| Catalog Number |
CS-S3-002-D-00 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Hyperplasia (1906)
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| Date of Event |
06/01/2025
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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Allergan aesthetics received a report of a patient treated lower abdomen on (b)(6) 2024, on (b)(6) 2025 with coolsculpting curve 150 developed numbness and paradoxical hyperplasia (ph).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (ph/pah) is a known potential adverse event addressed in the product labeling.According to the coolsculpting user manual, under rare adverse events, paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (ph) is characterized by a visibly enlarged tissue volume within the treatment area, which may develop two to five months after treatment.Surgical intervention may be required.Pah is not related to any coolsculpting device failure mode but it is included in the risk management files of the device because it is a risk that is inherent to the use cryolipolysis for localized fat reduction.A supplemental report will be submitted if and when additional information is obtained.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional, changed, and/or corrected data: a3a, a4, a6, and b5.
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Event or Problem Description
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Allergan aesthetics received a report of a patient treated lower abdomen on (b)(6) 2024, (b)(6) 2025, and (b)(6) 2025 with coolsculpting elite curve 150 and curve 80 developed numbness and paradoxical hyperplasia (ph).
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