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Carbon Dioxide Injection to Treat Cellulite?

a spa near me is offering a new cellulite treatment called Carbossi Therapy. They say on their web site it involves injection of Carbon Dioxide which kills fat cells. Do you recommend this for cellulite? Do you consider it entirely safe?

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Cellulaze Best for Cellulite Reduction

Thank you for your question. I would not suggest undergoing Carbossi Therapy. Instead, I would suggest Cellulaze. Cellulaze is the only minimally invasive laser procedure designed to attack the structure of cellulite beneath your skin. It delivers longer-lasting results after only one short treatment. It is the first and only cellulite laser treatment that treats the actual problems underneath the skin to deliver a proven longer-lasting result from just one simple treatment. Cellulaze is... more

Treatment for cellulite

Your injection treatment concerns me greatly. I'm not even sure it is FDA approved or safe. I'd recommend you consider Cellulaze. Cellulaze is a FDA approved one time treatment that utilizes a 1440 nm wavelength laser to accomplish 3 things: 1) melt away fat bulging out 2) break up fibrous septae (attachments) that create the indentations and 3) help thicken the dermis (skin) to prevent future recurrence. The procedure can take between 60-90 minutes and can be... more

Carboxytherapy is safe and helpful for cellulite

Carbon dioxide has been safe in medical use for more than 80 years now. But even for esthetic reasons it should be injected only by a experienced physician. Carbossi therapia is the italian name and italian universities has done some studies of the effects in the subcutaneus tissue. This treatment was introduced in France, at first mainly for speeding up the healing process of chronic leg ulcers. The efficacy depends on various factors, as one is the stage of Cellulite.... more

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