Does carboxytherapy treat cellulite?

Cellulite forms when fat beneath the skin interacts with connective tissue, creating dimpling or an orange-peel texture. Carboxytherapy places medical carbon dioxide into targeted tissue. The local response may alter blood flow and tissue appearance, so some treated areas can look smoother. The effect is variable, and the skin may return toward its earlier appearance over time.

Treatment is usually planned as a series of appointments, with the number and spacing based on the area, skin features, and clinician assessment. Temporary swelling, bruising, redness, tenderness, or a pressure sensation can occur around injection sites.

Arrange an assessment with a qualified medical practitioner who performs carboxytherapy. Discuss the areas you want treated, your expectations, previous procedures, medicines, skin conditions, pregnancy or breastfeeding, and any tendency to bruise or heal slowly. Ask how improvement will be assessed and whether another approach better matches your goals.

Follow the provider’s aftercare instructions, keep injection sites clean, and avoid rubbing or applying unapproved products until advised. Take photographs under similar lighting if you want to compare gradual changes.

Contact the treating clinic if pain, swelling, warmth, drainage, or redness is increasing rather than settling, or if the skin changes colour in an unexpected way. Seek urgent medical care for breathing difficulty, facial swelling, faintness, or rapidly worsening symptoms after treatment.

Ask which cellulite features carboxytherapy can address, how many visits may be considered, what short-term reactions are expected, and which findings would require you to pause treatment.