mesotherapy

British

/ ˌmɛsəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

a cosmetic procedure in which minute doses of medication, vitamins, etc, are injected repeatedly into the mesodermal tissue under the skin to promote fat loss

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Etymology

Origin of mesotherapy

C20: from _meso- + _therapy

Example Sentences

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She’s a fan of mesotherapy, which uses “injections of vitamins, minerals and amino acids” to boost collagen production.

From Fox News

“It’s why I had the mesotherapy, the vitamin cocktail to hydrate and boost the skin.”

From Fox News

The very famous doctors in France who do Botox and filler and mesotherapy, do it extremely lightly.

From Los Angeles Times

The procedures, called by names such as lipodissolve, mesotherapy, lipozap, lipotherapy, or injection lipolysis all involve unproven injections of drugs, the FDA said in a statement.

From Reuters

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