Glossary

Raynaud's phenomenon

A circulatory reaction in which the fingers turn white in the cold. Together with circulatory reactions such as cold-related discolouration of the fingers (pernio, chilblains), it is counted among the conditions that should be mentioned to the physician before fat reduction by cooling (cryolipolysis).

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Treatment GuidesCryolipolysis (Fat Reduction by Cooling): Who Is It For, How Effective Is It, and What Are the Risks?How cryolipolysis reduces local fat by cooling, who it suits, when results show, and which side effects and rare risks exist. A patient guide.Reviewed by the Medical Aesthetics Expert BoardSafety CentreProblems after Cryolipolysis: Paradoxical Fat Increase, Delayed-Onset Pain, Numbness and FrostbiteParadoxical fat increase, delayed-onset pain, numbness and frostbite after cryolipolysis: what is normal, when to see a physician, who should not have it?Reviewed by the Medical Aesthetics Expert Board

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