Mesotherapy versus Liposuction
What is Mesotherapy?
- Mesotherapy involves the injection of medications into the skin and is used as an alternative to liposuction.
- Currently, mesotherapy is NOT an effective alternative to liposuction when it comes to reduction of fat in the body.
- Mesotherapy is NOT approved by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- In mesotherapy, a variety of medications are injected into the skin mesoderm, which is the layer of fat and connective tissue underneath the skin.
- The most common medications injected utilized for lipolysis are phosphatidylcholine and isoproterenol.
- Currently, there are no clinical reports demonstrating the effectiveness of mesotherapy in body contouring.
Emmanuel De La Cruz MD, PLLC
Houston Plastic Surgeon
References:
Park et al. Effectiveness of mesotherapy on body contouring. Plastic Reconstructive Surgery. 2008 April; 121(4):179e-185 e
US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)Before and after liposuction
