What is Mesotherapy?

Mesotherapy is a beauty therapy being widely used in Vietnam and around the world. This is a promising treatment for removing excess fat, brightening skin, treating hair loss, and smoothing wrinkles.

What is mesotherapy? Mesotherapy is a method of injecting vitamins, enzymes, hormones and plant extracts to rejuvenate, tighten the skin and remove excess fat. Michel Pistor, a French doctor - is the father of this method. The technique of mesotherapy was born in 1952. Its original purpose was to relieve pain. Today, mesotherapy is also used for the following purposes:
Melt fat in areas such as abdomen, buttocks, thighs, hips, face, legs, hands Remove wrinkles Firming skin Help brighten skin Condition Treatment of hair loss Mesotherapy injection technique uses very small needles to deliver active ingredients into the dermis layer of the skin. The idea behind mesotherapy is to help correct underlying problems such as poor circulation and inflammation that damage the skin. There is no standard formula for substances injected in mesotherapy. The ingredients will be tailored to suit the client's skin condition and needs. Your doctor may use a variety of ingredients, including:
Prescription drugs such as vasodilators and antibiotics Hormones such as calcitonin and thyroxin Enzymes such as collagenase and hyaluronidase Herb extracts Vitamins and minerals

Skin rejuvenation: mesotherapy helps to provide nutrients that stimulate natural collagen production to the skin, so that the skin will be firmer and more glossy. Skin lightening: The nutrients injected into the skin will help eliminate and prevent the formation of skin pigmentation. Mesotherapy helps to effectively support skin pigmentation disorders such as freckles, melasma, dark spots, and acne. Body slimming: Some nutrients used in Mesotherapy will have the effect of destroying excess fat cells. This will help you get rid of belly fat, excess fat and make your body slimmer. Stimulates hair growth: Mesotherapy can help correct hormone imbalances in and around hair follicles, deliver nutrients to the hair, and improve blood circulation. Treatment involves injecting natural plant extracts, vitamins, or medications like Finasteride and minoxidil into the scalp. Nutrients are injected directly into the scalp to help nourish hair follicles and stimulate hair growth, quickly reduce hair loss and supplement nutrition for stronger hair... Treatment of hyperhidrosis: Mesotherapy May help reduce sweating. Treatment of stretch marks: Mesotherapy is used to fade stretch marks and is especially effective for women with postpartum stretch marks or stretch marks due to sudden weight loss.

The following subjects are recommended not to inject Mesotherapy:
People who are showing signs of inflammation, skin lesions such as acne, inflammatory acne, dermatitis, scratches in the skin. People who have problems with blood clotting disorders such as hemophilia or blood that does not clot. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Have a history of allergy to ingredients in Mesotherapy Have uncontrolled systemic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease...

During each mesotherapy injection, the doctor may or may not apply numbing medicine to the skin. You will be given a series of special short needles. The needle can be attached to the gun for multiple injections in a row.
The injections can be given at different depths (from 1 to 4 mm) depending on the skin condition and the problem you are treating. Only one drop of the nutrient solution can be injected into your skin at a time.
You may need several sessions to get the desired effect. Initially, you will receive injections every 7 to 10 days. If your skin starts to improve, mesotherapy will be extended to every two weeks or once a month.

You may have to avoid aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for a week before your mesotherapy injection. Because these drugs can increase the risk of bleeding during the procedure. Mesotherapy injections can cause some side effects including: nausea, pain, swelling, itching, redness, bruising at the injection site, dark patches of skin, rash, infection, scarring because Mesotherapy is a non-invasive treatment, so you don't need to take a long break. Many people are able to return to their usual activities immediately. Others may have to take a day off due to swelling and pain from the injection. In general, Mesotherapy is considered a relatively safe method, but it can still cause some complications. In particular, infection after Mesotherapy injection is considered the most dangerous complication. Therefore, when you want to inject Mesotherapy for any purpose, you should consult a beautician with extensive experience in this therapy.
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