This is a post borrowed from New Beauty Magazine. I wanted to share this with all of you as an example of dangerous practices in so called “Med Spas.” These are places typically run by nurses without a supervising physician (and not necessarily a board certified plastic surgeon) onsite. The doctors may come in weekly or biweekly, but it is not their primary office. This means that in the state of Connecticut, laser procedures may not be performed legally unless the MD is onsite – unless they are being performed by a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner. Please note that in the case of Lipodissolve, there have been massive infections, sepsis, hospitalization and even death. I am trained and certified in Lipodissolve, but choose not to pracitce it at FUZION because it has not been proven safe or truly effective. It is the perfect example of why we at FUZION only practice what is safe, proven, effective and legal. Read on and let me know your thougths. BEWARE: there are “med spas” in the area practicing lipodissolve. Be sure to ask many questions and know who is doing your procedures – it could mean your life!
After countless medical professionals have expressed concern over lipodissolve and the people performing it, the FDA has decided to start cracking down on medspas that offer this unproven “fat-melting” treatment.
Lipodissolve involves injections of phosphatidylcholine and sodium dioxycholate, often with vitamins and often compounded right on the premises, that purportedly dissolve fat deposits. However, this procedure and its pharmaceutical composition has not been proven effective or safe. Regardless, it is offered by many facilities that advertise it as an alternative to liposuction, and it is often administered by staff with little to no medical training.
This week, a handful of medspas around the country offering lipodissolve received warning letters from the FDA stating, “The claims made for your lipodissolve products are false and misleading in that they are not supported by substantial evidence or substantial clinical experience.”
The FDA has yet to see credible scientific evidence of lipodissolve’s benefits, but they’ve seen plenty of complaints from consumers who were left with lumps, scars and deformities after undergoing the treatment.
In addition to citing the medspas, the FDA has also sent warnings to a Brazilian company that offers the mixtures. Almost immediately, the company put up a message on their websites stating, “Due to the current facts,” they “do not sell Lipodissolve vials anymore.”
The medspas have two weeks to stop what they’re doing and notify the FDA of their efforts to correct their violations.
