Aesthetic Mesotherapy and Injection Lipolysis in Clinical Practice

About the Title

Mesotherapy - the injection of a combination of conventional medications and vitamins into the middle layer of skin - has a long history in France since its invention in 1952 and its formal recognition by national medical bodies in 1986. Its benefits for cosmetic and medical indications are now increasingly being recognized beyond Europe, and the techniques are spreading in popularity throughout the rest of the world.

This pioneering text brings the established results of the accumulated international clinical experience in this exciting area to the attention of an English-speaking audience. Filling the gap in the market for a definitive text on esthetic mesotherapy, this is undoubtedly a ground-breaking work in an important field with far-reaching implications. All those practicing in esthetic medicine and surgery will find this an essential reference.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface 1. Introduction 2. Anatomy and physiology of the skin Section 1 - Mesotherapy - evolution of practice 3. The history of mesotherapy Section 2 - Mesotherapy and modern practice 4. The scientific basis of mesotherapy 5. Materials and methods: the techniques 6. Patient evaluation and selection Section 3 - Non-surgical body contouring - mesotherapy and injection lipolysis 7. "American" mesotherapy and the treatment of localized fatty deposits 8. The role of phosphatidylcholine in non-surgical body contouring 9. Non-surgical body contouring: the Brazilian experience 10. Mesotherapy in the treatment of cellulite Section 4 - Aesthetic mesotherapy of the face and hair 11. Mesotherapy for facial rejuvenation: mesoglow 12. Treatment of hair loss in mesotherapy 13. The pharmacopeia of mesotherapy: the pharmacology of some commonly used medications in mesoglow and non-surgical body contouring 14. Prevention and management of complications: ensuring patient safety Section 5 - Mesotherapy and the future 15. Mesotherapy and aesthetic plastic surgery 16. Non-cosmetic applications of mesotherapy Appendix 1 – Educational and training resources Appendix 2 – Patient treatment forms

Contributors

Peter B Fodor * Shirley Madhère * Harryono Judodihardjo * Philippe Petit * Lisa Merritt * A Peter Salas * Diane Irvine Duncan * Patricia Rittes * Françoise Omer * Leon James