What is mesotherapy? Advantages and disadvantages

Injection mesotherapy – painful or not?

Some patients may experience unbearable pain, while for others it is no more painful than mosquito bites. It all depends on the pain threshold of the patients. Many of them do not even want to use anesthetic cream. In addition, some areas of the face easily accept injections, while others instantly react even to a mosquito bite. However, the question of whether mesotherapy is painful should not worry potential clients of beauty salons. Cosmetologists perform all injection procedures under local anesthesia - anesthetic cream.

Does mesotherapy hurt?

According to the websites of medical clinics and centers that provide mesotherapy, it does not hurt. The procedure is comfortable and safe. However, many patients say that it really hurts; according to the most sensitive ones, it is very painful, to the point of being tolerable.

Therefore, at the client’s direction and for an additional fee, various methods of analgesia are used, the simplest of which is anesthetic cream. The topic of painlessness of the procedure is definitely downplayed, since all people have different sensitivity thresholds. It depends on side factors, as well as on the current emotional state. Therefore, it will be more painful during depression, anxiety, sadness, exacerbation of chronic diseases, and fatigue.

Those who claim that there was almost no pain from mesotherapy point out that the injection was not done too deep and with very thin needles aimed at the exact area of ​​the problem, and in small doses.

Indications for the use of mesotherapy

When a person reaches old age, certain signs appear that remind him that the time has come for artificial facial rejuvenation. Cosmetologists recommend injection contouring when the following age-related changes appear:

• Constantly tired, gloomy face;
• The appearance of unusual pigment spots;
• Decreased skin elasticity;
• Blurred facial contour and unhealthy gray color;
• Dry dehydrated skin;
• Metabolic disease;
• The appearance of a double chin;
• Sagging cheeks;
• Unattractive skin texture;
• The appearance of dark circles under the eyes.

Basic information about mesotherapy

Can be performed on the face and body after plastic surgery and laser resurfacing

Targeted impact on the problem area

The procedure is carried out without restrictions on age and disease.

Does not combine with decorative cosmetics

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Injections of youth - this is what they colloquially say about one of the most popular cosmetic procedures - mesotherapy, with which you can solve many “painful” problems. Facial mesotherapy is carried out by microinjections under the skin or intradermally - to a depth of no more than 1-2 mm. The purpose of this procedure is to saturate the skin with vitamins, medications, certain microelements or homeopathic remedies.

Indications for facial mesotherapy are:

• Wrinkles (facial and age-related).
• Tired, beginning to fade, sagging skin.
• Tired circles and bags under the eyes.
• Changes in facial skin color, including the so-called. "Smoker's skin"
• Enlarged pores.
• Dry or oily skin.
• Acne (beyond the acute stage).
• Impaired pigmentation.
• Scars and scars after acne.
• Microcirculation disturbance.
• Spider veins.
• Cuperosis.
• Drooping of the facial oval due to gravitational ptosis.
• Local fat deposits.

Depending on the task at hand, both single-component preparations and a mixture of several active ingredients, the so-called, can be used to perform mesotherapy. cocktails for facial mesotherapy. Cocktails are prepared by a cosmetologist who will carry out the procedure by adding components necessary in a particular case. These could be, for example, amino acids, antioxidants, vitamin complexes, microelements, etc. The proportions and concentration of the cocktail components also change depending on the problem that is planned to be eliminated.

How is the procedure done?

Before facial mesotherapy is carried out, the doctor conducts a preliminary conversation with the patient. During the consultation, the existing problem is identified, the optimal way to eliminate it is selected, and the presence or absence of contraindications to the procedure itself and the drugs that are planned to be used for it is clarified. In this case, special attention is paid to contraindications and restrictions for facial mesotherapy, since ignoring this issue can lead to undesirable consequences, complications, and side effects.

Thus, the procedure cannot be performed if the patient is currently undergoing treatment and is taking potent medications. You should not do facial mesotherapy during periods of intense physical activity, during menstruation, as well as a few days before the arrival of your period and a few days after.

Since some somatic diseases are contraindications to the procedure, the patient is obliged to inform the doctor about all his health problems. The cosmetologist should also be informed about the medications currently taken, as well as about cases of previously manifested allergic reaction to something.

Facial mesotherapy begins with treating the skin with a special cream with a mild analgesic effect. Then the skin is treated with an antiseptic drug and, finally, the specialist begins injections.

As a rule, the doctor performs cocktail injections manually, since this way you can completely control the entire process, adapting, if necessary, to the characteristics of the patient’s skin. The number of injections, the area of ​​the treatment area, and the duration of the procedure depend on the specific goals that mesotherapy is designed to solve. In general, one procedure rarely lasts more than half an hour.

After all the injections of the therapeutic cocktails have been made, the patient’s face is re-treated with an antiseptic drug. The procedure ends with applying a soothing mask or cream to the skin.

