Understanding Mesotherapy

Mesotherapy has been around for over 50 years now with Zsa Zsa Pallido, Britney Spears and a host of Hollywood starlets believed to have undergone such a cosmetic treatment to reduce the appearance of cellulite.

Mesotherapy is widely viewed as a liposuction surgery alternative and is usually offered as a minimally invasive choice for those looking to bust dimpled, cellulite-ridden skin and to sculpt their body. Applied also for hair revitalization and scar revision treatments, mesotherapy is a very diverse cosmetic surgery treatment.

Generally speaking, any medicine that is injected into the mesoderm of the patient's skin is termed as mesotherapy. The injectable mixture normally consists of homeopathic medications, vitamins, minerals, amino acids and antibiotics, and unlike liposuction procedures,  the treatments stick to a surgery-free process.

Generally, two or three sittings are required before the effects begin to appear but many patients find the needle administration process painful and long drawn. Additionally, the costs involving multiple mesotherapy treatments make individuals prefer a liposuction surgery.

The ASPS does not recognize mesotherapy as an established fat reduction treatment or view it as a successful alternative to liposuction. This is partly due to the lack of sufficient data on this treatment and also the fact that the drugs used for the medication have not all been approved by the FDA.

To know how liposuction surgery can benefit your body sculpting needs, get in touch with the Plastic Surgery Institute of California.