QWO is the only FDA approved prescription medicine used to treat moderate to severe cellulite in the buttocks of adult women. Is it time to get to the bottom of your cellulite? Schedule a consultation and see if QWO is right for you. Enzymes called collagenases target the structural causes under the skin, where cellulite starts. How QWO works in moderate to severe cellulite is not fully understood. QWO is an injectable treatment option that is thought to target a primary structural cause of celluliteβthe fibrous septae.
QWO is only approved for treatment of moderate to severe cellulite in the buttocks of adult women. Endo Aesthetics is continuing to investigate additional areas of treatment. Each treatment visit may include up to two treatment areas. QWO injections will be given three weeks apart for a total of three treatment visits. There are risks associated with this product. QWO may cause serious side effects including: allergic hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis, and injection site bruising.
Please see Important Safety Information on the next page for more details. Over time, three completely normal things can happen. Women are more likely to have cellulite than men, 3 and it affects women of all shapes, sizes, ages and races. Men have thicker skin than women do, and their collagen bands are oriented in a crisscross fashion, essentially eliminating the ability of the fat lobules to bulge through. If a man is given estrogen hormones as in some cancer treatments , they can develop cellulite if there is enough fat.
Fat is not cellulite and does not cause it, but fat cells getting bigger between fibrous bands under the skin can contribute to a bumpy appearance. In some cases, weight loss can actually make cellulite look worse because of resulting skin laxity.
Topical treatments such as lotions, creams and scrubs have been used to temporarily reduce the appearance of cellulite. This is because women tend to have more fatty deposits in these areas.
