DESO Face & DESO Body Wirral

It can be very tricky to get rid of stubborn areas of fat, such as bra bulges, love handles, tummy bulges after pregnancy or caesarean section, and particularly double chins with diet and exercise alone. Most pockets of fat of this nature are a combination of excess fatty tissue and skin that has lost its elasticity, making them ideal candidates for treatment with injection lipolysis or fat-dissolving injections like DESO Face and DESO Body.

The active ingredient in DESO Face and DESO Body is sodium deoxycholate (deoxycholic acid), which breaks down the membrane of the fat cells, allowing them to release their contents as liquid fat (lipids). The body can then naturally metabolise the lipids, flushing them out using your lymphatic system and natural secretion. Over time and several treatment sessions, the area reduces, and the skin begins to firm and tighten with improved elasticity.

Fat cells are medically referred to as adipocytes and contain lipids or liquid fat. The body stores its fat reserves in adipocytes. We can use lipolytic agents like DESO Face and DESO Body containing sodium deoxycholate, a derivative of deoxycholic acid, to cause lipolysis, meaning destruction or breaking down of the lipid holders, the fat cells. Sodium deoxycholate is a natural enzyme used to emulsify fats which has been used in medical applications for many years. Deoxycholate is also found naturally in the human body as bile acid.

Injecting DESO Face and DESO Body into the fatty layer beneath the skin will break down the membranes on the outside of the fat cells, causing them to leak, dissolve and release the liquid fat from within. This commences a metabolic response in the body, and it begins a clean-up to eliminate the lipid waste through natural excretion. Because the fat is not removed or ‘sucked out’ from the body during treatment, as happens in a surgical liposuction procedure, treatment is only suitable for small accumulations of fat, like those that form grabbable bulges under clothing or under the chin allowing the lipids to be safely metabolised in this way.

DESO Face or DESO Body fat-dissolving injections are used to reduce small deposits of fat that are resistant to diet and exercise on the face and body, including:

• On the back for love handles and bra bulges
• Around the abdomen or stomach for muffin tops or bulges at the knicker line caused by pregnancy or caesarean section surgery
• Around the hips, buttocks, and inner or outer thighs, including saddle bags or areas of ‘chub rub’ on the inner thighs
• Around the knees
• The upper arms or bingo wings
• Under the chin for a double chin or jowls
• In men for fat on the neck, which impeded head movement

It can also treat lipomas – non-cancerous lumps of overgrown fat cells that can collect and form under the skin.

It is important to understand that DESO Face and DESO Body are not weight loss solutions or a replacement for surgical liposuction for large quantity fat reduction. They are ideal for men and women of normal weight troubled by small areas of stubborn fat.

Both DESO Face and DESO Body contain sodium deoxycholate; however, as they cover different-sized areas of the face and body, the products appropriately come in different concentrations.

DESO Face is 0.5%, and DESO Body is 1.25% sodium deoxycholate. They also contain caffeine to promote lipid breakdown and equisetum, which helps to drain the fat cells more quickly.

A programme of fat-dissolving injections with DESO Face or DESO Body is required, comprising between 2 and 4 treatment sessions spaced 6 weeks apart, depending on the area being treated.

Before you can start treatment with DESO Face or DESO Body, you will need to book a thorough consultation with Independent Nurse Prescriber Caroline. She will take a full medical history to determine if you have any underlying medical conditions or known allergies or are taking any medication that could make you unsuitable or contraindicated for treatment. She will also take a history of your lifestyle, nutrition, and exercise regime. Your Body Mass Index (BMI) will be calculated based on your height, weight, age, ethnicity, and sex to ensure that you are suitable for treatment. The area you wish to treat will also be assessed by pinching and measuring the thickness of the fat to make sure it is suitable; this will also determine the quantity of DESO Face or DESO Body required and the number of treatment sessions.

If you are currently pregnant or breastfeeding or are under 18 years old, you cannot have treatment. Similarly, if you have damaged or broken skin in the area to be treated or an active bacterial, fungal, or viral infection, this must be resolved before treatment.

It is important that you discuss what you hope to achieve from fat-dissolving injections to the face or body so we can evaluate if it is the right treatment for your concerns. All aspects of treatment, including any risks, will be fully explained during your consultation, allowing you to book your treatment appointment or have some time to go away and think about it. Few treatments are performed on the same day as your consultation appointment.

Treatment with DESO Face or DESO Body involves injection into the area to be treated. To reduce discomfort during the procedure, the products are mixed with lidocaine, a local anaesthetic, to numb the area.

You should expect some downtime following fat-dissolving injections with DESO Face or DESO Body. Although treatment is a minimally invasive fat reduction method, it will cause swelling and inflammation of the area after treatment, with mild discomfort and tenderness to the touch for 24-48 hours. Mild bruising is also common. Be aware that swelling can last up to 2 weeks, depending on the area treated. Cold compresses can help with any discomfort.

You can return to your normal activities as soon as you feel ready. If you are having treatment to the area under the chin, you may wish to take some days off work or have treatment ahead of a weekend to reduce the social impact of the associated swelling that is more difficult to hide compared to treatment of body areas.

You are advised to drink approximately 2 litres of water daily to maintain hydration and internal fluid levels, which will help your body flush the broken-down lipids out via your lymphatic system. Depending on the area treated, it may help to wear compression garments or body contouring underwear for up to 72 hours after treatment. Full aftercare advice will be provided.

Results are not immediate; fat reduction will take time as your body metabolises the debris from the broken-down fat cells. Improvements will continue between and after your treatment sessions. The size and shape of the treated area will change, decreasing in circumference with the skin tightening over the year over time. It can take up to 6 weeks after your final treatment session to see the fat loss results.

The fat cells are destroyed and cannot fill up again, making the results permanent. However, without maintaining a healthy diet and exercise, new fat cells could form in the same locations in the future.