Side effects of mesotherapy - review

SZWED, Weronika, NOWAK, Alicja, BOGUSZ, Klaudia, BARAN, Natalia, MAKSYMOWICZ, Marcela, BIELAK, Adriana, NOWAK, Aleksandra, CYWKA, Łucja, MACHOWIEC, Piotr and CIECIERSKI-KOŹLAREK, Hubert. Side effects of mesotherapy - review. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2023;27(1):125-139. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2023.27.01.011

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Received: 28.06.2023. Revised: 20.07.2023. Accepted: 20.07.2023. Published: 25.07.2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Side effects of mesotherapy - review

 

Weronika Szwed

ORCID: 0000-0001-9546-7970

weronikaszwed1997@gmail.com

Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny w Olsztynie

 

Alicja Nowak

ORCID: 0009-0000-4684-2877

alicja.nowak.97@gmail.com

7 Szpital Marynarki Wojennej w Gdańsku

 

Klaudia Bogusz

ORCID: 0009-0008-0818-2423

klaudia.bogusz7@wp.pl

7 Szpital Marynarki Wojennej w Gdańsku

 

Natalia Baran

ORCID: 0000-0002-3221-9651

nataliabaran097@gmail.com

Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny im. prof. Witolda Orłowskiego w Warszawie

 

 

Marcela Maksymowicz

ORCID: 0000-0003-2611-1609

marcela.maksymowicz@gmail.com

Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 4 w Lublinie

 

Adriana Bielak

ORCID: 0009-0000-4998-0458

a.bielak1@gmail.com

Szpital Zakonu Bonifratrów św. Jana Grandego w Krakowie

 

 

Aleksandra Nowak

ORCID: 0009-0006-8572-8798

amm.nowak97@gmail.com

Szpital Specjalistyczny im SZ Starkiewicza w Dąbrowie Górniczej

 

Łucja Cywka

ORCID: 0009-0007-8314-4825

cywka.lj@gmail.com

7 szpital Marynarki Wojennej w Gdańsku

 

Piotr Machowiec

ORCID: 0000-0002-5418-0110

piotr.machowiec1997@gmail.com

Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 4 w Lublinie

 

Hubert Ciecierski-Koźlarek

ORCiD: 0009-0009-4062-6888

hubertciecierski@icloud.com

Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny w Olsztynie

 

 

 

Abstract

Introduction and purpose: Microneedle mesotherapy is a non-surgical method consisting in controlled micropuncture of the skin with very thin needles, associated with the insertion of active substances into it. It is used in many fields of medicine, diseases, as well as cosmetic defects associated with the symptoms of skin aging. The aim of this review is to summarize the side effects described in the literature that may associated microneedle mesotherapy. The review was based on the available data collected in the PubMed database searched using the keywords "mesotherapy", "adverse effects", "side effects".

Description of the state of knowledge: Complications of mesotherapy can be divided into infectious and non-infectious as well as local and systemic. The most common and best known are bruises and swelling caused by local inflammation caused by certain substances. More serious complications include anaphylaxis, skin necrosis, granulomas, cellulitis, and infectious complications.

Summary: Mesotherapy is a commonly performed procedure not only by doctors, but also by non-medical people. Both patients and operators tend to underestimate the potential side effects of this method. We hope that raising awareness and paying attention to the errors made will contribute to reducing the complications associated with this procedure, as well as to its standardization.

 

Keywords: mesotherapy; microneedling; side effects; adverse reactions; complications