Cryolipolysis is a beauty treatment that relies on controlled
cooling for non-invasive localised fat reduction in problematic
areas of the body. It is a way to reshape your client’s
contours.The fatty tissue of any organism comprises cells called
adipocytes, which are responsible for storing fat. This fat, like
other types of fat (such as cooking oil), changes from a liquid
state to a solid state when low temperatures are applied.
Fat solidifies at a temperature of around 5 to 10 degrees Celsius.
At this temperature, the adipocyte membrane breaks without harming
the surrounding tissue (comprised mostly of water, which solidifies
at lower temperatures) and so the fat is slowly released from the
adipocytes, which are transported by the lymphatic system to be
processed and eliminated in a completely natural process. The
destruction of adipocytes is therefore permanent.
Cryolipolysis is suitable for treating moderate and dense localised
fat that appears in different body areas, such as the abdomen,
flanks (side of the body between the ribs and hips), arms, back
(especially the bra area), knees and subtrochanteric area hip to
thigh region). The cooling technique penetrates around 2cm below
the skin’s surface and is highly effective in treating and reducing
adipose tissue in the surrounding area, without disturbing the
normal temperature of the epidermis.
However, it is not a specific treatment for obesity. This technique
leads to significant and lasting reduction of localised fat, but
for more effective results, it must be combined with a dietary
treatment.
There are two ways:
1) by using a suction device on the treatment area, which reduces
circulation and cools the subcutaneous layers of fat tissue; or
2) an application method without suction, through devices applied
to the skin, with a membrane which becomes cold enough to treat
only the fat cells in that region.
These methods are not painful at all, and all your client will
notice is an intense localised cooling when the devices are
applied. Coldness in the area disappears after a few minutes
because the cooling itself produces an anesthetic effect, leaving a
feeling of numbness when the temperature of the tissue decreases.
After the treatment, the patient can go back to his/her daily
routine without any side effects or residual discomfort, except for
some redness in the treated area, or a slight flushing sensation
which will disappear after 10 or 20 minutes.
As mentioned previously, the treatment does not produce any side
effects. The only undesirable effect is that the exposure to
coldness may produce a superficial burning, which will disappear in
a short time. No other changes or problems occur given no
substances are injected into the area and the cold application is
localised. However, this procedure should not be applied to people
suffering from cold allergies or cold urticaria.
Pictures to show how Cryolipolysis works
