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There is fascinating science behind the procedure: once you reach your teenage years, your body has essentially all the fat cells it will ever have. These cells can expand and contract as we gain and lose weight, but your body stops producing new fat cells. The Coolsculpting ® procedure uses controlled cooling called cryolipolysis to permanently eliminate fat cells through the body's normal metabolic process. Scientists discovered the way cold eliminates fat by observing that some children who ate popsicles developed dimples in their cheeks. What was really happening was small pockets of fat were being eliminated by the cold from the popsicles. On a much larger scale, Coolsculpting ® does the same thing but in a controlled way to target certain areas of the body. During my own Coolsculpting ® treatment on the abdomen, I experienced minimal discomfort. I would compare the sensation to stepping into the ocean when it's cold. You feel the chill at first, but then the area is numb after about 5 minutes and By Kate Myette 22 Many of us spend hours at the gym each week trying to eliminate stubborn areas of fat. Even with proper diet and exercise, these areas of fat won't go away. If this sounds like you, you are not alone. Many people resign themselves to living with these pockets of fat and think their only option is surgery. In fact, there is another option: Coolsculpting ® , which has been around since 2011. It is FDA cleared with years of clinical data to support its efficacy and safety. As a company, they are constantly evolving, designing new applicators, getting clearance to treat more areas, and striving to make treatments more comfortable and decrease the duration of each treatment. The newest area treatable with the CoolMini ® applicator is the pocket of fat that sometimes forms beneath the buttocks, also known as the 'banana roll.' The CoolMini ® applicator (previously only used to treat beneath the chin) can now be used along the posterior thigh to shrink the 'banana roll'. The Easy Way to Eliminate Fat