What are the risks and side effects of Mesotherapy?
Many Mesotherapy has been very controversial because of the lack of control over the substances in the injections and the doctor performing the procedure. Physicians state that most of the negative side effects concern bruising which can be limited by avoiding alcohol, aspirin and anti-inflammatory medications (Advil, Midol, Aleve, etc.) several days before treatment. Do not stop taking any medications without first consulting your doctor.
Less common side effects involve infections and allergic reaction to the chemicals injected. There are no long term case studies of Mesotherapy in the United States however Mesotherapie has been performed in other countries since the 1950’s.
If you have any concerns be sure to write them down and discuss them with the Mesotherapist at your consultation.
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The FDA has recently been alerting consumers and physicians about Lipodissolve and Mesotherapy, their statements are:
- it has not evaluated or approved products for use in lipodissolve
- it is not aware of evidence supporting the effectiveness of the substances used in lipodissolve for fat elimination
the safety of these substances, when used alone or in combination, is unknown
- it is not aware of clinical studies to support medical uses of lipodissolve
In addition, FDA has reports of unexpected side effects in people who’ve undergone the lipodissolve procedure. These side effects include
- permanent scarring
- skin deformation
- deep, painful knots under the skin in areas where the lipodissolve treatments were injected
