Carboxytherapy

Carboxytherapy is a non-surgical cosmetic medicine treatment for dermatology. Carboxytherapy employs injections or transdermal application to infuse gaseous carbon dioxide below the skin into the subcutaneous tissue through a needle or skin. It has a necrotizing effect on fat tissue fat cells, stimulate blood flow, improve the skin's elasticity and reduce the appearance of cellulite[1] It has also become a popular treatment for stretch marks.[2] It is non-toxic and less invasive than operations like liposuction.[3] Carboxytherapy leads to a temporary decrease in subcutaneous fat but has shown to reoccur again after a 28 week period.[4] It can be applied for those with androgenic alopecia or alopecia areata.[5]

As of 2018, Carboxytherapy has not approved by the FDA.[3] Risks include inadvertent lipolysis and emphysema.[6]

Carboxytherapy was discovered in 1932 in Royat, France after patients had been soaking in carbon-rich pools with wounds healing and circulatory diseases improving such as Raynaud's syndrome. In the 1950s French doctors began injecting carbon dioxide for treating cellulite.[3]

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References
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  2. Prendergast, Peter M.; Shiffman, Melvin A. (2011). Aesthetic Medicine: Art and Techniques. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 554. ISBN 978-3-642-20113-4.
  3. "Carbon dioxide injections might seem better than liposuction—but there's a catch". 20 June 2018.
  4. Alam M, Sadhwani D, Geisler A, Aslam I, Makin IR, Schlessinger DI, et al. (August 2018). "Subcutaneous infiltration of carbon dioxide (carboxytherapy) for abdominal fat reduction: A randomized clinical trial". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 79 (2): 320–326. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2018.04.038. PMID 29698710. S2CID 13798523.
  5. Doghaim NN, El-Tatawy RA, Neinaa YM, Abd El-Samd MM (December 2018). "Study of the efficacy of carboxytherapy in alopecia". Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. 17 (6): 1275–1285. doi:10.1111/jocd.12501. PMID 29460509. S2CID 3439462.
  6. Kroumpouzos G, Arora G, Kassir M, Galadari H, Wollina U, Lotti T, et al. (2022). "Carboxytherapy in dermatology". Clinics in Dermatology. 40 (3): 305–309. doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2021.08.020. PMID 35667826. S2CID 238736083.
  7. Kołodziejczak A, Podgórna K, Rotsztejn H (September 2018). "Is carboxytherapy a good alternative method in the removal of various skin defects?". Dermatologic Therapy. 31 (5): e12699. doi:10.1111/dth.12699. PMID 30155955. S2CID 52113929.
  8. Medrano K, Arruda S, Oza N, Sadick N (April 2021). "Carboxytherapy Mask as Post Nanofractional Radiofrequency Treatment for Improvement of Facial Skin Quality and Photoaging". Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. 20 (4): 461–465. doi:10.36849/JDD.5856. PMID 33852250. S2CID 242956193.
  9. Ahramiyanpour N, Shafie'ei M, Sarvipour N, Amiri R, Akbari Z (May 2022). "Carboxytherapy in dermatology: A systematic review". Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. 21 (5): 1874–1894. doi:10.1111/jocd.14834. PMID 35124882. S2CID 246632396.
  10. Elmorsy EH, Elgarem YF, Sallam ES, Taha AA (November 2021). "Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser Versus Carboxytherapy in Treatment of Striae Distensae". Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 53 (9): 1173–1179. doi:10.1002/lsm.23418. PMID 33998005. S2CID 234746340.

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