Mesotherapy is the practice of using microinjections of conventional or homeopathic
medication and/or vitamins into the mesoderm or middle layer of the skin to deliver
healing or corrective treatment to a specific area of the body. Mesotherapy can be
used for body sculpting, cellulite reduction, skin rejuvenation and recently for
hair loss and stretch marks reduction.
Mesotherapy for Cellulite
Cellulite is a skin condition affecting over 90% of most post-pubescent women.
Even those with a slim figure often complain about cellulite's external visible
symptoms - its lumpy, dimpled appearance. Cellulite commonly appears on
the hips, buttocks and legs. It is not caused by being overweight, as many believe.
Cellulite appears in the subcutaneous level of skin tissue. Fat cells are arranged in
chambers surrounded by connective tissue called septae. As water is retained, fat cells
held within the perimeters of this area expand and stretch the connective tissue.
This connective tissue contracts and hardens (sclerosis) holding the skin at a
non-flexible length, while the surrounding tissue continues to expand with weight or
water gain. This results in areas of the skin being held down while other sections bulge
outward, resulting in the lumpy appearance.