After facial mesotherapy

What is good about facial mesotherapy is the virtual absence of serious complications. Immediately after the session, some swelling and redness of the skin may be observed at the injection sites, but this is the body’s natural reaction to the injections, and everything goes away on its own within two to three hours.

Any specific facial care after mesotherapy is also not required. Reasonable restrictions apply to the refusal of any cosmetic procedures during the day. Applying decorative cosmetics to the face, touching injection sites with your hands, and washing your face is also not recommended. It is logical that for several days after facial mesotherapy you should not go to the bathhouse, and before going outside, protect your skin from exposure to bright sunlight.

Separately, it must be said that facial mesotherapy rarely consists of only one procedure. To achieve the desired result, especially when it comes to comprehensive skin rejuvenation, it is necessary to undergo a course of procedures, on average consisting of 4-8 sessions. This takes from one to 2.5 months.

The achieved effect lasts for several months. If necessary, the patient may be prescribed additional, “supporting” procedures. After some time, you can repeat the course of rejuvenating injection mesotherapy procedures.

Mesotherapy contraindications

Subcutaneous injections are not recommended for all patients. Mesotherapy is contraindicated for people with obvious problems:

• Dermatological diseases;
• Individual intolerance to the drug;
• Acute infectious diseases;
• Inflammatory processes;
• Predisposition to allergies;
• Diabetes;
• Blood clotting disorder;
• Epilepsy;
• Weakened immunity.

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Benefits of mesotherapy

Contour plastic surgery has more advantages and possibilities than contraindications:

• Instant positive result;
• Long period of validity;
• Does not cause allergies;
• No side effects;
• The preparations do not contain toxins;
• Restoring elasticity;
• Moisturizing the skin;
• Saturation of the skin with vitamins;
• Improving metabolic processes;
• Smoothing out any wrinkles;
• Modeling the oval of the face;
• Skin regeneration;
• Lifting sagging cheeks.

Recommendations during the period of skin restoration

After an injection cosmetic procedure, in most cases, swelling or bruising appears. The swelling goes away within two days, the bruises disappear in 2-3 hours. If you apply ice in bags to the areas damaged by the needle, the swelling will go away much faster. Even with swelling and bruising, the face looks young and fresh. The skin becomes not only firm, but also elastic. It acquires a beautiful healthy color. More detailed information about the recovery period can be obtained from specialists at the OB clinic.

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Mesotherapy

The essence of the procedure

Scalp mesotherapy is an injection procedure during which microdoses of drugs that promote healthy hair are injected under the skin. The optimal puncture depth is 3-4 mm. This allows nutrients to be delivered directly to the hair follicles and achieve an instant response.

How it happens: 5 stages

Mesotherapy for hair growth does not require the use of any special techniques. All that is required from a specialist is skills in working with a syringe and the ability to insert a needle to the desired depth. The procedure itself includes five stages.

1. Consultation. First of all, the specialist examines the condition of the scalp. Usually a skin scraping is done. It is important that you tell not only about the main problem, but also about disturbances in the functioning of the body, if any. Based on this, the optimal composition of the meso cocktail will be selected.
2. Allergy test. The day before the procedure, the specialist must do a test to determine your tolerance to mesotherapy drugs.
3. Disinfection. Before starting work, the scalp is treated with alcohol or chlorhexidine.
4. Injections. Using the finest needles, the specialist makes many punctures of the skin, accompanied by the injection of a cocktail.
5. Repeated disinfection. The treated surfaces are again wiped with an antiseptic to prevent germs from entering the punctures.

Mesotherapy for hair loss, as a rule, does not involve pain relief, since it is believed that thin needles cause minimal discomfort. In addition, anesthetics can weaken the effect of the mesococktail. In extreme cases, treatment with lidocaine solution is possible.

3 ways to introduce a cocktail

During the procedure, it is important to deliver the drug to the desired depth, minimally damaging the tissue. At the moment, three methods are most common.

1. Manual injections. They are performed using a syringe with a soft stroke and a very thin needle for microinjections. This procedure takes the longest (30-60 minutes), but is the least painful. Severe discomfort is felt only in sensitive areas on the back of the head and near the ears.
2. Gun. The specialist uses a semi-automatic device, which significantly reduces the time spent on the procedure. But the pain gets worse. In addition, trichologists claim that this method is very traumatic for both the skin and hair follicles. Therefore, craftsmen who do not have special knowledge and skills should not use a pistol.
3. Mesoscooter. This is a hand-held device consisting of a handle and a roller, to which many thin needles are attached. The principle of operation is that first the drug is applied to the skin, and then many punctures are made through which it must get inside. As a rule, hair mesotherapy is performed at home using a roller. The procedure is quick, but quite painful.

Separately, it is worth highlighting fractional mesotherapy, in which the drug gets under the skin without a puncture. The cocktail is first applied to the epidermis, after which the treated surface is exposed to a laser device.