Injection Lipolysis Is Both Defended, Criticized : 'We've been using injection lipolysis in my clinic for 2 years now and getting excellent results.'

"If you are going to talk about this lacking FDA approval as a reason physicians should not be doing it, you are going to have to point the finger at everybody who does Botox," Dr. Crutchfield said.

Lipolysis has grown in popularity, while at the same time, a number of groups have expressed concern that it has no Food and Drug Administration approval, and have issued warnings about the procedure, saying there is no good clinical trial data to affirm benefit from the procedure and safety is not established.

Lipolysis may be neither safe nor effective, and shouldn't be used until approved by the FDA. DR. SCHLESSINGER

Ihave seen two patients who have had complications presumed to be from Lipodissolve treatments. DR. CARRUTHERS