New Year’s resolutions often fall somewhere between “live my best life” and “finally deal with that stubborn lower belly pouch that’s been taunting me since 2020.” If you’ve ever felt incredibly frustrated by a problem area of fat that refuses to budge, despite your strict salad consumption, Pilates and hot yoga class attendance, and your saint-like commitment to calorie-counting apps, you’re not alone.

As we head into 2026, more people than ever are swapping extreme fitness challenges for smarter body-contouring solutions that actually deliver. Enter CoolSculpting® ELITE, the next-generation fat-freezing technology proudly offered at Refinery Skin Clinic, your premier medical aesthetics destination in Burnsville, MN.

This technology isn’t your friend’s CoolSculpting from a decade ago. This is CoolSculpting ELITE, the upgraded, re-engineered, dramatically more effective version of the treatment that made non-surgical fat reduction a global phenomenon.

Let’s explore why ELITE is shaping up (pun absolutely intended) to be your New Year’s body contouring confidence game changer!

CoolSculpting ELITE: The Most Advanced Fat-Freezing Technology Available

CoolSculpting has always been based on the science of cryolipolysis, which targets fat cells with cold temperatures to destroy them permanently. But just like phones, cars, and skincare…technology evolves, and CoolSculpting ELITE is the evolution.

While some medspas still use the CoolSculpting Legacy device (the original version), Refinery Skin Clinic is proud to offer CoolSculpting ELITE, designed for faster, smoother, more comfortable, and more efficient treatment sessions with better contouring outcomes.

What Makes CoolSculpting ELITE Superior?

#1 – ELITE Offers Improved Applicators

The original CoolSculpting Legacy applicators were often bulky, less flexible, and far less comfortable.

ELITE applicators are:

  • C-shaped to hug body curves naturally
  • Larger surface area for more fat-freezing contact
  • Engineered for stronger suction and more even cooling
  • More comfortable for patients
  • More efficient for stubborn areas like the flanks, thighs, chin, and arms

Think of CoolSculpting Legacy vs. ELITE  like switching from an old flip phone to a sleek, new smartphone. Same purpose, but vastly better experience.

#2 – DualSculpting Just Became SUPER-DualSculpting

While Legacy CoolSculpting could treat both sides of the body at once with an additional machine in the treatment room, CoolSculpting ELITE has DualSculpting built directly into the device.

What that means for you:

  • Two applicators work at the same time
  • Double the efficiency
  • Shorter appointment times
  • Faster paths to your final results

Refinery Skin Clinic patients love that they can treat two areas during a lunch break and still have time to grab coffee on the way back to work. Plus, results set in FASTER.

#3 – ELITE Treats Up to 18% More Fat Per Session

Thanks to its redesigned applicators and improved cooling technology, CoolSculpting ELITE can destroy significantly more fat in a single session than the older Legacy model. Clients can now expect to get up to 25% or more fat reduction with each cycle.

More fat reduction + fewer sessions = faster results.

#4 – ELITE Offers the Most Versatile Treatment Options Yet

CoolSculpting ELITE offers seven applicator shapes and sizes, designed to precisely fit nearly every contour of the body, even that little roll of fat under your buttocks. It’s the most customizable, most comprehensive non-surgical sculpting platform ever created.

What Areas Can CoolSculpting ELITE Treat?

CoolSculpting ELITE is FDA-cleared to reduce fat in nine common treatment areas. If it’s a place where pinchable fat hangs out, chances are it’s on this list or can be treated with the right handpiece and an experienced provider.

Treatable Areas Include:

  • Abdomen (belly fat)
  • Flanks (“love handles”)
  • Thighs (inner & outer)
  • Upper arms
  • Back fat
  • Bra fat
  • Under the chin (double chin)
  • Under the jawline
  • Banana roll (beneath the buttocks)

This makes CoolSculpting ELITE a head-to-toe body-contouring solution, whether you’re focusing on a single stubborn area or refining multiple zones for a harmonized, more proportionate body shape.

How CoolSculpting ELITE Works (The Cool Science Behind the Freeze)

CoolSculpting ELITE is based on a simple scientific truth: Fat cells hate the cold.

Fat cells freeze at higher temperatures than surrounding tissues, such as muscle, nerves, and skin. CoolSculpting ELITE uses controlled cooling to target only the fat, crystallize it, and trigger apoptosis—a natural cell death process. It does all of this while protecting the surrounding skin from any damage.

Your body then eliminates these frozen fat cells over several weeks through your lymphatic system. And guess what? Those eliminated fat cells are gone for good. Permanently.

Your Treatment Experience at Refinery Skin Clinic

Here’s what happens when you book your CoolSculpting ELITE consultation at our Burnsville clinic:

#1 – You Meet with a Certified CoolSculpting Provider

Refinery Skin Clinic AP Esthetician Kylie Hewett is a Certified CoolSculpting provider with hundreds of treatments under her belt.

