Could freezing your fat cells destroy them?
A new treatment that eliminates unwanted fat cells.
One of the many popular questions that many patients Google before proceeding with a cryolipolysis (fat freezing) procedure is “can freezing your fat cells destroy them?” Cryolipolysis was first introduced in 2012 and has since become very popular in America, Europe, and the UK.
Cryolipolysis is a procedure that exposes fat cells to cold temperatures, usually below 0 degrees Celsius. Freezing fat cells below 0 degrees Celsius causes a process called apoptosis.
Apoptosis is the process by which a cell dies (programmed cell death). This means that low temperatures will cause some fat cells to die during this process, resulting in a thinner fold of fat where the treatment is performed.
So, YES, freezing your fat cells will kill them.
Fat freezing treatment
Cryolipolysis has demonstrated that by exposing fat cells to cold temperatures, approximately 25% to 42% of fat cells can be permanently destroyed. This can lead to lasting weight management results after the procedure.
During the cryolipolysis procedure, fat cells shrink, crystallize, and disintegrate. This triggers an inflammatory response in your body in the days and weeks following the fat freezing procedure. The body's inflammatory response causes necrophage cells, called macrophages, to enter the area to metabolize and clear the dead adipose cells (fat cells).
Fat freezing is a painless and minimally uncomfortable procedure, so although apoptosis may seem quite intense for the fat cells, you will not feel anything happening in your body other than the cold treatment area.
After fat freezing
It takes about 6 to 10/12 weeks for your body to complete this process and for the results to become visible.
Fat cells are susceptible to extreme temperatures, meaning that exposing them to cold temperatures of +4°C to -9°C or heating them between 40°C and 45°C will cause apoptosis. To obtain visible and lasting results, we recommend choosing non-surgical fat reduction treatments that achieve apoptosis.
Yes, cryolipolysis really works!
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