MesoTox, also known as MesoBotox, or MicroBotox/MicroTox, is a technique where hyperdilute Botox is injected superficially into the skin in high volumes with close spacing that leads to favorable skin changes to improve texture, tone, pores, skin discoloration, active acne, acne scarring, scarring, and other elements of skin rejuvenation. The results are relatively “permanent” in many regards minus further hormonal, sun, and aging damages that can lead to relapse or need for further treatment. The results are also additive in that multiple treatments can lead to ongoing improvements in desired results. Changes can take 1-2 months to be fully apparent unlike regular upper face Botox that uses concentrated doses for wrinkle improvements which can be visible in days and typically only lasts a few months. Dr. Lam has truly pioneered his technique through double-blinded, split-face evaluations to achieve optimal dosing. He now introduces his third-generation formula known as SuperTox.
The term “MesoTox” is a combination of two words “mesotherapy” and “Botox”. Mesotherapy describes the French technique over a hundred years old of injecting nutritional vitamins of differing formulations to improve skin quality. Dr. Lam’s MesoTox combines the concepts of traditional mesotherapy with the power and potency of Botox to achieve much more impressive skin changes that what simple vitamin injections can attain.
Key Benefits:
- MesoTox has a wide-ranging number of benefits for the skin including, as mentioned above, improvements in pores, texture, tone, discoloration, quality of skin, scarring, active acne, etc.
- Dr. Lam truly believes the safety and significance of the results surpass all current technologies including microneedle, radiofrequency, ablative lasers, non-ablative lasers, chemical peels, etc., when it comes to these conditions.
- The treatment can be performed as an office-based treatment or at the same time as some surgeries like blepharoplasty, hair transplant, and fat grafting but not during a facelift, as Dr. Lam will explain to you during a consultation with him.
- MesoTox is safe in all skin types from a Fitzpatrick 1 (Irish skin) all the way to a Fitzpatrick 6 (dark black skin) with really no risk. There should not be a risk of hyper- or hypopigmentation (darker or lighter skin), which should be contrasted against laser and chemical peel treatments that have these risks in individuals above a Fitzpatrick 2 (Nordic).
- There is no real risk of performing this procedure during any season, including the summer time, that is, there is no risk of immediate sun exposure, again unlike lasers and peels.
- The treatment truly provides very long-term and, in some cases, like scar corrections, a permanent correction of the problem.
- Typically, there is a very short downtime following the procedure, especially with Dr. Lam’s newer “SuperTox” formulations that can shrink minor bruising from 1-2 weeks down to a few days.
- MesoTox also provides excellent balance to the other sun-exposed areas like the lower two-thirds of the face, neck/chest, and hands, especially after consistent and long-term upper face Botox that can make the upper face unnaturally too perfect and not match other sun-exposed areas.
- The neck/chest/hand areas are typically more at risk for scarring from lasers and peels due to lack of sebaceous glands needed to make lasers and peels safe in these areas. MesoTox offers a safe solution to treat these areas in all skin types without the risk of unwanted pigmentation changes (darkening/lightening) and scarring.
- Areas of hyperhydrosis (too much sweating) like the forehead, nose, and cheeks can also be treated to help with reducing excess sweating very safely. The formula is the same as MesoTox, so you will receive both the benefits of reducing excessive sweating and also skin quality improvement. For those with a normal degree of sweating, you will not experience any dry skin though in case you were concerned.
Treatment Areas
The most commonly treated area for Dr. Lam is the lower two-thirds of the face where he can help make these areas more balanced to the upper face where conventional Botox treatments help both the skin quality and the wrinkles. Please see Botox page to understand those concepts more in detail.
Another area that Dr. Lam treats includes the forehead, that is, the rest of the face. He performs forehead MesoTox in individuals who do not do regular Botox for wrinkles and/or who would like extra improvement in scarring, texture, or sweating in these areas.
Dr. Lam also uses MesoTox in sun-damaged areas like the neck/chest/hands to improve the sun-damaged areas.
He will also treat other areas like the stomach or abdominal area where there may be stretchmarks that you want corrected.
Anywhere on the body or face that has scarring or textural problems you want improved. Since MesoTox is dilute, there is no risk of toxicity even when multiple areas are treated. However, numbing cream can be safely applied to only a certain number of areas during a session, like face + neck + chest + hands to minimize risk of toxicity from the numbing cream.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is very broadly diverse and includes an individual of any age, either gender, of any skin type with any of the list of problems mentioned above including texture, pores, tone, skin discoloration, quality of skin, active acne, acne scarring, scarring, stretchmarks, or hyperhydrosis (too much sweating). The exception is that excessive sweating in the hands and feet are undertaken with a unique method that Dr. Lam invented and is patent-pending that does not require injection into the palms of the hand or soles of the feet.
MesoTox does have its limitations in its treatment scope. MesoTox does not manage wrinkles well. That requires conventional Botox for the upper face or specialized fillers that fill in smile lines that run down the face or that surround the mouth. Further, for very advanced lines around the mouth or textural problems, Dr. Lam may need to use mechanical dermabrasion, radiofrequency microneedle, ablative lasers like fractional CO2, and/or MesoTox to achieve the desired results. He will counsel you on these limitations and strategic methods to achieve your goals.
