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Volume 4
Clinical Pediatric Dermatology
ISSN: 2472-0143
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JOINT EVENT
Wound Congress 2018 &
Clinical Dermatology Congress 20
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October 15-16, 2018
October 15-16, 2018 Rome, Italy
&
5
th
International Conference on
Advances in Skin, Wound Care and Tissue Science
14
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International Conference on
Clinical Dermatology
The science behind mesotherapy
Philippe Hamida-Pisal
PHP Aesthetic Wellness Training Academy
M
esotherapy is a technique developed in France in the 1950s by the renowned practitioner Dr Michel Pistor. It was
recognized as a medical treatment by the French Academy of Medicine in 1987 and has since successfully been used in
many countries all around the world. In the aesthetic field, mesotherapy can be defined as a non-surgical technique aimed
at diminishing difficult areas in the skin such as cellulite, stretch marks and alopecia, while also offering a treatment for
body contouring as well as face, neck, and hand rejuvenation. Mesotherapy is administered via several microinjections, either
manually or using a mesotherapy gun, which contain a poly-revitalizing solution that contains various medicines, vitamins and
minerals. The solution can be injected into the epidermis and the dermis using four different injection techniques. Different
techniques are used depending on the aesthetic concern and the depth of injection required for treating this concern. The
intraepidermal technique, popular for facial rejuvenation, reaches a depth of 1 mm; the papular technique reaches a depth of
2 mm and can be used to treat wrinkles; the nappage technique, which can be used on the scalp and as a cellulite treatment,
reaches between 2–4mm; while the point-by-point technique reaches a depth of 4 mm in the skin and is used mainly for fat
reduction. While it is interesting, a discussion of treatment techniques is outside the scope of this article. The author will instead
use this opportunity to provide a detailed overview of each of the different substances employed in poly-revitalizing solutions
and explain how the skin reacts to them. Doing so, will hopefully help and support practitioners incorporate mesotherapy
.
philippe@somuk.co.ukClin Pediatr Dermatol 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2472-0143-C2-006