Mesotherapy

Mesotherapy was discovered by the late Dr. Michael Pistor more than 51 years ago.  Mesotherapy is not a technique, but a technique is part of this medical speciality.  According to Dr. Pistor, by definition, Mesotherapy is what he termed "surgical medicine" because it is the practice of placing medications by injection directly into the skin at the site of pathology or condition being treated.  The term "Mesotherapy" devices its name from two words: meso and therapy.   Meso refers to the embyonic tissue (mesoderm) which gives rise to the connective tissues of the body.  Thus, the area of the dermis (skin) where the injections are placed is the mesoderm or middle layer of the skin. Mesotherapists describe their speciality as treating the 'middle tissues' since meso also refers to the middle.  Therapy refers to the type of treatment.  With Mesotherapy, the therapy is in the injections.

Mesotherapy introduces microscopic quantities of homeopathic medications, traditional pharmaceuticals, vitamins, mineral and amino acids into the skin to treat a variety of conditions.  All medications are selected for the specific condition being treated.

Modern science has been able to explain the underlying physiology of Mesotherapy.  Quite simply, mesotherapy effectively utilises the dermal circulation.  Dermal circulation is known as redundant circulation.  With this type of circulation the vessels of the dermis (skin) can be thought of as a complex maze that is difficult to navigate.  Once medication is injected into the dermis, it will affect the target tissue.  However, due to redundancy in circulation, once the injected medications get into circulation, they will stay for several hours and sometimes as long as a week.  Additionally, there are many little pores in the blood vessels of the skin which permit solutions to diffuse in and out.

The benefits of Mesotherapy are numerous.  There are many applications for Mesotherapy for treating pain, sports injuries, rheumatology, general medicine and aesthetic medicine.

Mesotherapy has long been an anti-aging treatment in France with patients beginning their treatments in their late twenties to maintain healthy, vibrant skin throughout their lives.

No Needle Mesotherapy is a new technique, also known as Virtual Mesotherapy.  It allows patients to shorten the time between treatments, enhancing effectiveness, whilst larger areas can also be treated.