Coolsculpting

Dr. Mess is the first plastic surgeon in Maryland to offer this new state-of-the-art technology… Coolsculpting in Columbia, Maryland. Coolsculpting uses patented focal cooling to gently target fat bulges without needles, incisions, pain medication or recovery time. Coolsculpting is cleared by FDA for non-invasive fat reduction. Coolsculpting is a great alternative to liposuction with 20-25% fat reduction to the treated area with a single treatment! Coolsculpting has no downtime-get right back to work or play. Dr. Mess offers Coolsculpting in Columbia, Maryland, centrally located in Maryland for Annapolis, Baltimore, Frederick, and Washington, DC. We invite you to attend our coolsculpting seminar. Call to reserve your spot. We offer special pricing for our repeat customers. Click here to view our Facebook Page

Coolsculpting Facts-At-A-Glance

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About CoolSculpting

CoolSculpting™ is a patented, non-invasive, clinically proven procedure to selectively reduce fat layers in problem areas using a patented cooling technology. It is a safe procedure cleared by the FDA that gently cools unwanted fat cells in the body to induce a natural, controlled elimination of fat cells. This reduces bulges in treated areas of the body without harming surrounding tissue.

Key Benefits of CoolSculpting

It involves no needles, surgery or downtime.

• Because the CoolSculpting procedure is non-invasive, patients can resume daily activities including work and exercise, immediately following treatment.

It’s easy.

• CoolSculpting patients can sit or lie comfortably and read, work on their laptop or even nap during the procedure. The procedure is performed in a medical office, under the supervision of physician specializing in cosmetic procedures.

It’s convenient.

• Procedures last about one to two hours, so treatment can easily be performed during a lunch hour or without major disruption to the day.

The results are dramatic.

• Patients can expect an average 20-25% reduction.

How CoolSculpting Works

During the CoolSculpting procedure, a non-invasive applicator delivers precisely controlled cooling to the treatment area to specifically target underlying fat, leaving surface skin tissue unaffected. When fat cells are exposed to cold, a process of natural removal is triggered, which gradually reduces the thickness of the fat layer. The result is a visible reduction in fat bulges.

Efficacy

On average, each CoolSculpting procedure results in a 20-25% reduction of fat in the treated areas, and patients can start to see results as soon as three weeks following treatment, with the most dramatic results occurring over a period of two to four months in most patients.

Clinical studies involving hundreds of patients show that, for properly selected patients, ZELTIQ’s CoolSculpting procedure is an effective way to reduce fat without the pain, risk, and recovery time of surgical procedures. The result is noticeable, natural-looking fat reduction in the treated areas.

Safety

The CoolSculpting procedure is safe because the delivery of precise cooling affects only targeted fat cells, leaving adjacent tissue unharmed and intact.

Target Patient

CoolSculpting by ZELTIQ is not intended as a weight-reduction program for overweight individuals. The best candidates for the CoolSculpting procedure are people near their ideal body weight who eat well and exercise regularly and have pockets of fat that have not responded to a healthy lifestyle. They are seeking spot reduction for specific areas of fat but are not considering a surgical procedure.

Cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), CoolSculpting by ZELTIQ gently cools unwanted fat cells in the body thereby inducing a natural, controlled elimination of fat cells.

Based on science developed by the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass., in the United States, this breakthrough is based on a vast body of research that demonstrates that fat cells are more susceptible to cold and are selectively, painlessly and permanently destroyed. Starting several weeks after the procedure, cooled fat cells begin a process called “apoptosis” and begin to shrink and disappear. The body proceeds to naturally and gradually eliminate the cooled fat cells, reducing the thickness of the fat layer.

Science Behind CoolSculpting

The CoolSculpting procedure developed by ZELTIQ is based on sound science called Cryolipolysis™. Cryolipolysis is the result of a groundbreaking discovery by Drs. Dieter Manstein and R. Rox Anderson of Harvard Medical School and the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

Company History

Founded in 2005, ZELTIQ is a global medical device company that developed a patented, non-invasive, clinically proven procedure to selectively reduce fat. It has licensed the commercial rights to Cryolipolysis from Massachusetts General Hospital as a non-invasive method of reducing fat. ZELTIQ is advancing the basic science, clinical evaluation, and commercial development of this technology. The company has developed an advanced medical device that utilizes this new discovery and is making it available to physicians specializing in cosmetic procedures.

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