Surgery/Treatment Process
There is no pretreatment process that is required prior to coming into the office. When you enter the treatment room, Dr. Lam’s staff will clean the skin and prepare it with numbing cream for proper anesthesia for a period of approximately 45 minutes to make the treatment less uncomfortable. Then the cream is wiped off, and Dr. Lam will then personally inject the MesoTox himself. If you are planning to have fillers/dynamic fillers to be performed at the same time, he always performs the fillers first because MesoTox will distort the skin making filler injections inaccurate, then he will inject the MesoTox, and then at the end of the treatment session he will inject regular Botox.
Currently, he offers two types of MesoTox formulations but he is always refining and improving his original formulations. The two formulas he uses are MesoTox and SuperTox. MesoTox offers the advantage of slightly less burning sensation than SuperTox but can have bruising linger for longer than SuperTox. SuperTox has slightly more burning sensation that lingers for approximately 5 minutes after the injection then fades but offers two distinct advantages: a very short bruising time and also improved changes to skin discoloration like melasma, freckles, and other brown discolorations. He will usually start with SuperTox unless you have a lower pain threshold and adjust to MesoTox if you find the discomfort with SuperTox undesirable. If he is performing SuperTox when you are having a surgical procedure, he uses what he calls SuperTox+ that has even stronger color correction and anti-bruising properties but that is too uncomfortable to be performed awake.
Unlike regular Botox, where you are not allowed to lie down, rub your forehead, or exercise the same day, there are no restrictions in activity with MesoTox/SuperTox. You can typically apply makeup again after a couple of hours as needed. You can also resume sun exposure that day as well. However, if regular Botox is performed at the same time, then those restrictions mentioned above will apply and supersede the stated limitations of MesoTox.
Recovery Timeline
With MesoTox, the bruising may last 1-2 weeks with small punctate discolorations and in rare cases even longer, and at times shorter depending on the individual. Dr. Lam recommends purchase of a heavy makeup product on Amazon called Dermacoll to help with covering any small bruises during the healing process if you should so desire.
With SuperTox, the bruising time is usually quite short between 1-4 days with relatively quick absorption. Of course, there is a variability with every individual and you can have a longer bruising period potentially.
Risks and Side Effects
There really are no side effects with these treatments other than bruising. Since his first-generation product, he is no longer seeing any unwanted short-term compromise in smiling, that is, partial paralysis of the face. MesoTox and SuperTox are one of the safest things he performs with little to no side effects that he can think of. This stands in contrast to regular Botox in which you may not like the exact result of being too frozen, not frozen enough, brows are too high or too low, etc. Of course, these risks with regular Botox are not that common, usually can be fixed (not always), and fades over a few weeks to months.
Pricing and Financing
Pricing for MesoTox is higher than regular Botox and is dependent on what areas are treated, for example, cheeks, mouth, forehead, neck, chest, hands, etc. There is also a slight surcharge for the SuperTox treatment. Dr. Lam will explain to you the different pricing options when you come in for consultation. Unlike regular Botox for wrinkles, MesoTox does not have a scheduled interval since it usually lasts a very long time and sometimes can be considered permanent.
FAQs
When Dr. Lam talks about a “balanced” facial skin result, what does he mean exactly?
Does MesoTox manage wrinkles?
Will MesoTox in my neck help to lift it?
How long will it take for me to see my results?
How often should I perform MesoTox? What is the recommended time interval?
What if I do MesoTox on my entire face, do I still need to do regular Botox for my upper face?
SuperTox is supposed to fix discolorations better than MesoTox. Tell me more about that.
I have rosacea, will MesoTox or SuperTox make a difference? Should I do SuperTox instead?
Does MesoTox work on the fine lines under my eyes?
How does MesoTox really work on skin texture?
If I have acne scarring, how many times do I need to do it to see a good result? Do I need to combine this treatment with other methods?
Does MesoTox really work on stretch marks and scars? What kind of scars?
Is MesoTox good for men?
Related Procedures
- MesoBotox works really well when combined with regular Botox of the upper face for wrinkles. Typically, Dr. Lam performs MesoBotox with Botox to achieve a global and balanced rejuvenation of the face. He may also extend the MesoBotox to the neck and chest area to further improve overall skin rejuvenation in all sun-damaged areas.
- Dynamic and static fillers can manage advanced lines that extend down the face and work in complement with MesoTox, which can address almost all aspects of skin rejuvenation except wrinkles and lines. This combination works very well, especially when performed with regular Botox of the upper face.
- Injectable fillers for volume restoration can also be easily combined with MesoTox, which Dr. Lam routinely performs for a patient the same day.
- MesoBotox can also be used at the same time as certain surgeries like blepharoplasty, fat grafting, hair transplant, and rhinoplasty when you are asleep and feel little to no discomfort and you can combine the recovery time with these surgical procedures. Dr. Lam also performs SuperTox+, which is too uncomfortable to be performed when awake. SuperTox+ further enhances improvement in discoloration and also further reduces the risk and extent of bruising.
I highly recommend Dr. Lam. He is a perfectionist and took the time to listen to my concerns and explain the procedure in detail. His staff has always been warm and welcoming from the day of my consultation, throughout the procedure and follow up appointments. I am very happy with the results of my procedure! Thank you Dr. Lam!
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