What is the deal with Lipo Dissolve?
July 21, 2006 10:19 AM Subscribe
Has anyone had any experiences or opinions with Lipo Dissolve?
I keep seeing commercials for this procedure and some of my friends want to get this done. It just seems like a total scam. What do you guys think?
I keep seeing commercials for this procedure and some of my friends want to get this done. It just seems like a total scam. What do you guys think?
It doesn't work or it's too something (expensive, dangerous, etc.) to make it worth it. I know this because if it did work (safely and cost-effectively), the people who sell it would each be richer and more famous than Bill Gates within a year. They certainly would be on the cover of every women's magazine.
posted by pracowity at 1:59 PM on July 21, 2006
posted by pracowity at 1:59 PM on July 21, 2006
Best answer: Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2006 Jul 19
"Histologic Response to Injected Phosphatidylcholine in Fat Tissue: Experimental Study in a New Rabbit Model."
* Salles AG,
* Valler CS,
* Ferreira MC.
Division of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil.
The application of phosphatidylcholine to the fat tissue of humans for aesthetic purposes has recently been in evidence, despite the sparse literature corroboration of this practice. The authors developed a new experimental model to study injection of substances in fat tissue in rabbits. The objective of this particular study was to verify the possible effects of phosphatidylcholine injected in the animals. The animal weight, the fat pad weight, the presence of inflammatory infiltrate, and fibrosis and necrosis at the application sites were observed. Two groups of rabbits received five weekly applications to the dorsal fat pad. The control group received saline solution 0.9%, and the study group received phosphatidylcholine. The removed fat tissue was evaluated 3, 7, 14, and 21 days after the fifth application was completed. The phosphatidylcholine group presented more intense inflammatory infiltrate and fibrosis than the control group (p = 0.05). Necrosis was not observed in any animal. There was no statistically significant difference with regard to the weights of the animal or the fat pad. On the basis of this study, the injection of phosphatidylcholine is relatively safe, but no effect was observed regarding the reduction of fat tissue volume. New studies with higher doses are needed to justify the clinical use of this substance.
posted by Optimus Chyme at 3:11 PM on July 21, 2006
"Histologic Response to Injected Phosphatidylcholine in Fat Tissue: Experimental Study in a New Rabbit Model."
* Salles AG,
* Valler CS,
* Ferreira MC.
Division of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil.
The application of phosphatidylcholine to the fat tissue of humans for aesthetic purposes has recently been in evidence, despite the sparse literature corroboration of this practice. The authors developed a new experimental model to study injection of substances in fat tissue in rabbits. The objective of this particular study was to verify the possible effects of phosphatidylcholine injected in the animals. The animal weight, the fat pad weight, the presence of inflammatory infiltrate, and fibrosis and necrosis at the application sites were observed. Two groups of rabbits received five weekly applications to the dorsal fat pad. The control group received saline solution 0.9%, and the study group received phosphatidylcholine. The removed fat tissue was evaluated 3, 7, 14, and 21 days after the fifth application was completed. The phosphatidylcholine group presented more intense inflammatory infiltrate and fibrosis than the control group (p = 0.05). Necrosis was not observed in any animal. There was no statistically significant difference with regard to the weights of the animal or the fat pad. On the basis of this study, the injection of phosphatidylcholine is relatively safe, but no effect was observed regarding the reduction of fat tissue volume. New studies with higher doses are needed to justify the clinical use of this substance.
posted by Optimus Chyme at 3:11 PM on July 21, 2006
The name "Lipo Dissolve" just screams SCAM SCAM SCAM before you even read anything else.
posted by reklaw at 2:35 AM on July 22, 2006
posted by reklaw at 2:35 AM on July 22, 2006
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