Liposuction and CoolSculpting are both effective fat reduction procedures. However, the experiences are entirely different. The experience will vary from patient to patient, depending on their specific treatment area. With Liposuction, the patient is sedated with general anesthesia. After they are completely sedated, the surgeon makes tiny incisions into the skin using a scalpel. The surgeon then sticks a cannula, a tube with a sharp point, and a suction device into the incisions. The cannula breaks up the fatty tissue so that the suction device can vacuum up the fat deposits.

CoolSculpting, however, is an entirely non-invasive treatment. During a fat freezing session, the patient will be comfortable as a technician conducts the treatment. The technician uses a proprietary applicator during the session. This applicator administers the calibrated cooling technology into the skin of the target treatment area. A vacuum mechanism sucks the skin up into it to help draw the subcutaneous fat cells to the skin’s surface. The fat cells freeze as the extreme cooling temperature penetrates the skin. Once the fat cells become frozen, their membrane will rupture, causing the cell to die. Dead fat cells will process out of the body naturally. Treatments are 35-minutes.