Article: A Prospective Clinical and Instrumental Study on the Effects of a Transcutaneous Cosmeceutical Gel that is Claimed to Produce CO₂.
Surgical technology international
2018 Volume 32, Page(s) 33–45
Abstract: Carboxytherapy is the therapeutic use of carbon dioxide (CO2) in its gaseous state. Since 1933, carboxytherapy has referred to either the subcutaneous injection of CO2 or percutaneous application in a warm bath. The present clinical study was performed ... ...
| Abstract | Carboxytherapy is the therapeutic use of carbon dioxide (CO2) in its gaseous state. Since 1933, carboxytherapy has referred to either the subcutaneous injection of CO2 or percutaneous application in a warm bath. The present clinical study was performed to determine if there were any changes in the dermis after the application of a transcutaneous gel, which is claimed to produce CO2, and, if so, how these changes compared to those with CO2 injection. Ten patients received transcutaneous treatment with the gel on one side of the face and the other side without any product was used as a control. We used videocapillaroscopy with an optic probe (VCSO) to evaluate the changes in the microcirculation of the skin. VCSO was performed for the treated right and untreated left ear lobes in each patient. VCSO was performed before treatment was started (VCSO1) and after 7 days of treatment (VCSO2). A comparison of VCSO1 to VCSO2 showed an increase in the microcirculation, an increase in vertical and horizontal capillaries, and a reduction in the area of ischemia. These results are similar to those observed in other studies with CO2 injection. In conclusion, use of this transcutaneous CO2 gel produced changes in the dermis similar to those observed with subcutaneous injection of CO2. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Administration, Topical ; Adult ; Carbon Dioxide/administration & dosage ; Carbon Dioxide/metabolism ; Carbon Dioxide/pharmacology ; Cosmeceuticals/administration & dosage ; Cosmeceuticals/metabolism ; Cosmeceuticals/pharmacology ; Female ; Gels/administration & dosage ; Gels/metabolism ; Gels/pharmacology ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prospective Studies ; Skin/blood supply ; Skin/diagnostic imaging ; Skin/drug effects |
| Chemical Substances | Cosmeceuticals ; Gels ; Carbon Dioxide (142M471B3J) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2018-03-22 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ZDB-ID | 1225512-9 |
| ISSN | 1090-3941 |
| ISSN | 1090-3941 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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