Is Mesotherapy better than Liposuction?

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9 answers to “Is Mesotherapy better than Liposuction?”

A: Liposuction is the way to go

Michael A. Bogdan, MD

Mesotherapy is not FDA approved, is not standardized, and there is no way to know what kind of results you are going to get. Liposuction, on the other hand, works.  There are many different types that are being promoted, and each has its own pros and cons, but all of them physically remove fat from below... more

A: Mesotherapy not better than Lipo

York Jay Yates, MD

With liposuction, the amount of fat removed is measured and easily controlled in the right hands. Mesotherapy involves the injection of nonstandardized chemical that are meant to "dissolve" fat.  I have several patients who present to me for liposuction who have tried mesotherapy and report no... more

A: Liposuction is still the gold standard

Bahram Ghaderi, MD

As of today Mesotherapy has not been approved by the FDA. Therefore, its safety has not been established. Although it sounds great, it has to pass the test of peer review which it has not. The hope is that it will prove to be effective. For now, Liposuction is the "gold standard" and is an... more

A: DON'T do mesotherapy!

Richard P. Rand, MD

Unless you are happy being a guinea pig, don't even consider mesotherapy. There is no FDA approval for this procedure and nobody even knows if it works or exactly what should be in the slurry that is injected into you! So go with liposuction with an excellent ABPS certified surgeon and you will be safe and... more

A: Mesotherapy is dangerous in any doctor's hands.

David A. Dreyfuss, MD

Mesotherapy is a great hoax being played upon the American public.  It does not work!  It has significant complications and is uncontrolled.  Any doctor who tells you differently, want your money more than good results.  I have had to take care of numerous patients with severe complications... more

A: Mesotherapy--if it sounds too good,etc.

Toby G. Mayer, MD

Only liposuction really works. We have seen many "simple, minimally invasive, innovations" during the past thirty years of plastic surgery. If these things really worked everyone would be having it done with great success. What's "hot" today is what everyone shows on TV, even though it doesn't work. That is... more

A: Mesotherapy is a waste of time and money!

David Hansen, MD

Liposuction is a tried and true procedure with amazing results. You will see a difference after liposuction. It is very rare to ever see a difference after 10-20 sessions of mesotherapy. I don't know of anybody still doing mesotherapy for fat reduction. It just doesn't work worth a darn. I have been doing... more

A: Mesotherapy is not proven

Richard Baxter, MD

Mesotherapy for body contouring involves the injection of substances which are intended for other purposes; normally this is considered "off-label" by the FDA and would be perfectly legal if it is the doctor's judgment that it is a reasonable treatment option. In this case, it is one of the few that... more

A: Liposuction is better

David Shafer, MD

Petite, I see several patients each month who have undergone several rounds of mesotherapy with minimal or no results at all. Once these patients undergo liposuction and see the dramatic results they are very happy. Now, it may be that only those patients that fail mesotherapy end up coming in for... more

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