Learn to deliver fat freezing safely, honestly and professionally. This course teaches non-invasive body contouring by controlled cooling of subcutaneous fat, from the science and the law to client selection, the step-by-step treatment and aftercare.
Accredited CPD course: 8 CPD credits
The CPD Group accredited activity #1011947. Skintastic Aesthetic Lasers Ltd is an approved CPD provider (#777800). This is a CPD course: it is not a regulated qualification and carries no qualification level.
What this course covers
- Regulations, advertising rules, health and safety, infection control and records
- The anatomy and physiology that explains why cold affects fat, and where the fat goes
- Client selection, fat distribution and cellulite, and what the published evidence honestly shows
- Your device, applicators, the antifreeze membrane, settings and maintenance
- Consultation, contraindications, side effects and paradoxical adipose hyperplasia
- The treatment protocol, aftercare, results and follow-up
How it works
The course is 8 hours: 3 hours of home study, then a 5 hour training day at 26 The Avenue, Southampton, including 4 hours of supervised practical on three models. You complete a written assessment and are observed against a 29 item practical checklist on each model. Your certificate is issued only when every element is complete. Results vary from person to person, and this treatment is body contouring, not weight loss.
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Course at a glance
| CPD credits | 8 |
|---|---|
| CPD Group activity number | #1011947 |
| Total study time | 8 hours |
| Home study | 3 hours |
| Practical | 4 hours |
| Lessons | 14 lessons, 83 topics |
| Certificate | Issued when you pass |
Who can take this course
Level 3 Anatomy and Physiology (essential; Recognition of Prior Learning accepted against it). A Level 3 beauty therapy qualification is preferred but not essential. Training on the cryolipolysis machine you will use, and insurance that names cryolipolysis, are essential before you treat clients. Three training models are needed for the practical.
What you will learn
- Name the consumer and advertising rules that apply to a fat freezing business
- Identify three claims that will get you into trouble
- Name and describe the three layers of the skin
- State the functions of the skin
- Explain how genetics, sex, hormones, age and lifestyle influence fat distribution
- Describe the pear and apple patterns
- Define cryolipolysis accurately
- List the four things it is not
- Name the parts of a cryolipolysis machine and say what each does
- State what to check on each part
- List the seven stages of the consultation in order
- Explain why consent comes at stage six
- List the expected side effects and their typical durations
- Explain why clients must be told before consent
- Prepare the treatment room so that nothing has to be fetched once the client is attached
- List what must be within reach
- List the pre-treatment advice and the reason for each
- State when it must be given
- Name the bodies that regulate parts of a fat freezing business
- State what each covers
- List the five forms in the order they are completed
- Explain why the medical history comes before consent
Course structure
Lesson 1: Start here: your course guide (5 topics)
- Welcome: what this course covers and what it does not
- Hours, programme and the training day
- Entry requirements and Recognition of Prior Learning
- How the course is delivered and assessed
- Your trainer, accessibility and before you treat paying clients
Lesson 2: Regulations, legislation and health and safety (7 topics)
- Why law comes first: consumer protection and advertising
- Health and safety legislation
- Where cosmetic devices sit, and how a claim changes the rules
- Local authority licensing and insurance
- What your insurer will ask to see, and risk assessment
- Hygiene, decontamination, PPE and waste
- Records, consent and data protection
Lesson 3: Anatomy and physiology (6 topics)
- The three layers of the skin
- The five layers of the epidermis
- Adipose tissue and the three types of fat cell
- The pinch test: deciding who you can help
- Why cold affects fat and not skin
- The lymphatic system and where the fat goes
Lesson 4: Fat distribution, body types and cellulite (6 topics)
- Why fat sits where it sits
- Smaller cells or fewer cells: the honest case for the treatment
- Who this treatment suits and who to turn away
- What cellulite is
- Grading cellulite and being honest about it
- Selecting clients who will get a result
Lesson 5: Cryolipolysis: what it is and what the evidence shows (6 topics)
- What cryolipolysis is, and what it is not
- Where it came from: the history of cryolipolysis
- What the published evidence shows
- The honest caveats, and how to talk about permanence
- The timeline of a result, and why baseline records matter
- Questions clients most often ask
Lesson 6: Your device, equipment and maintenance (6 topics)
- The parts of the machine
- Choosing the right applicator
- The antifreeze membrane: the rules that prevent frostbite
- Settings: temperature, vacuum and time
- Typical parameters by area, and your machine's own settings
- Maintenance, records and consumables
Lesson 7: Consultation and contraindications (6 topics)
- The consultation in seven stages
- Absolute contraindications: do not treat
- Conditions that need written GP clearance
- Postpone and reassess, and what you check on the day
- Working through the medical history form
- Case study: cold hands and a rash after swimming
Lesson 8: Side effects, paradoxical adipose hyperplasia and complications (6 topics)
- Normal side effects and how long they last
- Paradoxical adipose hyperplasia: what it is
- How common is PAH? The figures side by side
- PAH risk factors, when it appears and what causes it
- If you suspect PAH, and why it must be on the consent form
- Other complications, skin type and cold injury
Lesson 9: The treatment, step by step (7 topics)
- Preparing the room and the machine
- Steps 1 to 5: review, record, position, mark and clean
- Steps 6 to 8: membrane, applicator, vacuum and the rim check
- Steps 9 and 10: cooling, monitoring and when to stop
- Step 11: finishing and post-treatment massage
- Multiple areas, intervals and the rules that protect the body
- The treatment record: what to write and when
Lesson 10: Aftercare, results and follow-up (6 topics)
- Before treatment: what you tell the client in writing
- Aftercare: the instructions and the reason for each
- What to expect, and the week three conversation
- Monitoring results: photographing and measuring properly
- When the client should contact you
- The review, the follow-up record and deciding on a second treatment
Lesson 11: Legislation and regulatory requirements (8 topics)
- Who regulates what
- Health and safety law: what does not apply and what does
- Your machine in law: medical device or cosmetic equipment
- Adverse incidents and a changing regulatory picture
- Licensing in England
- Licensing in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Clients, records and advertising law
- Your compliance checklist and where to check the current position
Lesson 12: Records and forms (5 topics)
- The order of the forms and why it matters
- The medical history form and the therapist action guide
- The consultation record, consent and model disclaimer
- The treatment record and aftercare sheet
- Forms for your own practice, completion records and your CPD record
Lesson 13: Your final assessment (4 topics)
- How the final assessment works
- Revision map: what each lesson prepares you for
- How to answer Part B well
- Part C: preparing for a scenario question
Lesson 14: Your practical day and trainer sign-off (5 topics)
- Your training day: what to expect
- Models and model sets
- The 29 practical competencies, part one: preparation to the rim check
- The 29 practical competencies, part two: during, finishing, aftercare and hygiene
- Safety stops, sign-off and what happens next
How you are assessed
Each teaching lesson ends with a short multiple choice quiz. Your final assessment combines multiple choice questions with written answers marked by your trainer, and your supervised practical is signed off by your trainer. Your certificate is issued when you pass.
