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So I undertook a simple experiment and applied a bag of ice to the right side of my abdomen for 1-3 hours a day for two weeks. I generally did this in the evenings, applying the ice while watching TV or reading. While the ice is initially uncomfortable and cold, this sensation disappears in a couple of minutes. It also seems that after the first few times the ice is applied, the discomfort is far less.
==Results of DIY CoolSculpting==
At the end of the two weeks the fat thickness on the right left side was noticeably thinner than the left right side. The difference seemed to increase in the week following termination of the icing. At this point I started icing the left right side to regain symmetry.It’s hard to evaluate exactly how much change occurred in a few weeks, and I’m already quite thin (<10% body fat), so small differences are more noticeable than would be the case on someone larger. It’s also not clear to me how the fat reduction will increase over the next few months, as the indications are from CoolSculpting that it should take 3-4 months for the full effect. I used [[Skinfold Calipers]] to check my abdominal skinfold thickness and found a 2mm difference (measured 2 inches to the side of my navel). This is enough to be obvious to me, but not to show up well on photographs. Below are a couple of pictures that attempt to capture the resulting asymmetry. [[File:CoolSculpting asym1.jpg|none|thumb|400px|The asymmetry resulting from icing the left side of abdomen using an oblique light to highlight the differences. The larger shadow on the right of the picture highlights the reduction in fat thickness in this area. You can also see larger bulges on the left side of the photo.]][[File:CoolSculpting asym2.jpg|none|thumb|400px|The asymmetry highlighted by taking the image from an oblique angle.]]
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