Dr Jayashree venkataram was a guest speaker at IMCAS
Asia, at Bangkok( International masters course on ageing
skin, where she spoke on Tumescent liposuction, Indian
experience.DR Jayashree is on the faculty of World
congress of Dermatology Argentina in October 2007
DR Jayashree is on the guest faculty of World
congress of Liposuction, Dubai in October 2007
Dr Jayashree Venkataram has contributed chapter in
the book Step by Step dermatosurgery.
ULTRASOUND LIPOLYSIS: Recently machines have
been marketed with claims of decreasing fat by
ultrasound machines.These are expensive machines needing
further evaluation.
What is Mesotherapy?
Mesotherapy is a technique
of administration of drugs in to the inner layers of skin
called dermis and fat layer. It was first described a
French doctor called Dr Pistor who described it for pain
management in 1952. The technique has been extended to
treatment of several other diseases including fat
reduction. The technique consists of using a specialized
gun to inject small quantities of drugs . In mesolipolysis,
substances such as phosphatidyl choline and desoxy choline(
which is a bile acid secreted by gall bladder), are used
to destroy fat cells in small deposits of fat.
Is this an accepted form of treatment?
The technique has been advocated and advertised as a
nonsurgical method of fat reduction and has received wide
press coverage in media and internet. However, the
technique is yet to receive approval by FDA in USA and UK.
Proper supporting data and proof for its efficacy are
lacking. Full scientific information about several drugs
used in mesotherapy is not available. Also, the treatment
is expensive, needs multiple injections and involves
several sessions over many months. Hence further research
and experience is needed before it can be accepted as a
standard form of treatment.
What is Laser lipolysis?
Recently a laser called Nd Yag laser has been advocated
for distruction of fat . The technique is new, needs
further evaluation regarding its efficacy , is expensive
and at present can be regarded as a modality only for
small deposits of fat.
Our recent publications:
- Chapter :Step by step liposuction in the book
Step by step Dermatosurgery published by Jaypee
publications, New Delhi
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