| As with any other form of treatment, Mesotherapy | | | | where unlicensed individuals administer Mesotherapy |
| can have Side Effects. Some mild and transient Side | | | | treatments. It is therefore preferable to receive |
| Effects that may occur after a Mesotherapy session | | | | Mesotherapy from a board-certified physician who |
| include swelling, bruising and pain or itching at the | | | | practices good infection control. |
| injection site. These typically subside in a few hours | | | | Mesotherapy patients may have local or systemic |
| to a few days. One compound that causes such | | | | allergic reactions to any of the compounds that are |
| swelling when injected is the compound lecithin. Some | | | | injected. These can range from mild to potentially |
| mesotherapists recommend the homeopathic drug | | | | life-threatening. Trained clinicians know how to |
| arnica to reduce swelling. However, its action has not | | | | recognize such reactions, and can promptly administer |
| been scientifically proven. More often, patients are | | | | appropriate treatment. This is another reason it is |
| advised to wear loose-fitting clothing, and to avoid | | | | advisable to go to reputable Mesotherapy clinics. |
| exercise for up to two or three days following a | | | | There are occasional reports of unusual skin |
| Mesotherapy treatment. | | | | conditions, including psoriasis, in the scientific literature. |
| Other Side Effects at the injection site can include | | | | Some of these are attributed to the mixing of |
| scarring, pigmentation, or ulcer formation. Sometimes, | | | | compounds that may interact with each other. |
| patients may feel a small lump under the injection | | | | It is unclear what exactly happens to the fat that is |
| site, which reduces or disappears after a few weeks. | | | | dissolved in Mesotherapy treatments for cellulite and |
| When non-sterile injection techniques are used, | | | | localized fat removal. While Mesotherapy advocates |
| infections may occur, some of which may be | | | | claim this fat is broken down and excreted, such |
| potentially serious. Most of these infections have | | | | claims remain scientifically unproven. |
| been reported from some South American countries, | | | | |