Mesotherapy is a cosmetic injection procedure in which amino acids and beneficial minerals are delivered to the skin. The introduction of a meso-cocktail allows you to get rid of many aesthetic problems, stimulates the production of collagen and elastin, and improves blood microcirculation. Mesotherapy is used to combat dry skin, dark circles under the eyes, uneven facial contours and even wrinkles. The procedure is effective in treating acne. Mesotherapy also helps in the fight against local fat deposits - it promotes weight loss, destruction of adipose tissue and improvement of skin condition. A course of mesotherapy can be carried out as an independent measure in the fight against cellulite or as part of a complex therapy.
Meso-cocktail injections are used in the treatment of hair loss. Injections are made into the scalp.
History of the procedure
The procedure was first tested by a doctor from France, Michel Pistor: in 1952, he subcutaneously injected a complex of vitamins into his patient. The effectiveness appeared immediately, Pistor continued his research and found out that the same drug, which is administered to different points of the body and in different doses, will give a different therapeutic effect.
The procedure has changed noticeably by now: now mesotherapy allows you to achieve the desired result - rejuvenation and getting rid of aesthetic defects - which lasts for 1-1.5 years.
How does the procedure work?
Mesotherapy injections include several stages. It all starts with a consultation: the doctor talks to you, finds out what exactly you plan to correct with the help of the procedure, selects the drug and the required dosage.
Then it cleanses your face of traces of cosmetics and impurities, and treats the injection area with an antiseptic. The next stage is the application of topical anesthesia. Thanks to this, mesotherapy does not leave any unpleasant sensations. In front of you, the specialist prints out the individual packaging of the drug and injection, and performs intradermal injections according to the chosen scheme. Then the skin is re-treated with an antiseptic and a soothing cream is applied.
After completing the procedure, Cleo Line staff will tell you how to care for the treated area.
Preparation and carrying out the procedure of mesotherapy with hyaluronic acid
3 days before the procedure, stop taking medications such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, aspirin, analgesics. This will reduce the possibility of bleeding during the injection. Also, do not use decorative cosmetics during this period.
If herpes rashes sometimes appear on your skin, do not forget to inform your cosmetologist about this, since herpes tends to worsen due to injections of hyaluronic acid.
Critical days and 5–7 days before their start are also contraindications for the procedure; pain sensitivity may increase, and recovery after injections will be delayed due to the formation of small hematomas. It would be most favorable to carry out mesotherapy in the first half of the cycle or immediately after the end of menstruation.
It is necessary to inform the cosmetologist that you have previously completed injection courses and about the medications that you are currently taking. If you are taking anticoagulants or medications that regulate blood clotting, stop using them 3-5 days before the procedure, but only with the permission of your doctor. Never stop taking medications on your own if you absolutely need them!
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If the drugs are prescribed by your doctor, then warn him about the procedure and take a break from taking it as much as possible. But in such a situation, the likelihood of bleeding may increase, and each injection will cause a small hematoma. If you're concerned about aesthetics, this might confuse you. After 5–7 days, small bruises from punctures will resolve.
You should not plan to carry out mesotherapy in hot weather; it is better to choose cool days. Avoid drinking alcohol before the procedure. The day before, do not overuse salt, which will most likely lead to swelling on the face.
The therapy begins with cleansing the skin and applying an anesthetic cream to it. Anesthesia is not necessary, but it can significantly reduce discomfort. After the cream begins to work, the doctor cleanses the skin again.
Next, the procedure itself begins. The cosmetologist evenly saturates a certain area with a healing meso-cocktail. The doctor makes many micropunctures with injections at the same distance from each other, while injecting small doses of the drug to a certain depth (it depends on the cocktail itself and is usually 2–4 mm).
At the end of the procedure, the doctor cleanses the skin and applies a soothing mask, if necessary. After therapy, the client can immediately return to his business.
Be sure to take into account the fact that the skin at the puncture sites will most likely turn red, bumps (papules), small hematomas and moderate swelling will appear. All this usually disappears after a couple of hours (maximum after 1 day), but it is better not to plan important events or romantic dates immediately after the procedure.
