Mesotherapy

The main advantage lies in the possibility of using reduced doses of the active ingredient, injected through the use of very thin needles, which persist for longer than the intramuscular route of administration, with benefits such as a prolonged effect over time, a reduced involvement of other organs. and a reduction of any side effects, however not absent.

In 1987, the Académie Française de Médicine recognized mesotherapy as part of traditional medicine and in many countries of Europe, the USA and South America this technique has become frequently used.

Fields of application

Mesotherapy - whose name derives from mesoderm - finds application in many areas, ranging from the simplest cellulite blemish, to the most complex sports microtraumas or venous insufficiency.

In many countries the fields of use are very wide, while in Italy the main applications include a smaller number of pathologies including:

• Pain therapy (stiff neck, headaches, neck pain, arthrosis)
  
• Traumatology (injuries of various kinds)
• Dermatology (hypertrophic scar, areata and seborrheic alopecia, acne)
  
• Aesthetic medicine (cellulite, anti-aging, toning and localized adiposity)
  

Injection methodology

In traditional mesotherapy usually 6 mm needles are used, which penetrate deep into the mesoderm, an area rich in nerve endings and blood capillaries. Generally, therapeutic sessions are held midweek in the first few weeks, subsequently the frequency may be lower. But it all depends on the type of disease treated and on the clinical response that is recorded by the doctor.

Side effects and contraindications

Although mesotherapy is considered a safe technique, there is no lack of possible side effects, substantially related to the injection method, the injected pharmaceutical substance and the injection technique.

As for the choice of drug, the doctor must always first make sure that the patient is not allergic or sensitive to that substance, in order to exclude unpleasant manifestations that could also result in anaphylactic shock.

Then there is the risk of incorrect injection of the drug: in this case you could complain of pain, as well as, in the case of fragile capillaries or sensitive skin, you could see hematomas and bruises appear in case of administration with a multi-injector (instrument that uses 18 needles), instead of single needle.

Finally, mesotherapy is absolutely contraindicated if you have leukemia, diabetes, blood infections, HIV / AIDS, heart disease or if you have been treated in the past with chemotherapy or radiotherapy. And it should also be avoided if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.