FDA Warns Lipodissolve Product Claims Not What You Think

Everybody wants to get rid of unwanted fat, which is why receiving a series of injections to dissolve the fat is so tempting. Lipodissolve offers consumers the chance to dissolve away any unwanted fat pockets from anywhere on their body permanently. The problem with lipodissolve is that the companies that offer this procedure are misleading consumers with their claims to get rid of fat, and the FDA has not approved the drugs used in the injections for fat removal.

What You Need to Know As a Consumer
The main thing that you need to know as a consumer is that the FDA has neither approved nor elevated the products used in the injections for lipodissolve. With that in mind consumers need to keep in mind that there is no evidence showing that the products used in the injections are effective in getting rid of unwanted fat. Clinical; studies have not been done on the products used in the injections, so there is no evidence showing that these medications are safe for use in humans either by themselves or in combination with each other and other medications that you might be taking. There are also serious side effects associated with the injections, including scarring and skin deformation.

Has the FDA Taken Any Action?
The FDA has already taken action against six United States medical spas and one Brazilian company. The FDA has issued warning letters to the medical spas and a cyber letter to the Brazilian company because they are making false and misleading statements about the drugs used in lipodissolve. The most common claims made by the medical spas are that the injections are safe and effective and the injections are better than any other fat-loss method. Each spa that received the letter had 15 days to respond to the FDA stating how they were going to correct these violations, but they were also warned that not correcting the violations could result in legal action.

Reporting Side Effects
If you have already received lipodissolve injections and you experienced serious side effects you are encouraged to report these side effects to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Reporting Program. You can report these side effects online, over the phone, by fax, or through the mail. To finds out how to contact the FDA by a specific method, you will need to visit their Consumer Updates Page.

Source: fda.gov