Lipo Dissolve involves injecting a cocktail of substances into subcutaneous fat deposits – in the hope of “dissolving” the fat tissue.
Marketed as a safer and less invasive alternative to liposuction, proponents say lipo-dissolve is useful for treating small “problem areas” such as love handles, bra fat and a softening jaw line. (via)
Despite having a number of advocates (such as fig) and anecdotal success stories – there are considerable risks.
- The treatment is not approved by the FDA (unlike Liposuction) Information about liposuction.
- No-one knows exactly how the treatment works – except that it kills off cells.
- There appear to be no double-blinded, placebo-controlled studies.
- Lipo-dissolve is based on mesotherapy - a much older treatment (still without much in the way of trials to back up anecdotes).
- You can expects costs to be in the $1000-$3000 range along with many sessions.
- The treatment could involve anywhere from 70 to 120 injections into an area.
- Results appear to be very mixed – some people appear to lose fat, others don’t. Lipodissolve is a high risk endeavor.
- Brazil banned injections of phosphatidylcholine (a common mesotherapy ingredient) in 2003.
Of course diet and exercise is a better long-term approach; a cosmetic procedure doesn’t prevent you from gaining back the very same fat deposit a few months later.
However – sometimes with even the best diet and exercise regime – cellulite (and stretched skin) fail to disappear.
The question is – is it such a terrible thing to have cellulite and a less than “perfect” body?
I am not sure what injections they are talking about here but I go to a weight loss clinic and get the lipo b12 injections. I started them 6 months ago, I get 1 shot a week the cost is 12.00 a shot and take the phenedrine I have lost 36 pounds in 6 months and 8 lbs the first week, and I eat just about everything I want and stay the same or maintain for the week. It has been the easiest weight I ever lost.
Having been around for years has brought new research and study to the subject of liposuction resulting to varied treatment approaches. and one of this procedure is fluid injection and is the most common type of liposuction technique. This is done by injecting medicated solution into the fatty tissues that is up to three times more than the fat volume to be removed. The fluid is a mixture of local anesthetic to help numb the area, epinephrine to contract the blood vessels, lessens bleeding, bruising and swelling, and an intravenous salt solution to help remove the fat more easily.
How many treatments did you have?
You are not dieting right.. Salad, fruit, and Cheerio’s don’t make u lose the hard to reach fat. lol U need to cut your Carb intake down, and increase your protien, also eating smaller meals several times a day is key.. Fruits seems like they would be a good snack but in reality if they’re sweet fruits you are just loading up on Carbs and that will make you fat if you are not burning off all those calories. I felt the same way you did, but I got a professional to instruct me on my diet and I stripped away the fat, my Abs are bulging out now. U won’t enjoy your food as much, but if you are serious about rippin up, then you need to improve your diet. I was the same as you before, thought I ate healthy but it really wasn’t the diet I needed to do in order to lose the unwanted fat. Also, try to do your cardio before you eat in the morning. GOOD LUCK!
I weighed 190 Pounds 4 months ago, with body fat %20-21, With in 4 months of proper dieting and working out for 1 hour 5 times a week, I cut my body fat % down to %9, I can see my Abs again! I still weigh 180 lbs but I have drastically reduced my fat on my body and increased muscle mass. My Strength has doubled, Stamina has tripled at least, Libido is through the roof again. All it took was sticking to a diet
(which is by far the hardest part!) and making an hour a day for working out. It really wasn’t that hard and I feel SOOO much better, and to think I was actually considering lipo, SOOOO glad I didn’t. Think about it! It takes a couple months to recover from Lipo, that is half the time it took me to chop my body fat in HALF.. Trust me 9% is a good look, being able to run a few blocks and not get tired is great. And the ladies love it! Lipo will not get u that no matter how much fat they suck out, u still need the cardio.
do they give them in your stomach.
i just started taking injections and i can take mine once a week,one shot.i was wondering my little pamplet they gave when i left the weight loose center said it was lipo dissolv,so i was wondering if this was the same kind of injections or if any one has ever heard about this. Also i heard they gave the injections that you could take everyday and and you would loose 30 to 40 pounds in a month.You took the shots and eat 500 to 600 calories a day …so if anyone has heard much about this please let me know….or if you had anything bad againest this.
can you please give me more information on this in october i had smart lipo done on my stomach, however the request will there were none working out is not a problem for me but i cant get rid of my belly fat the procedure was such a waste of money…. please help
i have alot of fat in my hips do you think this injection will help
Hello, I am interested in getting this treatment done. I’ve also tried almost everything and maybe I didn’t work at it hard enough, but with 3 young children and a busy lifestyle it seems to be impossible for me. The point is I’m really looking for an easy but not dangerous way to lose about 20 pounds at the most…I wiegh 150 but it seems to be all in my stomach. Do you think I should get the shots…is it worth it? How good were your results? Can you immediately notice the difference? Thanks for your time…God Bless you!
i heard the swelling cna last a year with lip dissol……anyone died from smartlipo? or laser/vaser lipo?
