TITLE:
Safety and Efficacy of Carboxytherapy in Obese Patients
AUTHORS:
Julia Passo Machado Neto Viana, Natália Cristina de Oliveira, Sérgio Braga, Anderson Delano, Carine Paz, Laís Rocha Lima, Maiara Machado, Marília Santana, Márcia Cristina Almeida Magalhães Oliveira
KEYWORDS:
Obesity, Abdominal Obesity, Caloric Restriction, Carbon Dioxide
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications,
Vol.14 No.4,
December
17,
2024
ABSTRACT: Obesity is a highly prevalent disease worldwide, associated with substantial economic and social costs. Besides the traditional treatment approach with low-calorie diet and regular physical exercise, some adjunct therapies have been investigated to assist body fat loss in obese patients. Carboxytherapy is an invasive intervention already studied for a range of conditions, from wound healing to the treatment of abdominal adiposity, due to its oxidative effect on adipocytes, in addition to contributing to improved skin elasticity. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of carboxytherapy in reducing abdominal circumference in patients hospitalized for obesity treatment. Fifty-eight adult inpatients with obesity underwent an individualized treatment (low-calorie diet and daily physical exercise for 40 - 90 days) associated with a mean of 11 sessions of carboxytherapy in the abdominal region and were assessed for body mass index (BMI), abdominal circumference (AC), waist to hip ratio (WHR) and percent body fat (%BF). After the intervention, significant reductions were observed in all studied variables (p