Carboxytherapy

Carboxytherapy is a non-surgical cosmetic medicine treatment. Carboxytherapy employs injections or transdermal application to infuse gaseous carbon dioxide below the skin into the subcutaneous tissue through a needle or skin. It has a necrotizing effect on fat tissue fat cells, stimulate blood flow, improve the skin's elasticity and reduce the appearance of cellulite[1] As of 2009, Carboxytherapy wasn't approved by the FDA.[2] It has also become a popular treatment for stretch marks.[3]

See also

• Injection lipolysis
• Mesotherapy

References

1. Koutná, N (2006). "Karboxyterapie – nová neinvazivní metoda estetické medicíny" [Carboxytherapy – A New Non-invasive Method in Aesthetic Medicine]. Časopis Lékařů Českých (in Czech). 145 (11): 841–3. PMID 17168416.
2. "Carboxytherapy And Mesotherapy Unproven" (Press release). 2009.
3. Prendergast, Peter M.; Shiffman, Melvin A. (2011). Aesthetic Medicine: Art and Techniques. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 554. ISBN 978-3-642-20113-4.

Further reading

• Leibaschoff, G. H.; Coll, L.; Roberts, W. E. (2018). "A Prospective Clinical and Instrumental Study on the Effects of a Transcutaneous Cosmeceutical Gel that is Claimed to Produce CO₂". Surgical Technology International. 32: 33–45. PMID 29566423.
• Brandi, Cesare; d’Aniello, Carlo; Grimaldi, Luca; Caiazzo, Elena; Stanghellini, Elisabetta (2004). "Carbon Dioxide Therapy: Effects on Skin Irregularity and Its Use as a Complement to Liposuction". Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 28 (4): 222–5. doi:10.1007/s00266-004-2068-z. PMID 15599534.
• Brandi, Cesare; d'Aniello, Carlo; Grimaldi, Luca; Bosi, Bruno; Dei, Iacopo; Lattarulo, Piero; Alessandrini, Carlo (2001). "Carbon Dioxide Therapy in the Treatment of Localized Adiposities: Clinical Study and Histopathological Correlations". Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 25 (3): 170–4. doi:10.1007/s002660010116. PMID 11426306.