Mesotherapy for treating Cellulite? Posted: 02-20-07 14:51pm
What about this Mesotherapy that i have
been reading about! Would it work with
love handels?
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Cosmetic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Answer A2464 Posted: 03-21-07 04:11am
Mesotherapy is a non-surgical cosmetic
medicine treatment promoted for cellulite
treatment, liposculpting and body
contouring. Mesotherapy employ the
technique of multiple injections of
pharmaceutical and homeopathic
medications, plant extracts, vitamins, and
other ingredients into the subcutaneous
fat. Mesotherapy injections are reported
to target adipose fat cells, apparently by
inducing rupture and cell death among
adipocytes. Physicians specializing in
non-surgical cosmetic medicine or
operating medical spas are the most common
practitioners of this type of treatment.
There are numerous cocktails of
medications and homeopathic preparations
that are used in mesotherapy. There is no
conclusive research or proof that these
chemical compounds work to target adipose
(fat cells) specifically. However,
physicians have been concerned about both
the efficacy and safety of mesotherapy,
arguing that a lack of scientific study
makes mesotherapy a fad with potentially
dangerous side effects.
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