: Mesotherapy (local intradermal therapy, LIT) is a technique used to slowly spread drugs in tissues underlying the site of injection to prolong the pharmacological effect with respect to intramuscular injection. Recommendations for proper medical use of this technique have been made for pain medicine and rehabilitation, chronic venous disease, sport medicine, musculoskeletal disorders, several dermatological conditions, skin ageing, and immune-prophylaxis. Although mesotherapy is considered a valid technique, unresolved questions remain, which should be answered to standardize methodology and dosing regimen as well as to define the right indications in clinical practice. New randomized controlled trials are needed to test single products (dose, frequency of administration, efficacy and safety). Even infiltration of substances for dermo-cosmetic purposes must be guided by safety and efficacy tests before being proposed by mesotherapy. In this article, we put forth a preclinical and clinical research plan and a health technology assessment as a call to action by doctors, researchers and scientific societies to aid national health authorities in considering mesotherapy for prevention, treatment and rehabilitation paths.

Mammucari, M., Paolucci, T., Russo, D., Maggiori, E., Di Marzo, R., Migliore, A., et al. (2021). A call to action by the italian mesotherapy society on scientific research. DRUG DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY, 15, 3041-3047 [10.2147/DDDT.S321215].

A call to action by the italian mesotherapy society on scientific research

Natoli S.;
2021-01-01

Abstract

: Mesotherapy (local intradermal therapy, LIT) is a technique used to slowly spread drugs in tissues underlying the site of injection to prolong the pharmacological effect with respect to intramuscular injection. Recommendations for proper medical use of this technique have been made for pain medicine and rehabilitation, chronic venous disease, sport medicine, musculoskeletal disorders, several dermatological conditions, skin ageing, and immune-prophylaxis. Although mesotherapy is considered a valid technique, unresolved questions remain, which should be answered to standardize methodology and dosing regimen as well as to define the right indications in clinical practice. New randomized controlled trials are needed to test single products (dose, frequency of administration, efficacy and safety). Even infiltration of substances for dermo-cosmetic purposes must be guided by safety and efficacy tests before being proposed by mesotherapy. In this article, we put forth a preclinical and clinical research plan and a health technology assessment as a call to action by doctors, researchers and scientific societies to aid national health authorities in considering mesotherapy for prevention, treatment and rehabilitation paths.
2021
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/41 - ANESTESIOLOGIA
Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA
English
intradermal therapy
mesotherapy
research plan
Mammucari, M., Paolucci, T., Russo, D., Maggiori, E., Di Marzo, R., Migliore, A., et al. (2021). A call to action by the italian mesotherapy society on scientific research. DRUG DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY, 15, 3041-3047 [10.2147/DDDT.S321215].
Mammucari, M; Paolucci, T; Russo, D; Maggiori, E; Di Marzo, R; Migliore, A; Massafra, U; Ronconi, G; Ferrara, Pe; Gori, F; Bifarini, B; Brauneis, S; V...espandi
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