Patients can find information about carboxytherapy and co2 injections for skin treatments. It is also a portal for doctors to get the latest scientific articles, equipment news, protocols and video workshops. This web site is willing to create a community of professionals and patients while sharing as much information as possible about CO2 treatments.
Carboxytherapy is not new at all. it was discovered in France in the 30s in Royat and first used to treat leg vascular diseases. Doctors have found that bath containing CO2 gas were able to increase vascularization of the legs and lower ischemia. They also realized that sub-cutaneous injections of CO2 was able to increase blood flow, lowering ischemia also..
Aesthetic use of Carboxytherapy with sub-cutaneous injections or intradermal injections of carbon dioxide, is relatively new as it was discovered in the end of the 20th century in Italy. Studies demonstrated that CO2 injections ware able to modify the blood flow in cellulite area, increasing lipolysis functions of the body. It was also demonstrated that blood flow increase was able to rejuvenate skin by increasing the production of collagen in the dermis and lower dermis.
The first machines to be produced where made in Italy in the beginning of the 2000ies. You now have various factories in Turkia, Korea, Brazil, China, Italy, Mexico and the USA. They are based on the same principle: controlling CO2 gas pressure, measuring gas flow inml/min, controlling the time to deliver to the skin. Some machines have interesting options such as heating the gas for better results.
Using carboxytherapy is a very nice medical occupation. Starting requires a bit of training with nice results and very few risks.
