Mesotherapy and Liposuction

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