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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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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
Roland Weisser, MD
Germany Dermatologist
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Cellulite cures: beware of crazy treatments.

Injecting a gas (carbon dioxide) into the tissues is a bad idea and would certainly need a great deal of controlled studies to evaluate it's safety, never mind efficacy. I would stay away from it.  
Susan Van Dyke, MD
Paradise Valley Dermatologist
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