Sculptra Treatment

Sculptra is used to correct volume loss in the face and improve lines, wrinkles, and texture irregularities in certain areas of the face and body. When administered correctly, Sculptra can be used to:

• Improve volume loss in the temples, cheeks, and submalar regions
• Improve definition of the jawline
• Improve lines and crepiness of the neck and decolletage

Sculptra is designed to give you noticeable results that emerge gradually and can last up to two years (individual results will vary). Don’t be disappointed if you don’t see immediate results. A few days after treatment, you may look as you did before treatment. This is normal and temporary. The Sculptra regimen delivers its full effects with an average of three treatment sessions over the course of a few months. Because results happen gradually, you’ll see subtle, yet noticeable, results in the reduction of facial wrinkles and folds by comparing images before treatment and a couple of months following treatment.

Sculptra is FDA approved in the United States and has been used worldwide since 1999. Sculptra is made of a synthetic material called poly-L-lactic acid that is absorbed naturally by the body and has been used for years in dissolvable stitches.

Since Sculptra does not contain any human or animal components, allergy testing is usually not needed before treatments.

Side effects reported include injection site pain, redness, bruising, tenderness, itching, lumps, bleeding, or swelling. Small bumps under the skin can sometimes be noticeable when pressing on the treated area. Larger lumps, with or without inflammation, have also been reported but are rare.

On average, a series of 3 treatment sessions over the course of a few months may be needed. The number of injections at each session will vary, depending on the degree of correction needed and treatment plan.

If there are no complications, you may apply makeup several hours after treatment. Please ensure your makeup products and brushes/applicators are clean to reduce the risk of bacterial contamination and infection.