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Have you heard of mesotherapy ? Mesotherapy has become one of the most popular face and body treatments. But do we really know what it is, how it has evolved, what uses it has and when did it start being used as a beauty technique against cellulite? In this article, we answer these questions.
All about mesotherapy
“Originally, the mesotherapy it was invented in 1952 as an alternative medicine technique for the treatment of chronic diseases,” he explains Blanca Díaz Ley, dermatologist Centro Felicidad Carrera. He explained to us that its use in the field of aesthetics consists in the application of microinjections conventional and homeopathic medicines, vitamins, minerals. And amino acids for two essential purposes:
- To improve and rejuvenate the appearance of the skin on the face.
- reduce theyou accumulate localized fat in some areas of the body. In this aesthetic field we also talk about mesotherapy how microneedling.
In theory, these microinjections according to the dermatologist, it can be performed on all areas of the body. Except for the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands. The doctor assures us that, in addition to the face, neck and décolleté, the most popular areas are the hips, arms and thighs. You might even be surprised to learn that the mesotherapy it is also useful on the scalp. Because it helps us to increase, in the words of Díaz Ley, the thickness of the hair. As if that weren’t enough, the mesotherapy can promote hair growth. But you know what’s even more fascinating? Mesotherapy can help us get rid of submental fat and fight aging in the back of the hands or genital areas.
Mesotherapy useful to fight cellulite?
“For cellulite, since the problems are in the fibrous pathways that encapsulate the fat, mesotherapy can be used to treat the cellulite. The mesotherapy it is not fully effective,” says the doctor. “It is more effective for theaccumulation of fat than for cellulite. Since the injected cocktails contain vitamins that tend to activate fat metabolism, the lipolysis“, he explains. ” The mesotherapy it is effective in improving volume. But not cellulite per se,” he says emphatically.
We asked how many sessions of mesotherapy it takes to see an improvement. The expert tells us that it all depends on the area to be treated. Because the results are more immediately noticeable in some areas than in others. However, he points out that generally three sessions are sufficient. “There are no studies that certify the number of sessions necessary to obtain the desired results. The mesotherapy it is effective. But typically about three sessions are recommended, ”says the doctor. “Although in many cases you can see results from the first session, which are especially noticeable after three months,” he says.
