Is Mesotheraphy better than Liposuction?

Unless you are happy being a guinea pig, don't even consider mesotherapy. There is no FDA approval for this procedure and nobody even knows if it works or exactly what should be in the slurry that is injected into you! So go with liposuction with an excellent ABPS certified surgeon and you will be safe and happy!

Mesotherapy is a great hoax being played upon the American public.  It does not work!  It has significant complications and is uncontrolled.  Any doctor who tells you differently, want your money more than good results.  I have had to take care of numerous patients with severe complications from mesotherapy.  All performed by "reputable" doctors.  I have seen severe dimpling, discoloration and even complete skin death requiring skin grafts.  See a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who has experience with liposuction, not some so called cosmetic surgeon who thinks they can remove fat by injection chemicals thru a needle.

Only liposuction really works. We have seen many "simple, minimally invasive, innovations" during the past thirty years of plastic surgery.
If these things really worked everyone would be having it done with great success. What's "hot" today is what everyone shows on TV, even though it doesn't work. That is what drives the media, not real medicine.

I have been performing liposuction procedures for the past 10 years and can easily say  liposuction still gives the best results.  Mesotherapy is not a FDA approved procedure.  The use of the medication in the mixture is an "off-label" use for the products. 

Mesotherapy may be beneficail for smaller problem areas in conjuction with good dietary habit and good exercise routine.  The benefits may be just due to the diet and exercise and not the injections. 

Mesotherapy for body contouring involves the injection of substances which are intended for other purposes; normally this is considered "off-label" by the FDA and would be perfectly legal if it is the doctor's judgment that it is a reasonable treatment option. In this case, it is one of the few that is explicitly prohibited by the FDA, and so it remains highly controversial.

Liposuction, on the other hand, has a long track record of safety and effectiveness. Some skepticism is advised about laser-assited lipo, however, as there is a lack of reported data to demonstrate any additional benefit.

This is surprising given that it has been on the market for a few years and there should be some proof. The studies that have been published have found no benefit over liposuction using standard techniques.

Mesotherapy is now pretty much passe, except for some unique applications, like hair re-growth, etc.  The best thing for skin tightening is CoolLipo laser lipolysis and skin tightening. Spot fat anywhere on your body can be gently melted and removed, and the overlying skin tightened.   Even if you just need, for example, stomach skin tightened, the skin tightening mode of the CoolLipo is superlative for giving smooth, nice skin without scars.  Some doctors will have a bias against this technology,  and other doctors with experience with this laser technology will endorse it.  You can make the decision yourself by looking at before and after pictures and assessing the experience level of the doctor. 

The laser lipolysis and skin tightening technology is safe, effective, avoids surgery, and doesn't leave scars. 

Virginia T. Stevens, M.D., F.A.A.C.

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