Linda Evangelista, a YouTuber who had done Coolsculpting, also had lumps & uneven patches.

Linda Evangelista, a YouTuber who had done Coolsculpting, also had lumps & uneven patches.

CoolSculpting uses extreme cold as a non-invasive treatment to contour the body. It reduces fat cells by freezing them. It's also becoming famous for a side-effect called paradoxical hyperplasia, which is when the fat cells grow and become harder instead of disappearing. PAH can appear as lumps that are hard under the skin. Because of the shape of the applicator, they may even resemble a stick butter. Supermodel Linda Evangelista sued CoolSculpting because it ruined her appearance. The settlement was reached out of court. Abbey Sharp, a YouTuber who is very popular, has now opened up about her experience with...

CoolSculpting uses extreme cold as a non-invasive treatment to contour the body. It reduces fat cells by freezing them. It's also becoming famous for a side-effect called paradoxical hyperplasia, which is when the fat cells grow and become harder instead of disappearing. PAH can appear as lumps that are hard under the skin. Because of the shape of the applicator, they may even resemble a stick butter. Supermodel Linda Evangelista sued CoolSculpting because it ruined her appearance. The settlement was reached out of court. Abbey Sharp, a YouTuber who is very popular, has now opened up about her experience with PAH. Abbey Sharp's videos are entertaining. She's a dietitian and she adapts celebrity diets into healthier meals. Her Gwyneth paltrow videos, for example, are absolutely priceless. Abbey's comments about her CoolSculpting botch, as well as insights from a surgeon are below: Abbey chose CoolSculpting for its non-invasive nature. Sharp, who had battled orthorexia (an obsession with healthy food) in the past, says that she has never felt like she has a flat abdomen. The med spa told her that CoolSculpting would help achieve this. Sharp, who was already slim and had a flat stomach, was told she was a good candidate. Her "problem" areas could also be targeted. Sharp told Yahoo Life that's the way it was pitched to her. It was like 'This is an easy decision. I got the impression that it was less invasive than Botox. Abbey explains that after Abbey's treatments, she noticed that her body was uneven. "It looked like there were lumps and bumps on my side. "My side began to look uneven. My lower belly bulged in a way that was not on the other side. So I thought let's see what we can fix this. "I was never told CoolSculpting would cause this. It made no sense when I looked at the description of how CoolSculpting worked." Sharp was offered a second CoolSculpting treatment at the med-spa, but it didn't work. She returned to the spa and received a complimentary CoolSculpting treatment. She did not notice any difference to her body - the lumps were still there. Sharp didn't realize the bulges on her body were caused by a potential side effect of CoolSculpting called paradoxical adipose Hyperplasia. PAH might not be as rare as the manufacturer claims. Manufacturer data shows that PAH occurs 1 in every 4000 treatments. However, this data may not give the full picture. Not all patients who experience PAH report it to their doctor, who then reports it to Zeltiq. Sharp, for instance, initially was unaware of PAH or the link to her CoolSculpting treatment. We don't yet know what causes PAH. Dr. Chris Funderburk, a plastic surgeon in New York City, treats patients with negative outcomes after CoolSculpting. He believes there are still too many unknowns. He says that there are no good data to support the cause of PAH. "We don't have any good data on this," he says of the reason PAH occurs. We don't even know which machine generation to use or what paddles to use to avoid PAH. Unfortunately, it's still a mystery. [From Yahoo] Abbey talks in her video about considering surgery to remove the lumps, but deciding against it because of the long recovery period. She would not be able to spend as much time with her children. It's great that Abbey has brought this up because I suspect it is more common than one in 4,000. I believe that patients are not always informed about the risks associated with this procedure. Abbey claims that no one informed her of the possible side effects, including PAH. Linda also reported a similar experience. This is not informed consent in my opinion. I find it strange that when she complained about the lumps, the medspa gave her even more CoolSculpting. I am not a doctor or surgeon, but I would never recomm...