MESOTHERAPY – A REVIEW

Mesotherapy involves multiple intradermal or subcutaneous injections of a mixture of compounds (plant extracts, homeopathic agents, pharmaceuticals, vitamins, and other bioactive substances) in minute doses, using very fine gauge needles, to treat medical (mainly local) and cosmetic conditions. The proposed mechanism of action of mesotherapy is that solutions that are injected intracutaneously remain in the area longer than they would if delivered via deeper injection because they are cleared more slowly by the general circulation. In addition, it is felt that these superficially injected solutions continue to penetrate into the deeper tissues. The more superficial the injections, the longer the solution remained in the area. Mesotherapy proponents base their claims that mesotherapy is safer than liposuction on the fact that mesotherapy is a nonsurgical procedure. However, liposuction is FDA-approved and -regulated, while many uncertainties surround mesotherapy