Fat Reduction
  • Aqualx

AQUALYX™ is an injectable treatment of 12alfa-dihydroxy-5beta-24-oico cholanic acid sodium salts, which is a modified compound of cholanic acid.

It can be used to treat fat pockets on the back, chin, stomach, underneath the buttocks, hips, thighs and knees. It can also be used to treat pseudo-gynaecomastia, the development of fatty tissue around the nipple, resulting in a “breast”-like appearance in men, (due to weight gain rather than the growth of actual breast tissue as seen in genuine male gynecomastia). It is used to treat pockets of fat that are difficult to remove through diet and exercise alone, Aqualyx is not a weight loss solution. Clinical data shows that the application of AQUALYX is effective and safe, leading to an increasingly contoured appearance.

The solution is injected into the treatment area whereby the 12alfa-dihydroxy-5beta-24-oico cholanic acid sodium salt of aqualx alters the surface tension of the fat cell membrane and increases the permeability of the membrane. An ultrasound device is sometimes applied over the surface of the skin in the targeted area and this causes the movement of liquids both inside and outside the fat cells. The fat cells start to balloon and break up, leading to the drainage of microdroplets of fatty liquid into the body, which is then metabolized through the lymphatic system and excreted.

A local anesthetic, lidocaine, will usually be administered to the aqualx solution so that the two are injected together to minimize discomfort during the procedure. Treatment can take between 30 – 60 minutes per treatment and you will typically require 2 – 8 treatments, 4 weeks apart.

The results of an aqualx treatment are permanent under the condition of maintaining a constant weight measurement (i.e. assuming you don`t gain weight). Once the freed fatty acids have been processed through the body’s lymphatic system, they don’t reappear.

 

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  • Exilis Fat Reduction

A non-invasive fat removal procedure.