Mesotherapy is a complementary medical treatment in which a mixture of drugs and other (e.g. herbal) active ingredients is injected under the skin at the area to be treated using fine needles. It combines the basics of acupuncture, neural therapy and drug therapy and is based on the principle of reflex zones. Mesotherapy may only be carried out by trained doctors such as dermatologists or plastic surgeons and trained alternative practitioners, but not by professional groups from the wellness and beauty sector such as beauticians.
The alternative treatment method is used for acute and chronic diseases, as well as in aesthetic medicine. Through its targeted local application, a direct and locally limited effect is to be achieved by bypassing the digestive tract and blood circulation. Mesotherapy is still a young discipline developed by the French doctor Michel Pistor. It has been practiced in France for more than 50 years and has been increasingly applied in Germany since the 1980s. The term meso refers to the mesoderm, a structure that forms in the third week of development and from which, among other things, the connective tissue later develops.
Mode of action
In mesotherapy, various active ingredients are injected through micro-injections into specific acupuncture and reaction points under the skin. First, the needle is gently stroked over the skin. The skin absorbs the active ingredients and these diffuse into the superficial tissue.
This creates a depot of the medication under the skin, from which the active ingredients are gradually released, giving them a long-lasting effect. The active ingredients are then injected a few millimeters under the skin. They diffuse directly into the diseased area and also reach deeper tissue and muscles, where they can quickly take effect.
The substances promote local blood circulation and oxygenation of the tissue and stimulate the release of the body’s own endorphins and anti-inflammatory substances. The low doses do not unnecessarily burden the organism and normally show almost no side effects, as they hardly ever enter the bloodstream. The injections consist of individually composed combinations of different medicines, homeopathic and herbal remedies and vitamins.
