A group of Harvard scientists noticed a reduction in cheek fat when children sucked on popsicles; this response refers to popsicle panniculitis. This led to the scientific discovery of Cryolipolysis. Simply put, Cryolipolysis is the process in which fat cells come in direct contact with exact cooling temperatures and periods. Such exposure causes the cell membrane to crystallize and then rupture. A break-down of the word Cryolipolysis helps to shed further understanding: “Cryo” = cold + “lipo” = fat + “lysis” = cell death and removal. Once the cell ruptures, the body no longer needs the cell. It is destroyed, resulting in cell death. Over 8 to 12 weeks, the lymphatic system will excrete the cell as waste from the body. The cell does not grow back. It is gone for good. This results in long-term fat reduction.

The Cryolipolysis process led to the invention of Cold Sculpting technology (termed CoolSculpting.) A method that exposes subcutaneous fat cells to strict cooling standards, destroying the cells while protecting the overlying skin from thermal injury.