The Pros and Cons of Fat Dissolving Injections

Fat-dissolving injections are a popular way to reduce fat in certain areas of the body without surgery. Learn about potential risks & side effects.

The Pros and Cons of Fat Dissolving Injections

Fat-dissolving injections are a popular way to reduce fat in certain areas of the body without the need for surgery. However, like any medical treatment, there are potential risks and side effects associated with this procedure. Common side effects include swelling, bruising, and redness at the injection site. More serious side effects can include nerve damage, skin ulceration, and scarring.

Weight loss programs such as the ketogenic diet, paleo diet, intermittent fasting, gym, exercise, etc., take a long time to show results and require consistency and regularity. Fat-melting injections can help you instantly reduce the number of pounds without any side effects. However, complications associated with fat-reducing injections have included infections, disfigurement, inflammation, and tissue death. In addition, the lack of credible research on the effects of fat injections and associated side effects has already led to the prohibition of treatment in Brazil.

If some of the fat doesn't survive the transfer, it may “die” and harden and cause discomfort. Fat-dissolving injections remove fat by causing an inflammatory reaction in fat cells, which will naturally result in redness, swelling, or bruising. Fat-dissolving injections are often used in the stomach area as fat is stored prominently around this area (especially in women). It is also known as “fat grafting” and “lipomodelling” and many Boston cosmetic surgeons can perform this procedure.

One of the possibilities is that liquefied fat is filtered through the liver which could contribute to the formation of a fatty liver. There have also been rare cases of fat transfer in which related fat necrosis causes significant facial dysmorphia (deformity or change in shape of a part of the body) and psychological disorders. In your neck, you have the external carotid artery, muscles, and other important structures, and if you don't have some fat, you're prone to injury. Fat-dissolving injections are designed for persistent small and medium pockets of fat that simply don't move despite eating a healthy diet and exercising.

If a customer had a large surface area of fat to aim for, the best option would be to focus on weight loss first.

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