Randomized double-blind clinical trial of subcutaneously injected deoxycholate versus a phosphatidylcholine-deoxycholate combination for the reduction of submental fat.

Dermatol Surg 35(5):792-803 (2009) PMID 19397673

Subcutaneous injections consisting of the detergent, sodium deoxycholate, alone or in combination with the phospholipid, phosphatidylcholine, have been reported to reduce adipose tissue. The role of phosphatidylcholine remains unclear.