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love handles? The cool new way to freeze off your flabby bits
By David Derbyshire
Last updated at 8:35 AM on 20th September 2010
A machine that âfreezes awayâ unwanted body fat to remove love handles, beer bellies and bingo wings has been developed by scientists.
The device, which is being promoted as a painless alternative to liposuction, features a gel patch that clamps on to flabby parts of the body and freezes fat cells.
The sub-zero temperatures cause the fat cells to die. They are re-absorbed and then flushed away by the body over the next few months, leaving the patient sleeker.
The CoolSculpting device features a gel patch that clamps onto flabby parts of the body and freezes fat cells
The first £80,000 âCoolSculptingâ device has arrived in Britain and is already being offered to patients at a London clinic.
Liposuction â where fat is sucked from the body â is big business for cosmetic surgeons and has overtaken breast enlargement as the most popular type of plastic surgery.
The new treatment costs around £800 â about a quarter of the price of liposuction â and takes between one and three hours. The treatment, which is non-invasive, can be carried out in a patientâs lunch break.
It was designed by scientists at Zeltiq in California. They realised that although fat freezes at a lower temperature than other types of tissue, skin and muscles can survive sub-zero temperatures without suffering lasting damage.
Last week the treatment was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Mitchell Levinson, the companyâs founder, said patients have been monitored for three years without the fat returning. A single treatment is usually enough for each love handle. A larger beer belly or a set of flaps of fat under the arms may need two treatments.
The deviceâs creators say it is designed for those in need of a little fat removal and is not suitable for treating obesity.
The first machine in Britain is at the Beyond MediSpa clinic at Harvey Nichols in Central London.
A spokesman for the company said patients feel a sensation of âintense coldâ, but this âsoon dissipatesâ.
He added: âThe patient is seated comfortably or lying down during the procedure.
âMany spend this time reading or even taking a nap.â
Debbie Scott, 60, an American living in London who went to Paris to have the treatment, said: âItâs uncomfortable but not painful. For the next couple of days you touch the area and itâs numb but after a month the bulge had shrunk.â
Zeltiq has also created a device that uses a low-level laser to zap away fat cells around the waist and thighs.
It creates tiny pores in the fat cell membranes, allowing their contents to leak and causing the cells to deflate. The treatment lasts 40 minutes and is carried out three times a week for a fortnight.
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By David Derbyshire
Last updated at 8:35 AM on 20th September 2010
A machine that âfreezes awayâ unwanted body fat to remove love handles, beer bellies and bingo wings has been developed by scientists.
The device, which is being promoted as a painless alternative to liposuction, features a gel patch that clamps on to flabby parts of the body and freezes fat cells.
The sub-zero temperatures cause the fat cells to die. They are re-absorbed and then flushed away by the body over the next few months, leaving the patient sleeker.
The CoolSculpting device features a gel patch that clamps onto flabby parts of the body and freezes fat cells
The first £80,000 âCoolSculptingâ device has arrived in Britain and is already being offered to patients at a London clinic.
Liposuction â where fat is sucked from the body â is big business for cosmetic surgeons and has overtaken breast enlargement as the most popular type of plastic surgery.
The new treatment costs around £800 â about a quarter of the price of liposuction â and takes between one and three hours. The treatment, which is non-invasive, can be carried out in a patientâs lunch break.
It was designed by scientists at Zeltiq in California. They realised that although fat freezes at a lower temperature than other types of tissue, skin and muscles can survive sub-zero temperatures without suffering lasting damage.
Last week the treatment was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Mitchell Levinson, the companyâs founder, said patients have been monitored for three years without the fat returning. A single treatment is usually enough for each love handle. A larger beer belly or a set of flaps of fat under the arms may need two treatments.
The deviceâs creators say it is designed for those in need of a little fat removal and is not suitable for treating obesity.
The first machine in Britain is at the Beyond MediSpa clinic at Harvey Nichols in Central London.
A spokesman for the company said patients feel a sensation of âintense coldâ, but this âsoon dissipatesâ.
He added: âThe patient is seated comfortably or lying down during the procedure.
âMany spend this time reading or even taking a nap.â
Debbie Scott, 60, an American living in London who went to Paris to have the treatment, said: âItâs uncomfortable but not painful. For the next couple of days you touch the area and itâs numb but after a month the bulge had shrunk.â
Zeltiq has also created a device that uses a low-level laser to zap away fat cells around the waist and thighs.
It creates tiny pores in the fat cell membranes, allowing their contents to leak and causing the cells to deflate. The treatment lasts 40 minutes and is carried out three times a week for a fortnight.
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wow.. this sure sounds good to me.... easier and cheaper too. We should all be skinnier or at least our wallets would be hahahaha
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