Is Mesotherapy Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Mesotherapy? Is Mesotherapy safe for nursing mother and child? Does Mesotherapy extracts into breast milk? Does Mesotherapy has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Mesotherapy influence milk supply or can Mesotherapy decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Mesotherapy lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Mesotherapy is 3 out of 8 which is considered Low Risk as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 3 indicates that usage of Mesotherapy may cause some minor side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Mesotherapy may cause moderate to no side effects in lactating mother.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Mesotherapy low risk in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
- While using Mesotherapy We suggest monitoring child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to dosage.
- Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.
Answer by Dr. Ru: About Mesotherapy usage in lactation
Mesotherapy involves the administration of various substances (drugs, vitamins, plant extracts, homeopathic agents ...) by multiple subcutaneous or intradermal injections, usually for cosmetic or slimming purposes, also to treat pain, venous insufficiency, androgenic alopecia and other ailments. There is no evidence on the effectiveness of this practice. Moreover, among the few existing publications in scientific journals, most of them talk about adverse effects, such as infections, skin allergies and others. At latest update no published data on their compatibility with breastfeeding were found. The risk for breastfeeding or the breastfed infant depends on the product which is injected under the skin, as it has been shown a systemic absorption and therefore the medication could be excreted through the breast milk.