Carboxytherapy is an aesthetic medicine technique that involves injecting CO2, a sterile medical gas, under the skin.
This gas has been used in medicine for a century, guaranteeing its safety and absence of side effects.
The local increase in CO2 concentration increases blood flow, oxygenation and nutrition in the tissues where the injection has taken place.
This process improves skin hydration and stimulates the synthesis of collagen and elastic fibres by skin cells.
It has the advantage of being quick, and can be carried out in any season and on any type of skin.
The indications are :
This technique is contraindicated in pregnant or breast-feeding women and in patients taking anticoagulants.
The injection is carried out on disinfected skin after photographs have been taken.
For body treatments, Dr Romano recommends applying an anaesthetic cream one hour before the session.
The needle used is very fine, and the depth of injection, the number of injections and the inclination of the needle depend on the indication.
The protocol involves around ten sessions, one week apart. The result should be maintained by two or three sessions every two months.
This technique improves the suppleness, elasticity and texture of the skin.
Results are slight and vary from patient to patient.
The only exception is cellulite, which is considerably improved by carboxytherapy. Nevertheless, several sessions are required: fifteen sessions at one-week intervals as an initial treatment and a maintenance session every fortnight for life!
Dr Romano recommends this technique as a preventive treatment, particularly for areas of the body where the signs of ageing appear most quickly: eyelids, knees, elbows, facial contours, buttocks.
A session will then be held every month and a half.
| Type of consultation | General rates |
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Carboxytherapy
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CHF 100 per session and zone |
The services described on this site are applicable to Switzerland; there are differences between countries.
Contact details
Dr Valeria Romano
Bd Helvétique 17, 1207 Geneva, Switzerland
Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 6pm
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