mesotherapy
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Introduction
A variety of minimally invasive techniques involving injection of medications into the skin & subcutaneous tissue to improve musculoskeletal, neurologic & cosmetic conditions.
Indications
- photoaging (of no benefit)
- lipolysis (may be some benefit)
Procedure
pharmaceuticals injected include:
- multivitamins, hyaluronate (photoaging)
- deoxycholate (Kybella), phosphatidyl choline (lipolysis)
More general terms
References
- ↑ Amim SP et al, Mesotherapy for facial skin rejuvenation: A clinical, histologic, and electron microscopic evaluation. Dermatol Surg 2006, 32:1467 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17199654