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Trick Your Fat and Treat Your Body at Our Special CoolSculpting® Elite Event on Oct. 19

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Do you have a bulge or pocket of fat so resistant to diet and exercise that it’s practically scary? Make it disappear once and for all this spooky season with the most effective fat reduction techniques available at the Spa @ Western Dermatology Consultants. It’s wicked easy to get rid of fat you don’t want on a “problem area,” using fat-freezing technology designed to target, then flush out unwanted fat cells, leaving you with slimmer, more defined contours. The treatment, known as CoolSculpting®, recently got an “upgrade” with CoolSculpting® Elite. But is CoolSculpting® Elite better than CoolSculpting®? Our Albuquerque, NM-based team invites you to learn the answer and discover more about the advanced form of CoolSculpting® by RSVPing for our special CoolSculpting® Elite Event to be held shortly!

The event will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 19, from noon to 6 p.m. at our practice. Guests will be offered free consultations with our CoolSculpting® specialist, free treats will be provided for everyone, PatientFi financing will be available, and every purchase of eight CoolSculpting® treatments will come with a free Firm & Tone lotion ($200 value). 

CoolSculpting® Elite is FDA-cleared for the reduction of visible (pinchable, below-the-skin fat) that doesn’t respond to dietary changes and exercise. The treatment is approved for nine areas of the body, including under the jawline, under the chin, the upper arms, back, bra areas, flanks, abdomen, thighs, and below the butt. CoolSculpting® Elite features two applicators per machine, so it treats twice as much fat at one time when compared to the traditional approach. Its applicators also have an innovative C shape to increase the amount of fat they can treat. Applicators are available in different sizes and shapes for an improved fit and comfort 

Even if you’re active and in great shape, resistant fat can be a problem. Treat yourself to noticeably slimmer results with CoolSculpting®. Register now for our CoolSculpting® Elite Event, since limited spots are available. 

For more information about the event, fat-freezing treatments, or other body contouring options, the Western Dermatology Consultants team can explain more. Call us at 505-855-9267 to RSVP for the CoolSculpting® Elite Event or contact us to schedule a consultation if you would like to visit and develop a personalized plan.

CoolSculpting® vs. CoolSculpting® Elite: What’s the Difference?

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Given recent advances in the fat-freezing technology, the question many of our patients have been asking is: What is the difference between CoolSculpting® and CoolSculpting® Elite? Here’s what Albuquerque, NM, patients should know about these treatments if they’re trying to determine which one is best for them. 

CoolSculpting® is a non-surgical body contouring technique that solves the problem of localized fat bulges by killing fat cells in isolated areas of the body—without affecting surrounding tissues. A newer version of the treatment is called CoolSculpting® Elite.

The two procedures work the same way: by cooling fat cells beneath the skin to a temperature that causes them to freeze. Once the cells have been killed, they are flushed out of the body by natural metabolic processes. 

This is an effective treatment strategy because even after losing weight and reducing that number on the scale through healthy lifestyle changes, it can still be difficult to get the body shape you’ve always wanted. Spot reduction—which is the theory that you can target fat loss on specific body parts by doing exercises, such as crunches to get flat abs—has been disproven. Doing exercises on specific areas can indeed enhance the shape and build muscles on those areas, but when we lose fat by creating a calorie deficit, energy is drawn from the body as a whole rather than only the areas you’re working on. That means you’re not guaranteed to lose fat from those areas.

Both types of CoolSculpting® do help to reduce this type of fat. There are some differences between the treatments, however.

CoolSculpting® Elite offers enhanced fat reduction results when compared to traditional CoolSculpting®. This is because of the more compact and efficient design of the machine. The newer design features C-shaped cup applicators as opposed to the U-shaped applicators of traditional CoolSculpting® devices. The C shape provides better tissue contact, increased suction, more even cooling, and faster treatment times. In fact, the C-shaped applicators can treat up to 18 percent more surface area at one time. Additionally, due to the dual applicator capacity of CoolSculpting® Elite, two areas can be treated simultaneously during a single treatment to double the results in half the time. 

Want to know more about the difference between CoolSculpting® and CoolSculpting® Elite? The team at the Spa @ Western Dermatology Consultants can explain more about how these treatments work. Call us at 505-855-9267 or submit a contact form to schedule a consultation. 

How Can CoolSculpting® Help You Combat Your “Quarantine 15” This Season?

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Quarantine weight gain is something many people have been struggling with since the COVID-19 lockdowns began in the early part of the year. Our lives have been disrupted, and our day-to-day routine has changed a lot as our activities have been restricted. With easy access to food and alcohol in the nearby kitchen, along with the fact that lots of us are working from home and not moving around as much as we normally would in an office (and are too busy to fit workouts into our altered routines), it’s easy to pack on some extra weight. To top it all off, in this tension-filled time, chronic stress often leads to high levels of the “stress hormone” cortisol being produced in our bodies, which stimulates our appetite. Cortisol can also influence where your fat is stored, making it more likely to be deposited on the abdomen. As practices have re-opened around the city, state, and country, injectables and body contouring procedures like CoolSculpting® have been Albuquerque patients’ preferred treatments for addressing a little extra flab.

These aesthetic treatments, combined with healthy lifestyle habits, can help get you back on track, restore slimmer facial contours, and lose unwanted volume. Sometimes, excess fat goes to areas we’ve always struggled to slim down for most of our lives because of our body shape. These specific areas—like the stomach, flanks, below the chin, the outer thighs, and the back—may not respond well to conventional fat-reduction methods, such as exercise and reducing our calorie intake. CoolSculpting® is a fat-reduction technique that allows you to get rid of some of the extra fat in these trouble spots that you feel self-conscious about or that get in the way of your daily life. Remember, though, that it’s strictly for generating cosmetic results. Exercise and a healthy diet are still important!

With CoolSculpting®, the applicator suctions up grabbable areas of fat and lowers the temperature in the tissue. The fat cells there are chilled and killed, and the body looks leaner over time as these dead cells are flushed out. Although the treatment can cause a numbing or pinching sensation, it’s generally not painful and is well tolerated by patients. You won’t have to go through an extensive recovery process or manage severe side effects after. Typically, CoolSculpting® causes only mild swelling and bruising.

Would you like to know more about how CoolSculpting® can help you shed resistant fat? Request a consultation with us today by calling (505) 855-9267or fill out a contact form to reach out to our team at Western Dermatology Consultants.