Mesotherapy: Miracle Weight Loss?

Mesotherapy is one of the latest weight loss crazes to hit medical centers. It involves injecting small amounts of vitamins and / or medications into the middle layer of skin in order to reduce fat and cellulite. The supplements and herbs help remove fat from fat cells and thus aid in taking fat and cellulite out of the system. The procedure is named after the middle layer of skin, also known as the mesoderm, in which these vitamins are injected.

When used to rejuvenate the face, this particular process is known as meso-facelift. It can also enhance weight loss and eliminate the fat under the chin and the fat pad under the eyelids. It may assist with problems not related to weight, such as hair loss. Furthermore, mesotherapy can also be used to alleviate neck and back pain, known as meso-pain management.

Mesotherapy can be used in various places on the body. It can be administered almost every spot that has cellulite. This includes but is not limited to the waist, the arms, the back, the hips and the legs. All of these areas can be targetted in one session if the patient desires.

Mesotherapy started in France with a doctor named Michel Pistor. The procedure has been used in France for over fifty years. Mesotherapy was officially noted and recognized by the French Academy of Medicine in 1987. The trend spread all over the world, leading to the creation of the International Society of Mesotherapy, touching fourteen different European and South American countries. Reportedly over fifteen thousand currently practicing doctors use mesotherapy.

Mesotherapy has even been the topic of news reports and programs such as 20/20. The popular ABC Newsmagazine profiled mesotherapy last summer. The highly popular television series showed both sides of the issue, discussing whether or not the technique was safe.