Altmann Jens, Jehle Felix, Mang Werner
In private practice, Lindau, Germany.
Aesthet Surg J Open Forum. 2022 Aug 12;4:ojac067. doi: 10.1093/asjof/ojac067. eCollection 2022.
Cryolipolysis is a non-surgical procedure for subcutaneous fat layer reduction by controlled cooling. During the past few years, the use of cryolipolysis for non-invasive body contouring has increased significantly.
This retrospective study examines patient satisfaction, recommendation rate and patient comfort with the use of an FDA-cleared system (CoolSculpting Elite, Allergan Aesthetics, AbbVie Company, Irvine CA) for cryolipolysis at a single clinic and reports on the results.
Between December 2020 and January 2022, 91 patients were treated with an FDA-cleared cryolipolysis system. To assess patient satisfaction, patients were asked to complete clinical questionnaires three months after their last treatment session. The following questions were asked: painfulness of the treatment, complications, satisfaction with the treatment, consideration of further treatment sessions, and willingness to further recommend the treatment.
Eighty-four percent of the 91 patients were female, and 16% were male. The average age was 45.5 years and the mean BMI was 26 kg/m. Patients rated the treatment in terms of pain and discomfort experienced during the procedures on a scale of 1 to 5, with the value 1 representing not painful and 5 as extremely painful. 40% of the patients evaluated the procedure with 1, 38% with 2, 19% with 3, 1% with 4 and 2% with 5. With respect to satisfaction rates, 66% rated the treatment on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1, 18% with 2, 7% with 3, 7% with 4 and 3% with 5, with 1 indicating very satisfied and 5 indicating very dissatisfied. Thus, the overall level of satisfaction (the sum of scale values 1 and 2) amounts to 84%. Of 91 patients, 88% would agree to further treatment and 92% would recommend the therapy to others. All patients reported temporary tissue reactions such as swelling and redness which did not require any further treatment and were self-limiting. Serious or permanent complications did not occur.
The results of our study show that cryolipolysis is a safe and effective method for non-surgical body contouring, providing a high degree of patient satisfaction and recommendation rate.
冷冻溶脂术是一种通过控制冷却来减少皮下脂肪层的非手术方法。在过去几年中，冷冻溶脂术在非侵入性身体塑形方面的应用显著增加。
本回顾性研究考察了在单一诊所使用美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）批准的系统（酷塑精英版，艾尔建美学公司，艾伯维公司，加利福尼亚州欧文市）进行冷冻溶脂术时患者的满意度、推荐率和舒适度，并报告结果。
在2020年12月至2022年1月期间，91名患者接受了FDA批准的冷冻溶脂系统治疗。为评估患者满意度，在患者最后一次治疗疗程三个月后，要求他们填写临床问卷。问卷提出了以下问题：治疗的疼痛程度、并发症、对治疗的满意度、是否考虑进一步治疗疗程以及是否愿意进一步推荐该治疗。
91名患者中，84%为女性，16%为男性。平均年龄为45.5岁，平均体重指数为26kg/m。患者根据手术过程中经历的疼痛和不适程度，以1至5分进行评分，1分表示不痛，5分表示极其疼痛。40%的患者评分为1分，38%评分为2分，19%评分为3分，1%评分为4分，2%评分为5分。关于满意度，66%的患者在1至5分的量表上评分为1分，18%评分为2分，7%评分为3分，7%评分为4分，3%评分为5分，1分表示非常满意，5分表示非常不满意。因此，总体满意度水平（量表值1和2的总和）为84%。91名患者中，88%会同意进一步治疗，92%会向他人推荐该疗法。所有患者均报告有肿胀和发红等暂时性组织反应，无需进一步治疗，且具有自限性。未发生严重或永久性并发症。
我们的研究结果表明，冷冻溶脂术是一种安全有效的非手术身体塑形方法，患者满意度和推荐率很高。
