Botox injections are so passé, Lipo-dissolve may be the new craze

Botulinum toxin (Botox) injections for wrinkles is now the most common non-surgical procedure in the U.S.

A controversial new procedure called lipo-dissolve or injection lipolysis is taking the image-obsessed by storm in some parts of the country.

Botox is for wrinkles. Lipo-dissolve is for excess fat. It is less invasive than liposuction and consists of series of injections with various drug mixtures, called PCDC, or phosphatidylcholine deoxycholate (non-FDA approved) to remove fat. For large areas, for example, the abdominal area, as many as 120 injections may be required at one time.

Lipo-dissolve is not approved by the FDA and long-term effects are unknown.

References:
Fat-Dissolving Injections: Too Good to Be True? NPR, 06/2007.
Injection lipolysis, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Does Lipo-dissolve Work? Washington Post, 06/2007.
Can Shots Safely 'Melt Away Fat'? Washington Post, 06/2007.
Having a Little Work Done (at the Mall). NYTimes, 01/2008.
Image source: Wikipedia, public domain.

Related:
Nice Résumé. Have You Considered Botox? NYTimes, 01/2008.

01/29/2008