There was once a time when losing weight was totally dependant upon two factors—what you ate and how much (and vigorously) you exercised. In recently years, new CoolSculpting technology has paved the way for a much easier way to shed unwanted fat.

CoolSculpting is a totally non invasive body contouring procedure that helps patients achieve a sculpted, toned physique without putting in months of adhering to a strict diet and exercise regimen. Here are the many ways in which CoolSculpting can help you banish unwanted fat cells completely to achieve the buff physique you’ve always dreamed of:

1. Diet doesn’t banish fat cells for good
Even if you achieve your goal weight following a strict elimination diet and vigorous workout program, you can gain the lost weight back. While diet and weight loss may shrink fat cells in size, they don’t get rid of them completely. When fat cells just shrink in size, they still remain prevalent in number, which means if you gain the weight back, your fat cells just grow larger in size once again.

2. CoolSculpting rids the body of fat cells for good
However, those same fat cells you wish you could disappear for good can be banished once and for all with a CoolSculpting procedure. CoolSculpting targets and eradicates stubborn fat cell deposits that otherwise stay with us with diet and exercise.

3. CoolSculpting freezes and kills fat
During a CoolSculpting procedure, fat cell prevalent areas (i.e., bottocks, thighs, tummy) are targeted with controlled cooling technology, which freezes and kills them off. As the fat cells slowly die off following the procedure, they are eliminated by the body through urine.

4. Fat will continue to die off
After a non invasive CoolSculpting session, which lasts between 30 to 60 minutes depending on the number of areas targeted, freeze contouring takes place to eradicate stubborn and unwanted fatty deposits for removal.

5. Fat cells are eliminated naturally
Following your CoolSculpting procedure, the dead fat cells targeted during your session will continue to gradually die off for a duration of 2 to 3 weeks as the body naturally processes and eliminates these dead cells.

6. CoolSculpting is permanent fat removal
Unlike simple diet and exercise, which only shrinks fat cells, those fat cells targeted and killed off with CoolSculpting are gone for good and these previously fat prone areas of the body will no longer have fat cell distribution.