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Mesotherapy Side Effects

What sort of side effects are possible with mesotherapy?

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The biggest complication of mesotherapy is not knowing enough about the treatments.

Numerous dermatologists and plastic surgeons are worried about mesotherapy because they do not understand the outcomes of the treatment. The biggest complication of the procedure is not knowing or fully understanding what is specifically being injected. Today, we simply do not know how effective and safe the mesotherapy injections are. Questions about the procedure that I have been frequently asked but unable to answer include: does the fat come back or is it dissolved permanently? What... more
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Mesotherapy side effects

Mesotherapy has developed a questionable reputation over the last several years.  You may be surprised to find that one of the most common applications of mesotherapy in Europe is not cosmetic at all.  It is commonly used for chronic pains and arthritis in patients before starting steroids.  I had a pleasure of studying it in Europe with several physicians and I have found that many of them do not have a standart formulation but rather custom designed for each... more

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