Fat-dissolving injections – the gentle way to treat small pockets of fat

Successfully treating small fat deposits

Everyone knows the feeling: despite exercise and a balanced diet, small stubborn fat deposits such as a double chin or "love handles" often remain. The fat-dissolving injection can be a valid treatment method here if liposuction represents an "excessive" measure for the area to be treated.

What is the fat-dissolving injection?

The fat-dissolving injection is composed of two natural ingredients: bile acid and soy lecithin (phosphatidylcholine). The bile acid causes fat cells to melt, while the soy lecithin is needed to transport away the fat released from the fat cells. The fat-dissolving injection was originally developed as a medication for treating fat embolisms (vessel blockage caused by fat droplets), but it has been used in aesthetic medicine since the nineties.

What is the difference between the fat-dissolving injection and liposuction?

Both procedures serve to reduce fatty tissue. However, liposuction is a formal surgical procedure. The methods do not compete with each other but rather complement one another.

Since larger amounts of fat can be removed with liposuction, other factors must be clarified in advance. Very important, for example, is the elasticity of the tissue and skin; if this is absent or insufficient, it can lead to aesthetically unappealing post-operative results.

Neither procedure is suitable for treating obesity.

What does the treatment process involve?

First, an initial consultation takes place to assess the area to be treated. It must be determined here whether the fat-dissolving injection is truly the right treatment method. If the fat-dissolving injection proves to be the suitable measure, we then plan a treatment cycle consisting of a total of three treatments, each spaced 6 to 8 weeks apart. This is why this treatment method is ideally carried out over the winter months.

The treatment is generally very well tolerated. Immediately after the treatment, there is always slight swelling and inflammation of the treated area, which, however, usually subsides very quickly. The inflammation even has a positive effect: in the medium term, it leads to a slight tightening of the treated tissue.

First results are visible after 6–8 weeks, but a final result is visible after 4–6 months. It is, after all, a gentle method with a delayed effect.

Is the result after the fat-dissolving injection permanent?

The effect—as with liposuction—is considered permanent. The destroyed fat is transported away and metabolized in the liver. Clearly, in the event of weight gain after the treatment, the fatty tissue will also increase again in the treated area. Therefore, it is important to continue paying attention to diet and lifestyle.

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