After visiting a cosmetologist, for several days avoid activities that can cause increased sweating, such as going to the bathhouse or sauna, playing sports and walking in the heat. At first, do not use decorative cosmetics, do not work in dirty rooms and do not touch the skin at the injection sites. All this is necessary in order to limit the entry of dust and sweat until the microwounds are completely healed.
Mesotherapy is usually carried out in courses of 4–10 sessions every 1–2 weeks. At this time, protect your skin from sun rays and avoid going to the pool, sauna or bathhouse. Don't drink too much alcohol or exercise too hard.
During the course of mesotherapy, it is also prohibited to take drugs that affect blood clotting. After 2 weeks from the last administration of the mesococktail, you can return to your normal lifestyle.
Drugs used in the procedure
Our specialists will select the composition of the meso-preparation for you in accordance with the needs of your skin or hair and develop a treatment program to rid you of imperfections in your appearance in a short time. We work only with modern, completely safe drugs from the world's leading manufacturers. All meso-cocktails used in Cleo Line have undergone clinical trials and confirmed their effectiveness. The active ingredients begin to work immediately, and a pronounced cumulative effect is observed.
Who performs the procedure
In the clinic, mesotherapy injections are performed only by experienced, qualified specialists with specialized education. All doctors who work at Cleo Line have received not only their main specialty. They have also undergone professional retraining in cosmetology, constantly improve their skills, and participate in trainings and master classes. The specialists are assisted by cosmetology nurses who also have the necessary professional knowledge.
The experience and education of each clinic specialist can be found on his personal page.
Recovery period
The recovery period after mesotherapy for facial skin and hair is minimal. The usual precautions are the same as after any other injection procedure:
- Do not wash your face in the first 8 hours after the procedure; if necessary, it is better to treat your face with an antiseptic (not alcohol!);
- Avoid cosmetics for 1-2 days;
- For 2-3 days you need to give up the sauna, steam bath, hot bath and swimming pool;
- It is better to postpone sports for the same 2-3 days;
- Within 5-7 days after mesotherapy, you should not visit or carry out aggressive cosmetic procedures - for example, it is better to postpone chemical acid peeling to a later date;
- You should avoid visiting the solarium for the entire course of mesotherapy.
Rehabilitation and possible complications
The principle of mesotherapy is based on the introduction of the drug into the deep layers of the dermis. Accordingly, minor trauma to the skin and tissues is inevitable. Recovery takes some time.
It is worth remembering the influence of the mesotherapy cocktail. Everything must be done to maximize the absorption of nutrients and eliminate factors that impede this. Neglecting prohibitions during the rehabilitation period is fraught with complications.
What not to do after facial mesotherapy
Doctors Telos Beauty prof. It is recommended to follow a number of rules to speed up recovery:
- Limiting physical activity. Exercising stimulates blood circulation. This means that water is retained in the facial tissues, redness and swelling increase. A number of useful components are excreted through sweat, and injection wounds heal more slowly due to overheating.
- Alcohol consumption. For regeneration, the condition of the vascular system and the general well-being of the patient are important. Alcoholic drinks and coffee negatively affect the body, contributing to the appearance of new bruises and irritation on the skin. Ignoring this requirement can lead to a delayed appearance of an allergic reaction and swelling.
- Contact of the treated skin area with other surfaces. Even light touches can trigger inflammation. For this reason, facial massage and peeling should be avoided until complete recovery. You should sleep on your back, avoiding skin contact with the pillow. Swimming in the pool and open water is also prohibited.
- Warming up the skin. Visiting a bathhouse, sauna, or solarium has a negative impact on the healing of microwounds. The likelihood of inflammation increases. In addition, beneficial substances are excreted through sweat.
- Ban on tanning. The temperature automatically rises due to prolonged exposure to direct sunlight. Melatonin begins to be actively produced, creating a situation in which several mutually exclusive processes operate simultaneously in the dermis. This causes inflammation and dryness of the skin, redness and pigmentation. Until the skin has fully recovered, doctors strongly advise against sunbathing, either on the beach or in a solarium.
- Carrying out cosmetic procedures. In pursuit of an ideal appearance, patients often try to combine several rejuvenation techniques at once. Without waiting for the end of the rehabilitation period after mesotherapy, they risk losing the achieved results and encountering complications. Since the skin is irritated after injections, it is better not to aggravate the situation with peelings, hair removal, or ultrasound. You should also avoid decorative cosmetics - they can cause an allergic reaction.
