Role of carboxytherapy in localized lipolysis: a clinical and radiological study

Background Localized obesity is a result of accumulation of adipose tissue present in small quantities in specific area. It is an important issue to search for novel noninvasive fat elimination modalities which help in body contouring. Objective To estimate the efficacy as well as safety of subcutaneous injection of CO2 in management of localized fat deposits. Patients and methods This interventional study was conducted on 34 females)22–45years old) having localized fat deposits in abdomen, chin, arm, and thigh. For all history and clinical examination including circumferential tape measurements were done. Digital photographic registration and ultrasound measurements of subcutaneous fat thickness, as well as circumferences of the treated areas before and after eight carboxytherapy sessions (once/week) were performed. Results There were observed improvement in carboxytherapy treated areas (abdomen, chin, arm, and thigh) in all studied subjects indicated by significant decrease in circumferences of abdomen (P<0.0001), arms (P=0.0003), and thighs (P<0.0001), and ultrasound fat thickness measurements in abdomen (P≤0.0001), chin (P=0.012), arms (P=0.0004), and thighs (P