Dr. Eduardo Sucupira - Plastic Surgery

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Carboxitherapy - therapy with carbon gas eliminates excesses and it helps to improve the skin

Applied in the clinics of the European Community's countries and approved by FDA (Food and Drug Administration), the therapy with medicinal carbon gas is the great innovation of the moment. It is indicated for the treatment of the cellulite, in the pre and post operative periods of liposuction, in the treatment of the cutaneous flabbiness and in other several pathologies. In Brazil, the doctors await the authorization of Anvisa.

Known as carboxitherapy, the method was presented in the Annual "Meeting of Aesthetic Procedures", on the last weekend (30 and 31/7), in São Paulo. The treatment consists of the subcutaneous application of the carbon anhydrous, soon below the derma, inducing the vasodilatation with consequent increase of the sanguine flow and oxygenation of the fabrics. In other words, the carbon gas (CO²) it is infiltrated in the subcutaneous fabric through a needle of fine caliber, to improve the sanguine contribution and oxygenation of the fabrics.

In agreement with the plastic surgeon Eduardo Sucupira, of the Integrated Medical Space, medicinal CO² is a non toxic gas, thoroughly used in medicine and exempt of side effects. Depending on the treatment, they are necessary, on average, 12 sessions divided in 2 times per week.

The applications should just be made by doctors. "The effects can be noticed starting from the sixth application. The skin has an improvement in the aspect and there is a reduction of some inches in the measures", it comments on doctor Eduardo Sucupira, that is titular member of the Sociedade Braileira of Plastic surgery and of the Brazilian School of Surgeons, effective member of the International Society of Plastic surgery, member of professor Pitanguy's former-student's Association and teacher of Masters degree of Saint House of Mercy.

It is not necessary to rest, the patient can return to their activities to the end of each session.