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Am I A Candidate For Cooltech Treatments?
If you have sufficient pinchable tissue and are close to your ideal weight, then you are likely a good candidate for this treatment, however CoolTech Fat Reduction is not a treatment for anyone who is obese (BMI 30+), as it is not a weight loss solution. If you are underweight (BMI of less than 18) or if you have lost a great deal of weight and have loose rolls of skin that are not filled with fatty deposits, generally you are not a candidate for CoolTech Fat Reduction treatments. There are some medical conditions listed below that make fat freezing treatments not suitable for some individuals.
Contraindications for CoolTech Treatment
- Cold urticaria / Allergic reactions especially cold
- Raynaud´s disease.
- Cryoglobulinemia or paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria.
- Hypoproteinemia.
- Blood coagulopathy or excessive bleeding or bruising
- Use of blood thinning medications
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Liver disease
- Fever
- Any acute infectious diseases
- Scars or hernia in the treatment area
- Any skin disease in the treatment area, presence of open wound, extensive skin conditions such as eczema, dermatitis active psoriasis, fragile, hypersensitive, skin at the area of intended treatment.
- History of local or recurrent skin infection
- Chronic disease with functional involvement (heart, liver and/or kidneys failure)
- Autoimmune diseases with skin related LES, scleroderma, Sjögren syndrome (Dermatological, rheumatologic).
- Peripheral neuropathies: Autoimmune (Multiple Sclerosis) immunology, metabolic disorders (severe diabetes), infections or toxic.
- Use of drugs that influence the immune system and impaired immune system (such as HIV)
- History of current deep vein thrombosis or thrombophlebitis or varicose veins
- Any prior aesthetic or medical surgery affecting the treating area or before complete healing, 6-10 months prior to the treatment.
- History cancer, active or recent malignancy under drug therapy Premalignant moles, neoplasm on the treatment area
- Do not treat patients who have undergone synthetic filler procedures (i.e. silicon) in the designated or adjacent treatment area
- History paradoxical adipose hyperplasia
