Mesotherapy

Facial Rejuvenation: A non-surgical treatment of fat pads.

Mesotherapy (from Greek mesos, "middle", and therapy from Greek therapeia, "to treat medically") is a non-surgical cosmetic medicine treatment. Mesotherapy employs multiple injections of pharmaceutical and homeopathic medications, plant extracts, vitamins, and other ingredients into the subcutaneous fat. Mesotherapy injections are purported to target adipose fat cells, apparently by inducing rupture and cell death among adipocytes

Patients with prominent periorbital fat pads seek treatment from their dermatologist for having a persistent "tired" look.

Mesotherapy is the painless injection of vitamins, minerals, medications, and amino acids placed just under the surface of the skin. Mesotherapy has a variety of applications including weight loss, cellulite reduction, face and neck rejuvenation, and hair regrowth. Therefore, the injected solution is individually prepared depending on its purpose. Unlike other medical treatments, mesotherapy is administered directly to the desired area. This limits side-effects, reduces the possibility of drug interactions, and allows for a substantial reduction in the amount of medicine utilized for each procedure. For lower eyelid treatment, a marked reduction of the fat pads was noted over the 2-year follow-up period. There were no recurrences.

Materials and Methods

An informed consent was obtained from all individuals. Preoperative evaluation included examining the size and location of the fat pads. Baseline photographs were obtained. Patients were also examined for any coexisting ocular pathology. The procedure was performed in an outpatient facility. While the patient is seated, the skin of the lower lid was pulled downward with the forefinger. Gentle pressure was applied over the globe for better visualization of the fat pad. Using a 0.5 inch, 30-gauge needle, 0.4 ml of phosphatidylcholine (250 mg/5 ml) was injected into the infraorbital fat pad. The medication was distributed among the there bulging periorbital fat pads (central, medial, and lateral) based on the individual patient's need.

Conventional mesotherapy involves a series of micro injections and requires 8-10 sessions to permanently modify the layers of cellulite in the area requiring treatment. These injections stimulate the mesoderm (the middle layer of skin), breaking up the connective tissue fibers that trap fat cells and cellulite and improving circulation and lymphatic drainage.

Dermawave produces the same results as mesotherapy, but delivers the treatment through electrical waveforms to enhance the delivery of positive or negative ions into tissue.

Mesotherapy is a medical treatment for spot fat reduction and cellulite treatment. After being used in France for over 50 years, doctors in the United States are now providing this procedure, which may help you get rid of fat and cellulite without undergoing surgery. This new treatment is called Mesotherapy, a technique where small amounts of medication, vitamins and supplements are injected into the fat and connective tissue which makes up the middle layer of skin called the mesoderm. Until recently, a travel abroad would have been the only way to have mesotherapy, but doctors in the United States are now using it for cosmetic purposes, such as reducing cellulite and fat, hair restoration, and diminishing puffy eyes.

Mesotherapie (pronounced Mezo Therapy) was originally invented in France by Dr. Michael Pistor and has been performed there since 1952. Dr. Pistor discovered that when small amounts of medications were injected into the mesoderm, blood flow would increase to the treated area, dissolving excess fat deposits, improving lymphatic drainage and removing hardened connective tissue. Since 1952, approximately 15,000 doctors around the world have been using Mesotherapie in their daily practice.

Mesotherapy may be an alternative to liposuction for some patients since it is a non-surgical technique for spot weight reduction, sagging chins and eyelids, and for eliminating cellulite from heavy thighs, abdomen, hips and buttocks. Mesotherapy is not considered a weight loss procedure. Approximately 20% of patients claimed immediate results for losing inches and some weight, for others mesotherapy results are slower but still very noticeable. Patients still have to watch their diets and exercise regularly to lose the fat and to keep it off.

Mesotherapy is generally considered a safe procedure and requires no anesthesia. The injections cause slight discomfort, similar to the pain experienced from waxing. Treatments may run anywhere from 3 to 15 sessions depending on the severity of the problem. As with any medical procedure there are risks involved with mesotherapy and you should discuss these risks with your doctor prior to undergoing any procedure.