During your initial consultation, Kylie:

  • Listens to your goals and assesses the areas you’d like to treat
  • Confirms that the fat in the area is treatable with CoolSculpting ELITE
  • Maps out your ideal treatment plan and number of treatments
  • Customizes applicators to your unique contours
  • Ensures precision placement by marking the treatment area with a washable marker
  • Helps project your expected fat loss

Kylie is known for her meticulous eye, warm bedside manner, and her talent for helping patients achieve results fast.

#2 – Treatment Begins, and You Get Comfy

During your first CoolSculpting appointment, Kylie will begin by marking the applicator placement on your body with a washable marker. This will be her guide to applicator placement once you have laid down and are comfortably positioned on the treatment table. Next, she will protect the skin over the treatment area with a cool gel pad. Finally, she will align the applicator over the treatment site and begin.

You’ll feel:

  • Gentle suction
  • Intense cold for 3–5 minutes
  • The area becoming numb (quickly)

After that? Most clients scroll through Instagram, answer emails, or take a 20-minute power nap. Yup, it’s really that comfortable!

#3 – After the Freeze

You’ll hear a beeping once your CoolSculpting treatment cycle is complete. Kylie will then remove the applicator and gel pad and perform a brief massage to help break down crystalized fat cells. After your treatment, you can immediately return to your regular day.

No incisions. No downtime. No restrictions.

#4 – Results Develop Gradually Over 1–3 Months

Remember: CoolSculpting ELITE is a natural elimination process, and you will not see instantaneous results. Your body slowly flushes out the destroyed fat cells safely over time.

Most patients begin to see some changes at 4–6 weeks, with full results at 12 weeks.

If you’re aiming for a noticeably sculpted look by spring break or summer 2026, now is truly the perfect time to start!

What Kind of Results Can You Expect?

CoolSculpting ELITE can reduce up to 25% of fat in a treated area per session. Many times, even more.

With Kylie’s expertise in treatment mapping, many patients choose 1–3 sessions per area, depending on:

  • Amount of fat initially present
  • Desired final outcome
  • Natural anatomy
  • Skin laxity

The result? A smoother, more contoured physique without surgery. Better-fitting jeans. More sculpted arms. A tighter jawline. A belly that looks like you actually did stick to last year’s gym membership.

Enhance Your Body Transformation by Pairing CoolSculpting ELITE with a Refinery Skin Clinic Medically-Assisted Weight Loss Program

If you are looking for overall weight loss results AND enhanced body contouring for problem areas, Refinery Skin Clinic has a unique solution: pairing our GLP-1 medical weight loss program for accelerated weight loss with CoolSculpting ELITE to reduce stubborn pockets of fat and add beautiful contour to your body.

Why Pairing is Effective:

  • Weight loss reduces overall fat—but often not in your most stubborn areas (they’ll be smaller versions of themselves, but still out of proportion with your body)
  • Medically-assisted weight loss reduces visceral fat around organs – fat that CoolSculpting cannot treat
  • CoolSculpting ELITE targets the pockets your weight loss plan can’t
  • Combining the two creates a more aesthetically balanced result
  • You stay motivated by seeing visible changes sooner
  • Kylie tailors treatment timing based on your stage of weight loss

Think of GLP-1s as shrinking the “canvas,” while CoolSculpting ELITE refines the “details.”

Is CoolSculpting ELITE Safe? Absolutely.

CoolSculpting is one of the most widely studied non-surgical fat-reduction treatments worldwide, with over a decade of clinical research supporting its safety and effectiveness.

CoolSculpting ELITE continues that legacy with even greater:

  • treatment precision
  • patient comfort
  • efficiency

There’s no anesthesia, no incisions, no sutures, and no downtime. Just cold temperatures and science doing the heavy lifting.

Why Choose Refinery Skin Clinic for Your CoolSculpting ELITE Treatment?

Not all CoolSculpting machines or providers are created equal. Not only does Refinery Skin Clinic offer the most advanced technology with CoolSculpting ELITE, but your treatment is also performed by Kylie, a certified, talented provider who has received advanced training at CoolSculpting University and performed hundreds of treatments both safely and successfully.

What sets Refinery Skin Clinic apart?

  • Certified CoolSculpting provider with extensive experience
  • CoolSculpting ELITE technology (not the outdated Legacy device)
  • Full medical oversight
  • Customized plans tailored to your unique anatomy and goals
  • Integrated wellness options, including weight loss
  • A friendly, empowering atmosphere where confidence is cultivated

Our mission is to help you step into 2026 feeling strong, sculpted, and unstoppable!

If you’re ready to:

  • finally lose that stubborn belly area
  • contour your waist
  • refine your jawline
  • sculpt your arms
  • slim your thighs
  • smooth annoying bra fat
  • and feel confident in your clothes again

CoolSculpting ELITE is one of the most effective, safe, non-surgical solutions available today, and now is the perfect time to begin.

Ready to Freeze Away Fat the ELITE Way?

Book your CoolSculpting ELITE consultation at Refinery Skin Clinic in Burnsville, MN, and let our Certified Expert, Kylie Hewett, APE, create a personalized plan that propels you closer to your 2026 body goals.

Call (952) 479-0915 or text (952) 479-0603 to get started, or book your consultation online!

New Year. New Confidence. New Contours. Let’s make this your most sculpted year yet!