Advantages and disadvantages
The procedure has many advantages:
- Safe composition of the drug;
- Wide range of indications;
- Efficiency;
- Increased skin turgor;
- Improved complexion;
- Help in treating acne;
- Elimination of rosacea;
- Normalization of sebum production;
- Lifting effect;
- Lightening pigment spots;
- Relief leveling;
- Stimulation of hair growth on the head;
- Lasting results;
- Possibility to combine with other treatment methods.
There are significantly fewer disadvantages, and even those are very conditional. These include:
- Preservation of papules (small lumps) immediately after the procedure - injection marks will disappear within a couple of days;
- A small number of contraindications.
Technique for introducing fillers or Botox
1. After a conversation with you, the doctor cleanses the skin. If necessary, local anesthesia is applied - anesthetic cream.
2. Injections are carried out subcutaneously using thin needles or cannulas. If we are talking about correction with fillers or Botox, then the area where the wrinkle is located is filled. Biorevitalization, mesotherapy and plasma lifting affect the entire face. The procedure usually takes from 20 minutes to an hour.
3. Injection sites are treated with an antiseptic solution.
4. The doctor gives recommendations for facial care, and you go home.
Result
After the procedure, the oval of the face is tightened, wrinkles and skin creases are smoothed out. The condition of the skin improves: the tone returns, the relief is evened out, the skin literally glows. “Bags” and “dark circles” under the eyes are reduced. Thanks to the activation of internal resources, a positive effect in the treatment of acne is achieved - the number of inflammations and their severity are noticeably reduced. An anti-aging effect is observed. With scalp mesotherapy, hair loss activity is reduced. If mesotherapy is carried out on the body, the amount of adipose tissue decreases, the skin texture is evened out, and the appearance of cellulite is reduced.
To achieve the best effect, mesotherapy is performed in a course. Cleo Line doctors determine the number and frequency of procedures for each patient on an individual basis.
Review of preparations for facial mesotherapy
The entire variety of mesotherapy cocktails can be divided into two large groups according to the type of effect:
GROUP 1. SKIN QUALITY.
Cocktails for moisturizing, regenerating, evening out the relief and tone of facial skin.
GROUP 2. FORM AND TONE.
Cocktails for tightening, shaping a clear oval and facial contours.
This division is conditional, since many meso-cocktails combine components that provide a complex effect in all respects.
GROUP 1. SKIN QUALITY
: moisturizing, regeneration, even out relief and tone
Bioakt (Bioakt, produced by Mesotech, Italy)
Mesococktail Bioact based on hyaluronic acid contains vitamins, mineral salts, coenzymes, nucleotides and nucleosides. The drug allows you to restore damaged RNA and DNA of skin cells, resulting in a noticeable and lasting rejuvenating effect.
NCTF 135 and NCTF 135-HA (NCTF, manufactured by Filorga, France)
In addition to hyaluronic acid, this popular meso-cocktail contains more than 50 bioactive components: minerals, amino acids, antioxidants, nucleosides, coenzymes and vitamins. This combination makes it possible to provide skin fibroblasts with everything necessary for intensive neocollagenesis. Among other things, by effectively neutralizing free radicals, the drug prevents oxidation processes and fights signs of photoaging, replenishes the lack of microelements and vitamins in skin cells.
Biolift (Biolift, produced by Mesotech, Italy)
The drug Biolift, as the name implies, provides an intense lifting effect. In addition, it activates mitochondrial enzymes, normalizing cellular energy potential, protects the skin from chrono- and photoaging, gives it a healthy color and even tone, provides a detox effect and antioxidant protection. All this is possible thanks to a unique formula containing amino acids, inorganic acids, magnesium, vitamins, as well as DMAE (dimethylaminoethanol), known in medicine for its biostimulating effect.
Bio Age DNA (Bioage DNA, produced by Mesotech, Italy)
Mesococktail Bioage DNA (DNA) contains a high-polymer nucleotide DNA of skin cells in combination with vitamin E. Thanks to this combination, this drug restores damaged DNA of skin cells, evens out the relief and tone, protects against free radicals and photoaging, powerfully moisturizes, and accelerates regeneration.
