Hi stephilix,
I worked on a previous question about mesotherapy but wasn't able to
locate a physician in Birmingham; however, there should be many more
leads on mesotherapy in California. Since this technique is quite new
in the States, I'd be very careful about any referrals. New
treatments have a tendency to bring the charlatans out of the woodwork
and many are neither technically proficient nor certified in this
procedure.
Also many physicians may be using this technique in a cosmetic versus
an orthopedic setting. Dr. Lionel Bissoon's reputation is excellent
but his is in the cosmetic realm. Your request is a bit more
difficult and I think should come directly from a physician (just my
opinion).
Doing a Medline search brings up only two pages of abstracts -- most
in French, Italian, or Dutch. If you care to check yourself, here is
the link. Just enter "mesotherapy" in the search field.
http://www.ncbi.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
In reading about this procedure, it sounds like a French cousin to
prolotherapy which has been around in the States for a while.
http://www.whitakerwellness.com/html/prolotherapy.html
Honestly, I think your best bet for a proper referral would be the
University of California-San Francisco. Sometimes the quality of
information received through a phone call hinges on the help desk at
the individual universities, so I hope UCSF has staffed theirs with an
R.N.
http://www.ucsf.edu/orthopedics
Another option you might consider is calling the San Francisco Medical
Society.
http://www.sfms.org
Additional links:
http://rene-quinton.threadnet.com/profes-e.htm
http://rene-quinton.threadnet.com/cases-e.htm
I apologize for the editorializing; I just want to get you in the best
possible hands
Best wishes,
V |