I was always in shape then about 6 years ago I was involved in a terrible accident. I very slowly gained 60 lbs. I could hear myself breathe all kinds of ailments appeared. oddly enough I lost the weight eating Cherios strawberries for breakfast and a thigh and Loco salad in the afternoon, salad and pinto beans for dinner. snacks were fruits or Veggies and gallons of water and unsweetend green tea. I went from 260 lbs to now 205 and never exercised. I started a workout regiment about 6 months ago to tighten and everything worked but the abs. I cant stand that pouch that sits there. I never believe in this type of treatment but was wondering if it was worth it but sounds too risky. I do from 300 to 500 crunches per day and the muscles are there but covered by fat. Maybe Im just stuck!
i have been going fo these injections for about 3 months now.i go once every week its $40 each week for a few shots but ill tellyou these really worked for me.i dropped inches from my waist and arms(thats were i get them). they made me dizy the first time but i highly recommend them if you want to see change in your body.
I’ve had 7 treatments so far and have only felt dizzy once, I learned that you are supposed to eat lots of protein right before each treatment and I had not ate at all that day (it was early & I can’t do breakfast).
I have seen amazing results on my arms I had the same problem that Jan mentions above and in Texas’ hot weather imagine not being able to wear short sleeves, because your arms are as thick as your thighs & you don’t want to disgust everyone looking or staring at you!
Just picture that for a second… well I had to live with it everyday!
I’ve had the meso and lipo both alternating everyweek, I had loads of cellulite and strechmarks and loose skin due to weightloss were my triceps were supposed to be (looked like wings) and most of it is gone even the sagging skin so there is an ingredient in meso for that as well.
I have also learned that it is less painful to treat cellulite than fat pockets, I have left the Clinic each time and gone in straight to work without a problem, not common but I have been told to have very very high tolerance for pain.
My only concern has been the nodules, what would happen if a nodule gets injected with more meds??? These need to be monitored closely, they tell you it is normal and that they go away on their own -most of the time they do-, but I have seen pictures of infections due to these treatments or any treatment that concernes needles, I also have permanent make-up and developed nodules from that and have all disappeared without problems. I always use antibiotic cream at the injection site, just in case for a couple of days.
Do I recomend it? If you have an extreme case like mine and high tolerence to pain…yes I would, if not why risk it?
Hi,
I have a question about lipo injection i am a 42 year old male and have bitch tits from taking steriods in the earliy 90s I ahev the procedure works well for men no matter how lean i get it doesnt go away I no there is surgery for this also but is very expensive and no insurance covers it thanks for you input Matt
I am Brazilian, and if that were the case, it would have been just regulated, like Botox is, for example, where only dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons can inject it – not even other types of doctors.
It was forbidden for 1 of 2 things, take your pick:
1. Lack of evidence that it is safe to be used this way, in this amount. The fact that it has been safely used in smaller quantities for other things doesn’t mean much;
2. Conspiracy by cosmetic surgeons so that people don’t stop getting lipo, cause they can just go to a dermatologist to have this injected instead.
Also, mesotherapy with approved substances is legal and can be performed by aestheticians with no especial training, so it is not a matter of “untrained people are giving injections” either.
I am not sure I’d want a ton of little shots of Vitamin C under my skin either. It is not about it being soya bean, it is about the method of delivery.
Phosphatidylcholine is not unregulated in the United States. Its a part of lipid group of raw materials, and is often categorized with vitamins and micronutrients. It has been sold for ages, and even FDA has tons of studies done on phosphatidylcholine for years.
Its such a mild substance and this is why the controversy is there; pharmaceutical companies are having difficulty taking control of it for exclusive use and they simply dont want products on the market that are already out there to compete with their patented ones. We are talking about a SOYA BEAN here people, not some dangerous drug!!!! Thats like screaming about Vitamin C!