Taking off the Inches with Mesotherapy

My mother always said, “Your friend, Doris always looks like she stepped out of a band box.”

I have no idea what that means, but I knew it was true nevertheless. In high school Doris had perfectly coiffed hair - turned under on one side, swept up into a giant water buffalo horn on the other side. It was glamorous. She had eyeliner wings that made her look like an Egyptian queen, and she wore nylons to school every day. 

She has given up the eyeliner wings and buffalo horn. In fact, I think she has given up the nylons, too.  But she is still the epitome of glamour. I continually marvel at her perfectly-applied, multi-colored eyeshadow and the incredible artistry of her clothing style. Doris does have good genes, but she also works hard to stay healthy and look great.

She told me about lipo when it first became accessible. She lectures me about diet (she has a long-standing relationship with a dietician) and she had a personal trainer before I even knew what that meant.

Now she has told me about mesotherapy. This one sounds too good to be true. Like so many things that sound too good to be true, the procedure originated in Europe. The European government approves new procedures faster than in the United States because they love looking at pretty people. Now get this – during mesotherapy doctors inject a solution containing vitamins, minerals, enzymes, plant extracts, anesthetics, medications and amino acids into your fat, and the fat disintegrates.

Of course you know there has to be a downside. Mesotherapy doesn’t last as long as liposuction, and even though it costs only (depending on your definition of only) $350-$600 per treatment, you may require four to ten treatments to get the results you want. So if I have this right, in order to get rid of my back fat, I may need ten treatments (in each side of my back, unless I want to walk around lopsided) at a minimum of $350 each. That’s $7000, which in many plastic surgeons’ offices would get every drop of fat in your body suctioned out with lipo.

I am urging Doris to have the procedure so I can get the whole story. Much as I love to rush to the plastic surgeon’s office yelling, “Me first!" I want to see the results on someone else before I jump into this one. The informational brochures warn that you need to eat right and exercise for the procedure to work effectively.

I’m guessing if I ate right and exercised like I should I wouldn’t have any back fat that needs disintegrating.

Comments

[Allison]

Love to see a photo of Doris! I know exactly what you are talking about!