| Catalog Number |
UNK CoolSculpting |
| 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 |
08/07/2026
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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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A patient reported through social media post the experience of another patient after a coolsculpting treatment that "in 2025, i had a video come up on my tiktok about paradoxical hyperplasia, and that is when it clicked what was happening".While using an unknown applicator for the unknown coolsculpting system.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (ph) is a known potential adverse event addressed in the product labeling.According to the coolsculpting user manual, under rare adverse events, 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.Ph 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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Search Alerts/Recalls
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