What Is Mesotherapy and Does It Stimulate Hair Growth?
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Mesotherapy Side Effects
Along with many critics: mesotherapy also has some side effects. The FDA studied the effects of deoxycholic acid, which is commonly used in mesotherapy for dissolving adipose (fat) tissue. Of the 2,600 patients in the study, 68.2 percent showed a response to the treatment and reduction of fat cells. However, 81 percent had mild adverse reactions including bruising, swelling, pain, numbness,and firmness around the treated area. Though this mesotherapy treatment wasn’t for hair loss — the claims that injections are virtually pain-free may be exaggerated. You should expect to experience similar side effects.
Advertisement The side effects may be more severe than that–especially if you don’t receive mesotherapy from a licensed physician. In Australia, the procedure was investigated by the Health Department after a salon providing the service had several clients complain of skin abscesses and one developed a bacterial infection.
Perhaps one of the most alarming problems with mesotherapy is that it’s so unregulated. The FDA can’t control practitioners injecting various mixtures under the umbrella term of mesotherapy because the practice falls under the jurisdiction of state medical boards. A number of South American countries, including Brazil have banned mesotherapy.
“No one knows exactly what they put into the syringe,” said Dermasurgeon Dr. Naomi Lawrence. “They often use phosphatidylcholine,” which she describes as an “unpredictable” drug that “causes extreme inflammation and swelling where injected”.
Questions to Ask a Mesotherapy Provider
If you do decide to forge ahead despite the many risks of mesotherapy there are important questions to consider asking:
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- What are your qualifications for providing mesotherapy? (You’re looking for a licensed medical doctor, likely with a focus in dermatology.)
- What will be in my mesotherapy injection? How does each component support hair growth? What are the side effects of each component?
- What side effects have your patients experienced?
- What is your rate of success?
- Can you take me through the step-by-step aftercare routine?
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