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Mark D. P. Davis, MD; Tina I. Wright, MD; James M. Shehan, MD

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Mesotherapy can be associated with noninfectious granulomatous panniculitis and consequent scarring.

Report of a Case

A 37-year-old white woman was referred for consultation for a 5-month history of panniculitis involving her buttocks and lower extremities corresponding to the sites of previous mesotherapy injections for "cellulite." Six months prior to presentation, the patient had undergone a series of 3 separate mesotherapy injection sessions at the home office of a licensed practical nurse. The patient stated that deoxycholate was a component of the injection solution. Beginning approximately 1 month following the injections, she noted "lumps" under her skin, which gradually enlarged, were tender and red, then discharged a yellow fluid, and finally healed leaving scars. She developed these lesions in each of the areas treated with mesotherapy injections.

On examination of the buttocks; posterior, lateral, and medial aspects of the thighs; superior and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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