Dissolvable Antidepressants
Officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration say so-called "fat-dissolving" spa treatments do not get rid of fat and that spas should stop saying so. The procedures--known by such names as lipodissolve, mesotherapy, lipozap, lipotherapy, or injection lipolysis--use unproven injected drugs that have not been shown to work in clinical trials, officials say. The FDA has also issued warning letters to several spas and companies that advertise and sell these products.
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