Mesotherapy

Mesotherapy, is it a fat-melting fad?  It's  hundreds of "topical" injections into the skin layers, and NOT an alternative to liposuction. It's called mesotherapy because the injections go under the skin and are absorbed by the mesodermal, or middle, layer. Liposuction is getting under the skin layers and sucking out fat.

Many dermatologists and plastic surgeons are alarmed about the growing profile of mesotherapy. "No one says exactly what they put into the syringe. There are really no exact formulas and people are using untested solutions.  "One drug being used is phosphatidylcholin, is unpredictable and causes extreme inflammation and swelling where injected. This should tell you something about the reliability of the process!
If there were studies that proved to dermatologists that this procedure works, they all would be using it.  "If there was something that could (really) melt fat away, it'd be great," but there isn't.

Mesotherapy is not cheap: Each session costs an average of $500, and 10 to 15 sessions are recommended, for a total price tag similar to liposuction.