Mesotherapy- Fat Melting - FAQs
Meso-Lipo FAQs
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Does Mesotherapy Work?
- Is
Mesotherapy Painful?
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What Can I Expect After Mesotherapy?
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How
Quickly Can I See Results?
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How Often Can I Repeat Sessions?
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How Many Sessions Do I Need?
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Will Mesotherapy Tighten Up Loose Skin?
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How much does Mesotherapy Cost?
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What
if I have a Lot of fat?
For fat melting, we use a cocktail comprising
of some of the following agents:
Deoxycholate: Bile Salt that causes
cell membrane destruction. Injected into fatty
tissues, this causes fat cell lysis
(destruction). The fat is released from the
destroyed fat cells.
Phosphatidylcholine: Derived from soy,
this emulsifying agent acts like a detergent,
allowing the released fat to be dissolved and
taken up by the white blood cells and lymphatic
system.
Organic Silicium: Acts as an
emulsifying agent just like Phosphatidylcholine
Artitrans: Derived from thyroid
extract, it raises the metabolism of the tissues
in the area of injection.
Caffeine: Raises the metabolism of the
tissues in the area of injection
The ability to choose from a range of drugs
allows us to safely tailor a cocktail to your
specific needs and response.
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Mesotherapy for fat melting involves multiple
injections deep into the fat layer. Some degree
of discomfort is to be expected, but much of it
is psychological due to our natural aversion to
needles.
For many cocktails, the discomfort is from
the needles piercing the skin. With a swift,
steady hand and tiny needles, the pain is
minimised, especially with simple anaesthesia of
the skin.
At Simply Aesthetic, we would accomplish this
with ice packs to numb the skin before starting
treatment. Our Therapists are also attentive
throughout, and help to soothe our more anxious
clients into a more relaxed state.
With the introduction of the highly potent
pure Deoxycholate solutions, pain does occur
about 30 seconds after injection. This is from
cell destruction and release of fat into the
surrounding tissues. Fat is an irritant and
causes a strong inflammatory reaction and
therefore pain.
We discuss the addition of Deoxycholate into
the cocktail with our clients, and vary the
concentration based on each individual's pain
threshold. We also offer the option of more
effective pain management options which can make
the process easier to tolerate.
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Bruising: This is common and can last
for a week if large. This is due to blood
vessels in the skin being punctured by the
injections. It is safe and will resolve with
time. We find bruising most significant in the
upper arm area!
Swelling: This is part of the
inflammatory response and will last for a few
days. This is normal and expected. With
mesotherapy of the tummy area, an abdominal
binder may help to limit he swelling.
Tenderness: Also from the inflammatory
process. The treated area should not be painful.
Just tender to pressure/touch. As long as this
is the case, it shows that the mesotherapy is
still working and should not be repeated until
the tenderness is gone. This may take 1-2 weeks.
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This depends on a number of factors:
- Baseline fat quantity
- Cocktail used
- Individual variation in response
- Concomitant use of fat melting
technology
For pockets of stubborn fat such as love
handles, we often get visible results after one
session, especially when Deoxycholate is used.
Once the swelling subsides, the contouring
becomes visible, usually about a week after the
treatment.
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We space out our treatments 1-2 weeks apart,
for a maximum of 5 sessions initially. We then
advise our clients to rest for a month before
re-assessing the need for more treatment.
If more than one area needs treatment, we can
treat one area per session, then treat a
different area a few days later.
The reason for the 2-week interval is to
ensure all the reaction has occurred in each
area before further administration of
fat-melting drugs to that area. This prevents
over treatment and damage to non-fat tissue.
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This all depends on how much fat you want to
melt and how you react to the treatment. We can
only give you an estimation when we see you.
Even then, it is just a gauge.
We have melted saddle-bags in 1-2 sessions.
Love handles can also be melted in 2-3 sessions.
For large tummies, up to 10 sessions may be
needed. For facial contouring, up to 3.
Our aim is to administer the maximum safe
dose during each treatment.
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The advantage of Mesotherapy over Liposuction
is the ability to add in skin-firming DMAE to
the cocktail for skin lifting effects. This
reduces the risk of excess loose skin after the
fat is destroyed.
Use of skin firming equipment can further
reduce the risk of loose skin.
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We charge $350 to $500 depending on the area
of treatment. We use the largest safe volume of
drugs for treatment and tailor the cocktail to
your individual need.
Please note that other doctors may charge
less but they may use pre-mixed cocktails
(cannot tailor to you) or homeopathic solutions
(?effectiveness) or just simply inject with less
to compete on price.
We have full understanding of the different
drugs that we use and will maximise the benefit
you get from each treatment. We aim to be
competitive on price yet provide maximum results
safely.
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Mesotherapy is really meant
for targeting small to moderate collections of
fat. It is, however, ideal in speeding up the
results of other weight loss methods, such as
diet and exercise. We often find our clients are
inspired to exercise harder once they start
seeing the results from mesotherapy.
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plateau with diet and exercise, or are unable to
increase your activity for health reasons (eg
arthritis, severe obesity), we can help you to
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