Analgesic mesotherapy: what it is, when it is needed and how it is performed

By Cristiano Antonino On May 21, 2022

Analgesic mesotherapy is an outpatient treatment involving the administration of drugs to relieve pain intradermally in cases of muscle contractures, low back pain, tension-type headaches, tendinopathies, post-traumatic pain

What is mesotherapy?

The treatment consists of multiple subcutaneous injections of drugs, administered through thin, very short needles at the areas of the body affected by pain and limitation of movement.

Mesotherapy is indicated for the treatment of painful muscle contractures of inflammatory or arthrosico-degenerative origin, tendinopathies, or contusion-distortion trauma.

Beautician doing Injection into female buttocks, body mesotherapy

How is mesotherapy performed?

Treatment is performed by the doctor in an outpatient setting and lasts about 10 minutes.

It consists of multiple injections with a short, thin needle (4-6 mm) into the superficial layer of the skin of small amounts of pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory drugs.

A treatment is weekly and each cycle involves 4 to 6 sessions.

Frequency and duration of treatment, in each case, may vary depending on the pathology, the patient’s clinical response and the stage of the pathology itself, which may be acute or chronic.

What are the benefits of mesotherapy?

During the sessions, the medication is used in small quantities directly on the sore body area.

In this way, systemic medication is avoided.

Mesotherapy can, if necessary, be combined with instrumental analgesic therapies or physiotherapy treatments to reduce the pain experienced by the patient and accelerate their functional recovery.

Is mesotherapy dangerous or painful?

The therapy is not dangerous or painful and the patient will be able to carry out normal daily activities both before and after the treatment.

Which patients can undergo mesotherapy?

Mesotherapy treatment cannot be carried out if the affected skin areas are not intact (e.g. in the presence of wounds), if there is an allergy to the drugs used, during pregnancy and when breastfeeding.