Glutathione Therapy

Glutathione is a prominent antioxidant made up of 3 amino acids- glycine, glutamic acid, and cysteine. It is capable of fighting free radicals that damage our body cells. It also leads to various important chemical reactions in the body, including detoxifying chemicals like drugs, pollutants, etc.

Aging lowers the level of glutathione in the body which not only leads to visible changes in the body but also severe health issues like cancer, type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s, Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, etc.

Benefits of glutathione for skin

Glutathione works miraculously for the skin. It is very essential to have it at the proper level. Some of its benefits are mentioned below-

• Strong antioxidant
• Provides elasticity
• Detoxification
• Treats pigmentation
• Targets inflammatory actions
• Boosts immunity
• Whitens skin
• Rejuvenates skin

Benefits and side-effects of glutathione injection

If advancement in technology has brought benefits to people, it certainly has brought side effects along with it. Let’s take a sneak peek into both these aspects.

Benefits

• These brightening injections reduce melanin production, pigmentation, and even skin tone.
• Glutathione injection fights against free radicals and also protects our body from harmful UV rays and pollutants.
• It reduces fine lines and wrinkles, makes the skin glow, and smoothens it.
• Permanent skin whitening injections also target skin concerns like hyperpigmentation, acne, pimples, and dark spots.
• This also increases immunity and deals with insulin resistance in the case of older people.

Side-effects

There are a few risks associated with this treatment the severity of which depends on the dosage. This will certainly be taken care of by the practitioner. These side-effects are-

• Weight gain
• Nausea
• Diarrhea
• Asthma/breathing problem
• Whitening or loss of hair
• Some sort of eye disorder
• Pain in chest/breasts
• Skin rashes
• Hives
• Concerns like toxic epidermal necrolysis and steven johnson syndrome
• Numbness