Foto-age Elasthase (Elastase, produced by Mesotech, Italy)
One of the best drugs to protect skin from photoaging. Due to the combination of DMAE, organic silicon, elastin and organic plant components (mimosa and Asian centella) in this meso-cocktail, it intensively moisturizes, smoothes, stimulates blood supply and microcirculation of the skin, and ensures normal cellular respiration. The drug is effective not only against wrinkles, but also against scars, including stretch marks, burns, and post-acne scars.
Embrioblast Filorga (Filorga Embryoblast, produced by Filorga, France)
For a pronounced effect of smoothing wrinkles and preventing aging after 35 years, the mesotherapy cocktail Embryoblast from one of the most famous manufacturers - the French company Filorga - is successfully used. The uniqueness of this drug lies in the fact that in addition to vitamins, minerals, amino acids, coenzymes and nucleic acids, the cocktail contains specially processed embryonic cells (sheep embryos are used), which stimulate the active work of fibroblasts. Thanks to this formula, the drug allows you to smooth out not only fine wrinkles, but also wrinkles of medium depth.
HydroLine, HydroLine Extra (Hydroline and Hydroline Extra, produced by Mesopharm professional, Italy)
Hydroline series products can moisturize even the driest and most dehydrated skin and reliably protect it from photoaging. These meso-cocktails are recommended to be used to eliminate signs of aging and prevent their appearance after 35 years. The preparations contain hyaluronic acid, thioctic acid, microelements (iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium, manganese, nickel, potassium, cobalt), vitamins (groups B, H, PP), amino acids. After a course of HydroLine mesotherapy, the skin becomes significantly smoother, denser, “luminous”, and acquires an even healthy tone.
Lightening Xtra (Lightning Extra, manufactured by SIMILDIET, Spain)
This brightening meso-cocktail contains ascorbic acid, a peptide complex, licorice root extract, arbutin and a patented CHROMABRIGHT complex, which regulates the activity of pigment-producing cells - melanocytes.
Facial mesotherapy using this drug allows you to get rid of problems associated with skin pigmentation disorders, such as hormonal and age-related pigment spots, freckles, dyschromia, and also prevent their reappearance.
Meso-Xanthin (Mesoxanthin, produced by ABG Lab USA)
This drug for mesotherapeutic skin bioreparation contains unstabilized high-molecular hyaluronic acid and fucoxanthin. Fucoxanthin is a special substance obtained from seaweed, it has the most powerful ability to stimulate the activity of fibroblasts.
The drug Mesoxanthin is used to prevent aging at the age of 30-35 years, evens out skin tone and texture, and fights pigmentation disorders.
MesoWharton (Mezowarton, produced by ABG Lab, USA)
A drug for mesotherapeutic bioreparation of mature skin after 40-50 years. Contains high molecular weight hyaluronic acid and a synthesized analogue of embryonic peptide, which acts on skin stem cells, providing a powerful and pronounced effect of rejuvenation, lifting, and tone alignment.
MesoRelax (MesoRelax, produced by ABG Lab, USA)
The MesoRelax cocktail is used to lift the skin when the first signs of aging appear. Effective against expression wrinkles due to a special action similar to the action of drugs based on botulinum toxin. The drug contains acetyl hexapeptide, which is a mild and safe analogue of botulinum toxin, has a relaxing effect on facial muscles, smoothing wrinkles and preventing their appearance and deepening.
Vita Line C (Vitaline C, produced by Mesolab, Italy)
This meso-cocktail based on vitamin C in high concentration is effective against pigment spots of various origins and for their prevention (for example, before going on vacation), it is also effective against rosacea and for increasing the protective and regenerative functions of the skin.
VitaLine B+ (Vitaline B+, produced by Mesolab, Italy)
A real vitamin cocktail for the skin. Contains a complex of 21 amino acids, microelements (iron, sodium, calcium, magnesium, manganese, nickel, cobalt), vitamins (H, PP, B1, B2, B4, B5, B8, B9) and a special buffer system. Mesotherapy with this drug normalizes cellular metabolism, accelerates regeneration and collagenogenesis. The cocktail also has a sebum-regulating and immunomodulating effect and is used in the complex therapy of seborrhea and acne.
