
A new treatment variation in the spectrum of aesthetic medicine has been investigated worldwide since 2004: so-called injection lipolysis. Advances in knowledge regarding the efficacy and mechanism of action have been achieved especially in Germany because most users are found in Germany when compared on an international level. The reason for this is that the combination of phosphatidylcholine and deoxycholic acid as active substances has been approved for i.v. treatment of fat embolisms. It is thus readily available, but the subcutaneous injection of the drug Lipostabil N® is considered as off-label use. Meanwhile injection lipolysis has become an integral component for many in the practice of aesthetic medicine. The international association of physicians performing lipolysis in the so-called NETWORK-Lipolysis (with more than 2,000 members worldwide) has in particular called for the development of internationally recognized treatment standards and protocols. When the indication for its use adheres to strict criteria and the physicians applying the method have participated in intensive training, subcutaneous injection of phosphatidylcholine/deoxycholic acid represents a meaningful addition to the scope of minimally invasive aesthetic medicine.
Esthetics, Injections, Subcutaneous, Lipolysis, Embolism, Fat, Soft Tissue Neoplasms, Off-Label Use, Plastic Surgery Procedures, Necrosis, Germany, Adipocytes, Phosphatidylcholines, Humans, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, Lipoma, Deoxycholic Acid
Esthetics, Injections, Subcutaneous, Lipolysis, Embolism, Fat, Soft Tissue Neoplasms, Off-Label Use, Plastic Surgery Procedures, Necrosis, Germany, Adipocytes, Phosphatidylcholines, Humans, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, Lipoma, Deoxycholic Acid
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