Lipotherme Vs. Mesotherapy: Are These Procedures the Same?

Many different brands of laser lipo exist -- from Smart Lipo to Slim Lipo to LipoTherme.  These are laser technologies to help melt the fat, tighten collagen and skin, and to facilitate the removal (liposuction) of the fat via cannulae.   Mesotherapy is a technique that is unproven, and has been met with great skepticism by the plastic surgery community.  It is purports to melt fat via injecting chemicals.

Mesotherapy is a non-FDA-approved injectable form of "fat melting". Mesotherapy is usually done by non-plastic surgeons (although some plastic surgeons may be doing it too). It had a great marketing push in recent years, but after the bankruptcy of several large providers of the treatment (FIG comes to mind, as do many local medspas), I think people are realizing mesotherapy providers may have promised more than they can actually deliver. Lipodissolve is a form of mesotherapy... more