Is Cryolipolysis Fat Freezing Similar Results to Liposuction For Fat Removal?

The short answer is yes, but to get comparable results, it takes careful treatment planning, a skilled practitioner and multiple treatment cycles. 
cryolipolysis fat freeze is a treatment that originated after researchers fully understood what happens when humans get frostbite: fat cells freeze before skin freezes. Cryolipolysis works like frostbite; it freezes fat, leaving the overlying skin intact. A section of your skin is inserted into a freezing device for about an hour, resulting in the disappearance of some fat cells.
cryolipolysis is effective in reducing subcutaneous (just beneath the skin) fat volume. There were few adverse events – three cases of mild or moderate pain/neuralgia were noted in the retrospective chart review, all of which rapidly resolved. 
In comparison, liposuction is cosmetic surgery involving an operating room, anesthesia, and a surgeon making incisions to allow a cannula to be inserted under the skin to break up and suck the fat from various parts of the body. Liposuction is a more invasive approach to contouring the body, but can also provide dramatic body contouring results.
During the cryolipolysis fat freeze treatments, a molded cup is placed over the stomach, love handles or other fleshy accessible area and heavy-duty suction pulls the fat bulge inside Cryolipolysis paddles where it is chilled.
Some of the fat cells in the cooled area are destroyed and ultimately disposed of by the liver. As with the ultrasound devices, there is little risk of skin injury and no change in blood levels of fats. The number of treatments needed vary, according to the amount of excess fat and the skill of the practitioner.
The best patients for coolsculpting have fat that can be pinched and drawn into the Cryolipolysis paddles.
Once the fat is secured inside the Cryolipolysis machine, it is cooled down to the point where it is broken down. A session takes less than an hour and no anesthesia is needed. Once an area has been treated the next area can be started.
Results take from two to four months to appear and some people experience redness, mild pain and bruising for a few days afterward. You can generally expect a 20 percent fat reduction but this may take a number of treatments. To find out what this treatment can do for you, contact a board-certified plastic surgeon.