Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Information On Lipodissolve

By Charles Donovan

Cellulite and other types of unwanted fat affect a vast majority of American women. Both the obese and the physically fit can be affected. These fatty areas will often hang on through vigorous exercise and a healthy diet. So, many ask, what is the solution?

A new procedure called lipodissolve is a treatment that is designed to melt fat away from the body. One of the biggest pluses to lipodissolve is that it does not require surgery and is a fairly simple and easy process. The treatment is conducted by injecting ingrediants that include sodium deoxycholate and phosphatidylcholine into the fatty area. After the drugs have been injected the start working to melt or dissolve the fat tissue from the body. Many believe the body then expels the fat cells from the body. There is not really proof of how the body does this, but most believe it gets expelled through the liver.

Proponents of lipodissolve state that any area above the knee (including under the chin, thighs, hips, abdomen, love handles, and jowels) can be treated with this procedure. Anesthetic may or may not be used for any discomfort that occurs during the procedure which usually takes 20-30. Multiple sessions are usually required to completely eradicate the problem. Common side effects include minor swelling, bruising , redness, and soreness over the injection site. Most doctors state that an improvement will be seen with in 4 weeks and the area will continue to improve for up to 12 weeks as the fat continues to be melted away. No long term studies have yet been done to determine how long the effects last or whether they are permanent.

Lipodissolve has been met with some critisizm. Some people believe that lipodissolve is not safe and they are trying to prevent the treatment from being conducted. This was seen in the state of Kansas as people tried to ban the treatment from being conducted in the state. This was blocked however, and the state said that they required more research to be conducted before they would agree to a ban of the treatment. The lipodissolve treatment has already been banned in Canada, the UK, and Brazil.

Mesotherapy is an alternative to Lipodissolve. Some claim that it is very similiar in results to lipodissolve although what it actual does doen't seem to be the same. The Mesotherapy treatment only injections the drugs into the second layer of skin rather than the actuall fatty tissue. So this treatment does not get rid of the fatty tissue in the body. Its goal is to taut and smooth the skin rather they dissolve of the fat.

Diet and exercise are always the best way to lose weight and to keep it off. However, neither one of these methods offers "spot reduction", nor getting rid of fat precisely where you want to. Lipodissolve and mesotherapy do offer this "spot reduction" option with promises of a better looking body in a minimal amount of time with a minimal amount of pain. However, there is little formal research on these methods and no studies of the long-term side-effects. It is important to remember that even if one should undergo either one of these procedures diet and exercise are still essential in achieving the maximum result. - 17943

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