According to an article published by WebMD, the FDA reprimanded six U.S. spas (Monarch Medspa in King of Prussia, Pa., Spa 35 in Boise, Idaho, Medical Cosmetic Enhancements in Chevy Chase, Md., Innovative Directions in Health in Edina, Minn., PURE Med Spa in Boca Raton, Fla., All About You Med Spa in Madison, Ind.) and one Brazilian company for making misleading statements about the safety and side-effects of fat-melting therapy (a.k.a. mesotherapy, lipodissolve, lipozap, lipotherapy, or injection lipolysis).
FDA’s Deputy Director of the Division of New Drugs and Labeling Compliance noted:
They make it sound so good and so safe. … [They claim] it dissolves fat — melts it away with no side effects — and they have done thousands of procedures, and it really sells well. … We are really concerned because we have had reports of complications, and we have no good data that say this is safe and this is effective.
Lipodissolve is a process whereby a series of subcutaneous injections are administered (usually injections of phosphatidylcholine and deoxycholate) to a specific part of the body in an attempt to melt the subcutaneous fat. According to the article, some of the reported side-effects of this therapy have been scaring of the skin and the developments of painful subcutaneous knots.
If you are considering Lipodissolve, be aware that this treatment is yet to be approved by the FDA, and there is no medical data or scientific research demonstrating that Lipodissolve is safe for consumers.
Contributing author: Jon Stefanuca
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