GROUP 2. FORM AND TONE
: tightening, formation of a clear oval and contours
Biolisi (Biolisi, produced by Mesotech, Italy)
The composition of the Biolayzy meso cocktail includes phosphatidylcholine, deoxycholic acid and L-carnitine. This lipolytic formula allows you to eliminate a double chin and correct the shape of your face. The drug breaks down adipose tissue and promotes the removal of breakdown products by increasing the permeability of cell membranes. As a result, facial contours become clearer, skin tightens, and its quality improves. This drug is also used for figure modeling, treatment and prevention of cellulite
Bio Stretch (Biostretch, produced by Mesotech, Italy)
Mesococktail Biostretch is used against the formation of atrophic scars, for the treatment of scars and stretch marks, as well as to prevent the formation of scars and to accelerate rehabilitation during skin resurfacing procedures and peelings. In preparation for traumatic procedures, skin mesotherapy with Biostretch increases the rate of skin regeneration and serves as a prevention of complications. This mesotherapeutic preparation contains organic silicon, collagen, glycosaminoglycans and sea water, promotes the formation of a clear oval face and ideal skin texture.
Celluphase (Cellyuface, produced by Mesotech, Italy)
Lipolytic drug. Includes horse chestnut, fumifera, pulsatilla, ascorbic acid, barium, caffeine, rutin, copper, organic silicon, flavonoside.
Promotes the breakdown of adipose tissue, is used to form a clear oval face, eliminate a double chin, increase skin elasticity, as well as in figure correction and cellulite treatment programs.
Only an experienced doctor can choose the right meso-cocktail, because even if you have previously tried one of these drugs and liked its effect, time passes, the needs of the skin change, science does not stand still, new, more effective drugs appear. GMTCLINIC cosmetologists have extensive experience working with various mesotherapy cocktails and know the advantages and capabilities of each of them. During an individual consultation, the doctor will help you make a choice so that the result exceeds your expectations.
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Mesotherapy of body skin and scalp
Some meso-cocktails are used in body modeling and scalp treatment programs. At GMTCLINIC, these services are also presented and successfully applied as part of comprehensive programs by our trichologists and body specialists.
Reviews and opinions of doctors about the procedure
Danilkova Oksana Igorevna
Mesotherapy for me belongs to the category of “favorite” procedures. By introducing certain drugs, be it vitamins, microelements, amino acids, peptides and other biologically active substances, they are precisely targeted to the area where they are now needed. This allows you to work very accurately in the dermis and in the scalp and in places of local fat deposits. Procedures are carried out frequently - once a week and for a long time - at least 7-10 times. But this is the only inconvenience. Many of my patients return to mesotherapy again, which means they like the result!
Belova Elena Andreevna
In my work, I often prescribe mesotherapy for many problems (dry and dull complexion, cellulite, hair loss, pigmentation, scars, stretch marks, rosacea, etc.) and see a clinically pronounced effect from the course of procedures. The composition of the drug for this purpose is determined solely individually, depending on the desired result. I can compare the skin to growing a flower, because it needs watering, care, nutrition, sometimes removing excess leaves, protection from the scorching sun (well, if it’s not a cactus), and the skin of patients often needs the same thing: moisturize, nourish with vitamins and microelements, give antioxidant protection, improve microcirculation. And mesotherapy copes with this task remarkably well.
What is mesotherapy?
This is a method of combating age-related changes, based on injections of special drugs into problem areas. The procedure can be performed by injection or non-injection. The first option involves introducing special cocktails of vitamins and nutrients into the middle layer of the skin. Thanks to the thinnest needles, the solution is injected to a depth of up to 4 millimeters. This increases its effectiveness and in some aspects makes mesotherapy an alternative to surgery.
The non-injection route of the procedure is less popular among patients. This is explained by the fact that the effect is not so pronounced and disappears faster. During the session, the doctor applies the drug to the skin and treats it with a device. This gives beneficial substances the opportunity to penetrate deep into the dermis. The non-injection method is suitable for eliminating minor imperfections.
