Mesotherapy is the use of injections of amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and homeopathic medications to treat a specific cosmetic problem without surgery. Mesotherapy can be used as a liposuction alternative to reduce fat and cellulite.
This type of treatment also is used for health conditions such as back pain, sports injuries, migraines, and arthritis. During the treatment sessions, the person receives injections of a combination of medications, vitamins, and other ingredients designed to treat the condition.
The injections are delivered to the middle layer of skin where the medications are absorbed. Treatments aimed at reducing the fat in the area work by stimulating the body’s cells that breakdown fat.
The contents of the injection also suppress the cells that make fat. As the fat cells are broken down, the body eliminates the damaged fat cells. Gradually, the person sees the results of this process.
Many doctors and other health professionals are skeptical about the procedure and concerned about the safety of the treatments. People often assume that because homeopathic medicines are used that it is completely safe, but even herbal supplements can cause fatalities.
A common criticism of this procedure is that the specific contents of the injections are not often openly discussed with the patient or the general public. One critic of the method said that one of the medications that are commonly included in the injections has been banned in some countries due to its unpredictable adverse reactions.
Possible risks of this procedure include inflammation, swelling, tenderness, and an allergic reaction to the medications or other ingredient in the injections. Some people develop some bruising.
The average mesotherapy price is about five hundred dollars per session. Most treatments use ten to fifteen sessions. So, the total mesotherapy cost is $5000-$7500. This means that the mesotherapy cost is not much cheaper than liposuction surgery.
Saving money with the procedure itself is not a typical reason that people choose this treatment. The advantages to this lipo alternative is not having a need for recovery and fewer side effects.
Liposuction may require that the person takes up to a month off from work which can greatly increase the total cost of liposuction and make it much more expensive than the injections for which the person may not need to miss any work.
Supporters of this liposuction alternative say that there have been no deaths reported in conjunction with this method of fat removal. However, about one hundred people die from liposuction every year even though the safety of liposuction surgery has improved.
According to one doctor who performs this fat removal treatment, ninety-five percent of his patients see beneficial results from the procedures. About eighty-five percent of the patients are satisfied with the results.
The results are said to be permanent as long as the person maintains them with diet and exercise. If the person gains weight, the results will likely diminish. Some people receive additional injections about six months after their last treatment in order to help maintain the results.