How it works

From Popsicles, to Cryolipolysis®, to CoolSculpting® | How CoolSculpting Works

Are you curious how CoolSculpting works? Years ago, scientists at Harvard University observed that some children who ate popsicles got dimples in their cheeks. The scientists—Dieter Manstein, MD and R. Rox Anderson, MD—realized that the popsicles were freezing and eliminating small pockets of fat cells.

The idea that cold can target fat cells—without damaging the skin or surrounding tissue—was the insight behind Cryolipolysis®, the proven science on which the CoolSculpting® procedure is based.

CoolSculpting® Freezes & Eliminates Stubborn Fat

The CoolSculpting® procedure safely delivers precisely-controlled cooling to gently and effectively target the fat cells underneath the skin. Treated fat cells are crystallized (frozen), then die. Over time, your body naturally processes the fat and eliminates these dead cells, leaving you more sculpted.

Fat Freezing During the CoolSculpting® Procedure

Many of us have stubborn fat despite diet and exercise. CoolSculpting® technology uses controlled cooling to target and kill only these fat cells. In the weeks to follow, your body naturally processes the fat and eliminates dead cells. CoolSculpting® results are long term* because treated fat cells are gone for good.

Fat Elimination After the CoolSculpting® Procedure | How CoolSculpting Works

Fat cells that are frozen during the CoolSculpting® procedure gradually die off and leave the body through the body’s natural elimination process. That’s why the results are long-term—the fat is gone for good! Untreated areas will have no change in fat cell distribution.

Cool Science + Strong Experience = High Patient Satisfaction

Studied in more than 5,500 clinical trial patients
More than 6,000,000 CoolSculpting® procedures have been performed worldwide