There is a subcutaneous fat layer under the skin layers in the body. Fat accumulation occurs most often in people with weight problems. This is not a slimming technique, but a procedure to shape the body. Drugs are injected into the fat under the skin. The fat is removed in a controlled manner.
This method can be applied to body parts such as head, neck, arm, anterior abdominal wall, waist, leg, knee sides. In the treatment, imported drugs that have been granted permission and approved by the Ministry of Health are used.
It is useful to have a waiting period of 4-8 weeks between two treatments to be applied to the same area. The reason for this is that the shaping in the body after injection continues during wound healing. Following drug injection, fat tissue breaks down and regional tissue damage occurs. The exact effect observed on the skin when these tiny tissue injuries occurring in every injection site are repaired by the body is that the skin becomes tighter and more stretched. In other words, during this waiting period, shaping continues for better. By taking care of the waiting times between the treatments to be applied, unnecessary additional attempts can be avoided or undesired excessive treatments can be prevented.
While the desired goal is reached after 3 sessions of treatment in most patients, this number can reach up to 6-8 sessions of treatment in others. The most important factor that determines this difference is the amount of deformity present in the patient when starting treatment. If the deformity is excessive, there is a slower, longer recovery period and more sessions are needed. For this reason, sometimes the duration of treatment can be 1-1.5 years.
The maximum dose that can be applied in one session is certain. If it is necessary to apply to different parts of the patient, and then, each region should be applied on different days. Time should be given for the drug to dissipate from the body by taking a few days break between the regions.
This method is not recommended for pregnant women, those who are breastfeeding, those under the age of 18, and those with chronic diseases. Apart from the general problems caused by chronic diseases, this procedure may increase chronic diseases, since an intervention is made to affect fat metabolism. In addition, since the drug is metabolized in the liver and excreted from the kidneys, this method is not recommended in patients with liver and kidney failure. In addition, every drug has a risk of allergic reactions. It is not safe to perform this procedure in those who use blood thinners such as coumadin and heparin. It can cause subcutaneous bleeding and bruising. It is also not recommended for people with diabetes and peripheral circulatory disorders. It is not recommended in some patients with autoimmune disease (in which the immune system attacks their own cells). It is not preferred for those who have received chemotherapy and used steroids in the last 6 months. Also, it is not applied to those who choose this method to lose weight, this method is not a technique for weight loss.
After the first application, itching, redness and mild swelling can occur in the treated areas as when one is stung by a bee. Although this condition can be better tolerated in the abdomen and legs, patients should be followed more carefully if applied to the face or chin. The rash disappears within the day following the procedure, and the swelling may take several days to clear. The patient notices visible improvement within two weeks, and the final effect of the application develops within 4-8 weeks. It is useful to increase local blood flow. For this reason, active exercise and massage increases the success of the method.