title: Long-term efficacy follow-up on two cryolipolysis case studies: 6 and 9 years post-treatment.
abstract: Cryolipolysis is a noninvasive esthetic procedure that utilizes controlled cooling to reduce subcutaneous fat. Clinical studies have established its safety, efficacy, and tolerability for fat reduction in a variety of areas including the abdomen, flanks, thighs, submental area, arms, back, and chest. Because of obvious esthetic concerns, long-term unilateral studies leaving an untreated flank, thigh, or arm are not performed, but serve as ideal controls for weight gain or loss or re-distribution of fat for other reasons. This article follows two patients previously documented in a case report to demonstrate their ongoing treatment efficacy at 6 and 9 years after treatment. Clinical photographs of the treated flanks and untreated contralateral controls demonstrate long-term durability in these two subjects.
authors.affiliation: Main Line Center for Laser Surgery, Ardmore, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Eric F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Bernstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D003452:Cryosurgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010781:Photography; D050151:Subcutaneous Fat / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: cryolipolysis; durability; long-term efficacy; longitudinal study; noninvasive body contouring; nonsurgical fat reduction