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deoxycholic acid (deoxycholate, Cholorebic, Kybella)
Indications:
- treatment of submental fat [1]
Dosage:
- up to 50 injections in one visit
Adverse effects:
- injury to skin
- nerve injury leading to
- facial muscle weakness, facial asymmetry
- dysphagia
Mechanism of action:
- physically destroys cell membranes of submental adipocytes (Kybella) [1]
Specific
glycodeoxycholate; glycodeoxycholic acid; deoxycholylglycine
taurodeoxycholate; taurodeoxycholic acid
General
bile acid
sterol
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM correlations
References
- FDA News Release. April 29, 2015
FDA approves treatment for fat below the chin
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm444978.htm