What Is Mesotherapy And How Does It Work On Your Skin?

Our skin clinic in east London offers a wide array of skin treatments, fat removal and relief from wrinkles, some of which come from the skilful deployment of some familiar methods of improving your appearance. But while some treatments are familiar, others may be a bit novel.

Mesotherapy may come into the second category. If you have never heard of it, you will be in good company. However, it may be well worth reading on, because it could be just the therapy you need.

For one thing, this is a treatment that can have multiple benefits. Speaking to Women’s Health a couple of years ago, skin therapist Dr Sebastian Bejma explained that it can deal with a “huge range” of issues.

The benefits range from  “improving dull skin, lines and wrinkles, to improving circulation, flushing toxins, addressing pigmentation and even addressing acne scarring and improving helping skin to appear tighter and plumper,” he stated.

This represents an advance from its original purpose, which worked like acupuncture to promote pain relief and treat vascular disorders, with its potential use in dermatology and aesthetics soon becoming apparent.

How Mesotherapy Is Administered

Mesotherapy is delivered by injections using fine needles, with its name giving a clue to the way these are delivered. The ‘meso’ part indicates that the injections go into the middle layer of the skin.

Underlying the various treatments is one basic piece of understanding. As Healthline highlights, the basic theory behind Mesotherapy is: ”It corrects underlying issues like poor circulation and inflammation that cause skin damage”.

As Dr Bejma explained, this can involve different substances, depending on the effects you wish to achieve.  

For example, the injection of hyaluronic acid can help hydrate the skin, enabling it to glow and look plumper, acting not as a filler but as a stimulant to promote hydration from within.

Another benefit is a collagen boost, which hyaluronic acid can stimulate. Other substances that can promote collagen production include Vitamin C, aloe vera gel, ginseng, antioxidants, carotenoids and collagen supplements.

For other treatments, the injectable substances can include hormones like calcitonin and thyroxin, enzymes, various vitamins and minerals, herbal extracts and even some prescription medicines.

Further Benefits Of Mesotherapy

The stimulation caused by the needles also helps reduce pigmentation and can stimulate fair follicles, which is useful for hair restoration.

Speaking to the same magazine, another specialist, Dr Ifeoma Ejikeme, noted that the benefits of this “minimally invasive” treatment include the fact that it “can be tailored to a patient’s needs”. He also posted separately that the effects can last for between six and 12 months.

As such, a defining feature of mesotherapy is that it is not just one treatment, but many. By injecting different things, it provides various solutions, both thanks to the substances involved and the stimulation of the needles, with the one thing all have in common being the targeting of the middle skin layer, getting deep enough to have an effect but not too deep.

Many patients can testify to the benefits, as do the practitioners who offer such treatments. Dr Bejma said, “Because it can help to flush out toxins and stimulate collagen production, many people experience plumper, healthier skin and refer to it as a non-surgical facelift as a result!”

Is This Right For You?

The obvious question, therefore, is: Can you benefit from mesotherapy? Almost certainly, the answer will be yes. Because it deals with such a huge array of different conditions, you can use it for whatever it is that concerns you.

Indeed, it may be possible to tackle multiple issues all at once. For example, suppose you have concerns about both acne scarring and pigmentation; this could tackle both issues.

Alternatively, you might also have both alopecia requiring hair follicle stimulation to combat and the dreaded ‘crow’s feet’ beneath your eyes, which means that using the therapy in different ways in two areas of the head and face could address two separate problems.

One red flag for some people will be the fact that it involves needles. Trypanophobia (the fear of needles) is very common and for many people, the idea of having needles stuck in their face will be a terrifying one.

If this is you, then you may need to consider alternatives for your skincare. However, many clients will find that because the needles are very fine, this is not a painful treatment and even if there is a little apprehension to begin with, that soon eases and in time, it may vanish completely when you enjoy the satisfaction that comes with great results.

If you want to know more, contact us today. It may be that mesotherapy offers exactly the solutions that you have been looking for.