MESOTHERAPY
What is mesotherapy?
Mesotherapy is a technique that uses injections of vitamins, enzymes, hormones, and plant extracts to rejuvenate and tighten skin, as well as remove excess fat. Michel Pistor, a doctor in France, developed the technique in 1952. It was originally used to relieve pain. In the years since, it has gained popularity in the United States and other parts of the world.
Today, mesotherapy is used to:
Remove fat in areas like the stomach, thighs, buttocks, hips, legs, arms, and face
reduce cellulite,
fade wrinkles and lines,
tighten loose skin,
recontour the body,
lighten pigmented skin,
treat alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss.
The technique uses very fine needles to deliver a series of injections into the middle layer (mesoderm) of skin. The idea behind mesotherapy is that it corrects underlying issues like poor circulation and inflammation that cause skin damage.
There isn’t a standard formula for the substances injected in mesotherapy. Doctors use many different solutions, including:
Prescription medicines like vasodilators and antibiotics,
hormones such as calcitonin and thyroxin,
enzymes like collagenase and hyaluronidase,
herbal extracts,
vitamins and minerals.
What happens during your appointment?
During each session, you may or may not have numbing medicine applied to your skin. You’ll get a series of injections using a special short needle. The needle may be attached to a mechanical gun to deliver many injections in a row. The injections can be given at different depths — from 1 to 4 millimeters into your skin — depending on what condition you’re having treated. Your doctor may place the needle into your skin at an angle, or flick their wrist very quickly while injecting. Each injection may only place a tiny drop of the solution into your skin. You’ll probably need several mesotherapy sessions to get the desired effect. You should expect to return to the doctor between 3 to 15 times. At first, you’ll get the injections every 7 to 10 days. If your skin starts to improve, the treatments will be stretched out to once every two weeks or once a month.
What Are The Materials Used in The Mesotherapy?
There is no mesotherapy protocols for the standard materials. The practitioner uses different materials. Although FDA does not approve any medications for mesotherapy, but the practitioner uses many several approved materials by the FDA such as an antibiotic, vasodilators, hormones like calcitonin and thyroxin, enzymes such as collagenase and hyaluronidase, vitamins and minerals, as well, herbal extracts.
Mesotherapy Risks and Complications
There are no risks and complications, but some temporary and curable side effects. Mesotherapy side effects may include: Nausea, Pain, Sensitivity, Swelling, Itching, Redness, Bruising, Bumps at the injection site, Dark patches of skin, Rash, Infection, Scars.
However, all these side effects are temporary and curable if happened.
Mesotherapy Recovery Time
Mesotherapy aftercare requires the patient to avoid massage or hard activity, and the exposure to the sun. Moreover, the patient must avoid drinking alcohol and has to lessen salt during the first day after mesotherapy. He/she may use a cool compress in case of swelling. Some patients may need one-day rest, while others may continue their usual activity.
Why to undergo mesotherapy in Iran?
Iran has good medical facilitations, equipped hospitals, medical centers, and clinics, besides their highly experienced doctors who received their knowledge and practice in the best Iranian and Western universities. Some of those doctors have graduated from distinguished universities around the world or have their fellowships. The cheap currency in the country makes the cost of mesotherapy in Iran very low as compared by its cost in other countries, though the high quality of medical services offered in Iran.
How much does mesotherapy cost in Iran?
The cost of mesotherapy relates with many factors: the targeted area, and the number of sessions. For instance, the weight loss mesotherapy cost differs from the cost of mesotherapy under the eyes because it needs more sessions. A single session may cost $250-$600, and the total cost depends on the number of the needed sessions. Along with the high quality of medical services in Iran, mesotherapy cost in Iran may be a fraction of this sum due to the cheap currency in the country.
