Inject Carbon Dioxide Into Your Skin?

Carboxitherapy, the subcutaneous injection of CO2, has been around since it was originated in France in the 1930s. Most studies on it were done between 1985 and 2002. It has been claimed to help circulation, foot and leg ulcers and fatty deposits, among other things. Surgeons who injected this felt there was an improvement in swelling and firmness of the nearby skin as well as reduction in the amount of nearby fat.

These observations have prompted the use of this therapy as a technique to treat skin aging. This approach has gained some popularity in South America, where malpractice concerns are less inhibiting than in the US. South America has been a fertile ground for novel therapies. Lipodissolve began in Brazil and is now banned there. Subcutaneous APTOS threads were actually developed in Russia but became quite popular in Latin America. They have mostly faded from use.
It is claimed that carboxytherapy is safe, although the injections are accompanied by pain, frequent bruising and a "crackling" sensation of the skin, due to the gas accumulation. A recent paper in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology reported studies on rats that had CO2 injected into their skin. The Brazilian authors reported that the injections increased collagen turnover in the rat skin resulting in more compressed, younger looking, collagen.
With the unregulated nature of much of the cosmetic procedure market, it is inevitable that this will be picked up by some entrepreneurs and marketed to the public. If you're a very early adopter, you may be interested. If you don't want to be a guinea pig, stay away.

Gerald N. Bock MD
California Skin & Laser Center
Stockton & Lodi, CA

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