What is Carboxytherapy

Carboxytherapy is the administration of carbon dioxide [CO2] gas for therapeutic purposes. Carboxytherapy was discovered in the Royal Spas of France in the 1930’s when bathing in the pools of carbon dioxide rich waters was shown to speed wound healing.

Carbon dioxide is naturally present in our bodies at all times and it is essential to the life processes of both animals and plants.  With every breath, we inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.  Plants absorb the carbon dioxide that we exhale and release oxygen back into the atmosphere.

Carboxytherapy is used for the treatment of dark under-eye circles, stretch-marks, cellulite reduction, and non-surgical fat sculpting on the face and the body.  Carboxytherapy can be used to treat the eyelids, face, neck, arms, stomach, buttocks, and legs.

By injecting a small amount of carbon dioxide gas into the area, we are “tricking” the body into increasing the oxygen flow to the area by compelling the red blood cells to pick up all of the excess CO2that we injected so that it can be carried back to the lungs for elimination from the body with the next exhalation.