Journal
Why I don’t put steroids in fat-reducing injections
Articles by Dr. Oh
I don’t put steroids in LINE ON Injection. Because steroids shrink tissue, they can look effective in the short term, but they can cause side effects throughout the body, including irregular periods and bleeding between periods.
I’m often asked whether LINE ON Injection, our injection treatment for small areas of fat, contains steroids. It doesn’t.
Because steroids make tissue shrink, they can seem effective if you look only at the visible change. But they can cause side effects throughout the body, including irregular periods and bleeding between periods. I don’t think that’s a risk worth taking to boost the result of a single injection.
Instead, I keep the formulation within conservative limits and build results by injecting at different depths within the fat layer and over several sessions. I choose the drugs by the same standard I apply to everything else: finding ways to increase the effect while reducing side effects.
Translated from Dr. Oh’s original article in Korean. Read the Korean original
Common questions about this treatment
Once I’ve had LINE ON Injection, can the fat come back?
The most common misconception is that a single session will stop you from gaining weight again. There’s a limit to how much fat one session can reduce, so at most it refines a contour.
Does LINE ON Injection contain steroids?
No. Steroids can produce an effect by shrinking tissue, but they can cause side effects throughout the body, including irregular periods and bleeding between periods, so I don’t use them.
If there’s no set dose limit, how much LINE ON Injection do you actually use?
I inject the amount that gives the greatest effect in each area. How much that is depends on your body weight, the thickness of the fat under your skin and the skin elasticity in that area.
Will the treatment still work if I don’t exercise or watch my diet?
It may still have an effect, but without exercise and a healthy diet, the change soon wears off.