Carboxytherapy

Carboxytherapy is a non-surgical cosmetic medicine treatment. Carboxytherapy employs injections to infuse gaseous carbon dioxide below the skin into the subcutaneous tissue through a needle. It claims to kill fat cells, stimulate blood flow, improve the skin's elasticity and reduce the appearance of cellulite^[1] although it has not been clinically tested nor approved by the FDA.^[2]

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References

↑ Koutná, N (2006). "Karboxyterapie – nová neinvazivní metoda estetické medicíny" [Carboxytherapy – A New Non-invasive Method in Aesthetic Medicine]. Časopis lékařů českých (in Czech) 145 (11): 841–3. PMID 17168416.
↑ "Carboxytherapy And Mesotherapy Unproven" (Press release). 2009.

Further reading

Brandi, Cesare; d’Aniello, Carlo; Grimaldi, Luca; Caiazzo, Elena; Stanghellini, Elisabetta (2004). "Carbon Dioxide Therapy: Effects on Skin Irregularity and Its Use as a Complement to Liposuction". Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 28 (4): 222–5. doi:10.1007/s00266-004-2068-z. PMID 15599534.
Brandi, Cesare; d'Aniello, Carlo; Grimaldi, Luca; Bosi, Bruno; Dei, Iacopo; Lattarulo, Piero; Alessandrini, Carlo (2001). "Carbon Dioxide Therapy in the Treatment of Localized Adiposities: Clinical Study and Histopathological Correlations". Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 25 (3): 170–4. doi:10.1007/s002660010116. PMID 11426306.