We see many providers for fat freezing. In 2015, Consumers’ Association wanted to review TelSell’s SlimFreezer. Jaimie (Consumer Association test subject) tried the device for the Consumers’ Association.
Researcher Lauri ten Grotenhuis then went with Jaimie (Consumer Association test subject) to visit plastic surgeon Farid Kazem to investigate whether the real professional device with CoolSculpting works. In fact, TelSell’s Slimfreezer is based on this technology of cryolipolysis.
First impression | With the SlimFreezer, according to Telsell, you would freeze fat cells so that they can be easily disposed of by your body. The body you’ve always wanted is so within reach…or is it?
In tegenstelling tot wat SlimFreezer beweert, is het apparaat niet vergelijkbaar met een professioneel “CoolSculpting-apparaat”.
The subject did not feel, see or measure any difference with the Slimfreezer afterwards compared to before treatment. The effect immediately after treatment on the roll of fat was also far from comparable to professional treatment with CoolSculpting.
Conclusion Consumers’ Association
The video below shows how enthusiastic the consumer association’s test subject is about CoolSculpting. Note: this video was shot in 2015. Meanwhile, CoolSculpting clinic has the CoolSculpting Elite, which provides even better results.
According to TelSell’s video, the SlimFreezer is identical to the machines used by exclusive clinics. We wanted to check that out.
In clinics, they use CoolSculpting. So we visited a plastic surgeon who showed us the professional device for CoolSculpting and performed a professional treatment on our subject. Differences from the professional device are:
We went back after 2 months to measure whether our subject had lost fat after treatment with CoolSculpting. Are you curious to see the end result? Then check out the video above.
In 2015 werd deze eerste indruk gemaakt en werd de video opgenomen. Meanwhile, further equipment development has taken place at CoolSculpting with the new Elite. It is possible that the equipment in the video is no longer used in CoolSculpting clinics.
Cold lypolise, according to the SlimFreezer, has been evaluated by authorities in America as safe and effective in the treatment against fat. But that’s not entirely true.
The treatment there investigated and approved by the FDA is cryolipolysis (and not lypolise), which is performed with a CoolSculpting device. This method was developed by dermatologists at Harvard Medical School. The name cryolipolysis is owned by Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc.
Devices that claim to do the same thing but are not quite the same use terms similar to this, as TelSell does with cold lipolysis. On the CoolSculpting website, you can see where in the Netherlands you can go for an official cryolipolysis treatment. If you are considering treatment elsewhere, ask carefully what results you can expect and what equipment is used.
The SlimFreezer uses what is known as cold lipolysis. Fat cells are destroyed and can then be easily disposed of by your body. On average, you would lose 20% of your fat cells in the treated area.
The SlimFreezer has a 10×10 cm square plate that you can attach to your belly, legs or arm with a strap. That plate gets cold. The claim is -6 degrees but our thermometer did not go below zero. Before placing the SlimFreezer, you should place a glycerin pad on your skin to protect your skin. Then you choose a 30- or 60-minute program, and then it’s simply waiting. When the cycle is complete you should massage the treated area for one minute.
The Dutch manual for the SlimFreezer says nothing about how often we should use it. The packaging says once a month, and the US site confirms this. You can, however, treat several areas in succession. For example, your belly and your legs one after the other. But that particular part of your abdomen so not more often than once a month.
Both treatments have the same goal, which is to destroy fat cells. Therefore, it seems to be an alternative. But cryolipolysis is most suitable for people who are reasonably fit and want to get rid of a last bit of fat in a specific spot; which training or diet will not do. Only in that case can it be considered, because unlike liposuction treatment, it is not suitable for large amounts of fat.
There are quite a few drawbacks to liposuction. It is an operation that requires you to be sedated. You will be left with scars, you will have quite a bit of pain after the surgery and will need to take it easy for a while. With cryolipolysis, you can go back to doing whatever you feel like doing immediately after the treatment. No anesthesia is involved. By the way, you won’t see immediate results; you’ll have to wait one to two months for that.
By the way, cryolipolysis treatment is not much cheaper than liposuction. Each zone you want to treat should be performed both left and right, and usually you will want to address more than one zone. Think about €400 per single cycle, so for a balanced treatment left and right of only lovehandles you can count on about €800.
For cryolipolysis, according to the plastic surgeon, “if you can squeeze it, we can freeze it. Thus, it is not a technique that can be used with everyone who is overweight. If you have a BMI above 30 then you will need to lose weight first. This is because the skin folds must be able to be sucked into the device.
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