Carboxytherapy Explained

Carboxytherapy is a non-surgical cosmetic medicine treatment for dermatology. Carboxytherapy employs injections or transdermal application to infuse gaseous carbon dioxide below the skin into the subcutaneous tissue through a needle or skin. It has a necrotizing effect on fat tissue fat cells, stimulates blood flow, improves the skin's elasticity and reduces the appearance of cellulite.[1] It has also become a popular treatment for stretch marks.[2] It is non-toxic and less invasive than operations like liposuction. Carboxytherapy leads to a temporary decrease in subcutaneous fat but has shown to reoccur again after a 28 week period.[3] It can be applied for those with androgenic alopecia or alopecia areata.[4]

As of 2018, Carboxytherapy has not approved by the FDA. Risks include inadvertent lipolysis and emphysema.[5]

Carboxytherapy was discovered in 1932 in Royat, France after patients had been soaking in carbon-rich pools with wounds healing and circulatory diseases improving such as Raynaud's syndrome. In the 1950s French doctors began injecting carbon dioxide for treating cellulite.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Koutná N . [Carboxytherapy--a new non-invasive method in aesthetic medicine] ]. Czech . Casopis Lekaru Ceskych . 145 . 11 . 841–843 . 2006 . 17168416 . Carboxytherapy – A New Non-invasive Method in Aesthetic Medicine .
  2. Book: Prendergast. Peter M.. Shiffman. Melvin A.. Aesthetic Medicine: Art and Techniques. 2011. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-3-642-20113-4. 554.
  3. Alam M, Sadhwani D, Geisler A, Aslam I, Makin IR, Schlessinger DI, Disphanurat W, Pongprutthipan M, Voravutinon N, Weil A, Chen BR, West DP, Veledar E, Poon E . 6 . Subcutaneous infiltration of carbon dioxide (carboxytherapy) for abdominal fat reduction: A randomized clinical trial . Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology . 79 . 2 . 320–326 . August 2018 . 29698710 . 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.04.038 . 13798523 . Makin IRS . Disphanurat . Schlessinger . Voravutinon . Pongprutthipan . Poon . Chen . Weil . Veledar . West . M. . N. . D. I. . W. . E. . A. . B. R. . E. . D. P. .
  4. Doghaim NN, El-Tatawy RA, Neinaa YM, Abd El-Samd MM . Study of the efficacy of carboxytherapy in alopecia . Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology . 17 . 6 . 1275–1285 . December 2018 . 29460509 . 10.1111/jocd.12501 . 3439462 . Neinaa YME .
  5. Kroumpouzos G, Arora G, Kassir M, Galadari H, Wollina U, Lotti T, Grabbe S, Goldust M . 6 . Carboxytherapy in dermatology . Clinics in Dermatology . 40 . 3 . 305–309 . 2022 . 35667826 . 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2021.08.020 . 238736083 .
  6. Web site: Carbon dioxide injections might seem better than liposuction—but there's a catch . 20 June 2018 .
  7. Kołodziejczak A, Podgórna K, Rotsztejn H . Is carboxytherapy a good alternative method in the removal of various skin defects? . Dermatologic Therapy . 31 . 5 . e12699 . September 2018 . 30155955 . 10.1111/dth.12699 . 52113929 . free .
  8. Medrano K, Arruda S, Oza N, Sadick N . Carboxytherapy Mask as Post Nanofractional Radiofrequency Treatment for Improvement of Facial Skin Quality and Photoaging . Journal of Drugs in Dermatology . 20 . 4 . 461–465 . April 2021 . 33852250 . 10.36849/JDD.5856 . 242956193 .
  9. Ahramiyanpour N, Shafie'ei M, Sarvipour N, Amiri R, Akbari Z . Carboxytherapy in dermatology: A systematic review . Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology . 21 . 5 . 1874–1894 . May 2022 . 35124882 . 10.1111/jocd.14834 . 246632396 .
  10. Elmorsy EH, Elgarem YF, Sallam ES, Taha AA . Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser Versus Carboxytherapy in Treatment of Striae Distensae . Lasers in Surgery and Medicine . 53 . 9 . 1173–1179 . November 2021 . 33998005 . 10.1002/lsm.23418 . 234746340 . Taha AAA .

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