permanently affected by CoolSculpting^®. It specifically targets fat cells.

In recent years, claims have been made that other ‘add-on’ technologies can kill off more fat cells than CoolSculpting^® alone. This has never been proven through clinical studies. However, the effect of CoolSculpting^® has been well-documented in scientific literature.

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The number of body sculpting treatments you’ll need will really depend on you. During an initial consultation, we’ll discuss your goals for fat removal. We’ll also get an idea of your body type, and learn about any current health issues you have.

Generally speaking, it can take 1 – 2 treatments per area to see total results of 20 – 25% fat reduction. In a single session, you may have up to 4 applicators used on your body in succession (not simultaneously). Each person’s results after a single treatment can be different. Also, since results are seen around 12 weeks after a single treatment, knowing how many more treatments you’ll require  can come with time.

After the 12-week mark, we’ll ask you to come in for another consultation, should you wish to continue with more treatment cycles. We’ll let you know if we think your body can benefit from more sessions. Sometimes, we only need to adjust some of the applicator patterns in the second treatment, to smooth out the body shape. This is why your second treatment may not cost the same as your first.

CoolSculpting^® can’t achieve more than 25% fat-reduction. Nor will truSculpt^® iD (nor a combination of both). So it’s not like we can treat you indefinitely – you’ll just be wasting your money at a certain point.

Each area we treat will require up to 45 minutes. You can expect to be in session for at least 1 hour. If you want to treat multiple areas, it can take longer. For this reason, your sessions may be ongoing, or split apart to make them more manageable.

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Some people continue with their daily routines immediately after treatment sessions. There are very few potential side effects, and some people experience zero downtime. Remember – there is no cutting or surgery involved in this type of lipolysis.

However, given that the process of cryolipolysis for non-invasive fat removal is cold, you can experience some of the common feelings you’d get when ice is placed on your body for a long time. For example, redness, swelling, tingling or itching of the area that has been treated. And, since the machine requires ‘pinching’ to work, there may be some minor bruising after a treatment.

If you’ve experienced CoolSculpting^® in the past, you can take rest knowing that newer applicators have improved the discomfort that occurs during treatment.

For a few weeks after treatment, you may feel numbness (only on the treated area). You can also experience cramps or sensitivity. These are common and go away on their own.

CoolSculpting^® is “FDA-cleared” as being safe for non-surgical fat removal on specific areas of the body. You can read more about this here.

Anyone with pre-existing health conditions should notify their practitioner before treatment. If you have specific diseases, you should not be undergoing any form of fat removal through freezing. These include conditions like cryoglobulinemia, cold agglutinin disease, or paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria. Though, you should let us know about your entire health history to be sure.

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The cost of CoolSculpting^® can vary depending on how much fat you’re treating, which applicators need to be used, as well as the number of treatments required.

Generally speaking, if someone were to treat multiple parts of their body, they can expect to spend roughly $2400 – $4000 CAD. This is in comparison to liposuction, which can cost around $10,000 or more. Liposuction also results in significant downtime, and can leave your body in ‘lumps’ afterwards. So there are clear value-added benefits to non-invasive lipolysis – whether with CoolSculpting^®, truSculpt^® iD or a combination of both.

To get an accurate estimate for your case, we encourage you to come in for a consultation. That will really be the only way to give you cost expectations. This is because some (but not all) body parts may need to be treated twice, with different applicators in different sessions, at different time lengths or with other methods. It truly requires a customized treatment plan.

Typical pricing scenarios are as follows:

• small area is $600+ when part of a package with multiple treatments
• larger area is $1200+

After your initial consultation with us, we’ll be able to let you know about package-rate pricing that may benefit your case.

We can also help direct you to financing options through Pay Bright.