Sculptra

Many dermal fillers work immediately upon injection to replenish lost facial volume. Sculptra, a collagen-stimulating filler, targets visible aging a bit differently. Instead of offering rapid results, it encourages collagen production in your skin to gradually diminish the look of lines and wrinkles.

The treatment regimen for Sculptra is also unique in the world of dermal fillers. It typically consists of three injections over the course of three or four months. And the results are in a league of their own. Sculptra can improve the appearance of your skin for up to two years!

Administered correctly by a medical professional, Sculptra can subtly smooth, soften, contour and tone the skin, restore youthful plumpness, enhance and define your features.
After three treatments, your face will look fuller, and fine lines and wrinkles will appear softened. However, these are not the true effects and this volume will subside slightly as the water found in Sculptra is absorbed into the body. You can expect to see clear improvements six weeks after initial treatment and this will continue to improve with each treatment. As your body begins to produce increased facial collagen, the connective tissue where ageing has had its effects will begin to naturally rebuild, smoothing out wrinkles and fine lines.

Your Sculptra consultation will be with a doctor in CIDK who will assess your needs, suitability and determine the most appropriate form of treatment. During your consultation they will be able to answer any questions you may have about your skin concerns and give you personalised advice. If the decision is taken to proceed with filler treatment, they will be able to carry out the treatment in-clinic.

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Volume loss is a natural part of aging. Its effects can be seen in the symptoms we all want to avoid, like drooping skin, hollowness, and deep shadows on the face. Instead of merely treating these symptoms, Sculptra treats the underlying cause by restoring precious facial volume.

By adding volume, Sculptra fills the skin and gives it a lifted appearance. Best of all, you don’t need an invasive facelift to achieve your desired results; you just need to boost your natural collagen supply.

If you want to look younger, it almost always comes down to restoring lost volume. Older faces are characterized by a lack of fullness. On the other hand, faces with sufficient volume look vibrant, have more highlights than shadows, and exude youthful energy.

Many dermal fillers work immediately upon injection to replenish lost facial volume. Sculptra, a collagen-stimulating filler, targets visible aging a bit differently. Instead of offering rapid results, it encourages collagen production in your skin to gradually diminish the look of lines and wrinkles.

The treatment regimen for Sculptra is also unique in the world of dermal fillers. It typically consists of three injections over the course of three or four months. And the results are in a league of their own. Sculptra can improve the appearance of your skin for up to two years!

Facial volume loss occurs as you age. It can begin in your 20’s and may become particularly noticeable after the age of 30.

Thankfully, the lost volume can be replenished using injectables. If you are concerned about the signs of aging due to volume loss, you may be a good candidate for Sculptra.

A variety of areas can be treated with Sculptra, including:

• Deep folds between the nose and mouth, also called nasolabial folds or “smile lines”
• Lines that form the shape of parentheses around the mouth, also known as “marionette lines”
• Volume loss in the cheeks, temples, jawline and around the chin

Sculptra is not injected around the lips or eyes, areas for which Belotero or Juvederm are better alternatives. The volume restoration associated with Sculptra restores youthful contours of the face and helps improve sagging skin.

Doctor in CIDK will determine if Sculptra is the most appropriate injectable for the areas that concern you. He will discuss the results that you want to achieve as well as your relevant medical history to determine your candidacy.

Like most injectable treatments, Sculptra can be administered in a short amount of time from the comfort of our Doctor in CIDK adds lidocaine, a numbing agent, to the Sculptra vial before the injection to minimize any potential discomfort.

The most common side effects of Sculptra include injection site reactions such as bruising and swelling. These usually resolve on their own within the first few days after injection. Occasionally, palpable but not visible lumps under the skin may occur after Sculptra injection but these too usually resolve on their own.

Sculptra, like BOTOX® Cosmetic and other injectables, is considered a no downtime procedure. You can return to your normal routine — with a few additional aftercare steps to follow — after leaving the office. Many patients even come in during their lunch break and then return to work.

No skin testing is required prior to use in immunocompetent people with skin that heals normally.

No. Unlike other wrinkle fillers, SCULPTRA provides a gradual improvement of the depressed area over several weeks as the treatment effects occur. During the initial treatment session with SCULPTRA, a contour defect should be under-corrected, not fully-corrected or over-corrected. It may seem that your treatment worked immediately because of swelling caused by injection and the water used to dilute SCULPTRA. This usually resolves in several hours to a few days and may cause the original wrinkle to reappear: you may look as you did before your treatment. Visible wrinkle correction results appear slowly. Your healthcare provider should see you again in three or more weeks to decide if you need additional injections.

Your healthcare provider should see you at approximately three-four weeks after each treatment session to assess whether you need additional treatment. You may need one to four treatment sessions (typically three) to achieve the optimal correction possible. The safety and effectiveness of SCULPTRA has only been studied in a single treatment regimen of up to four sessions at threefour week intervals.

In a U.S. clinical study treatment results for some subjects lasted for up to 25 months after the last treatment session. However, the improvement depended on the severity of the nasolabial fold wrinkle (WAS score) that a subject had before treatment. Discuss with your Doctor in CIDK the optimal cosmetic correction you may expect.

As with any injection, to decrease pain during injection, a topical or a local anesthetic may be used when injecting SCULPTRA. In U.S. clinical study, subjects recorded pain in diaries: 71% of all treated patients reported some pain after first injection, 14% of subjects had moderate pain. Most pain resolved in less than 24 hours.

Your healthcare provider will answer all of your questions and ask about your medical history to determine if SCULPTRA injection is appropriate for you. Tell your healthcare provider about all. The medicines you are taking, even over the counter medicines or treatments. You and your healthcare provider will determine if a topical or local anesthetic is needed.

• To prepare for an injection session, all make-up should be removed.
• An injection grid will be decided for each facial wrinkle that is candidate for this treatment and the area to be injected will be cleaned with an antiseptic.
• SCULPTRA will be injected in multiple small amounts into or under the skin using a fine needle in grid pattern.
• After injection, the treated area should be massaged to distribute the product evenly.
• An ice pack should be applied to the treatment area to help reduce swelling unless otherwise directed by your healthcare provider.

As with any injectable wrinkle filler, you can expect injection-related side effects, such as bleeding, tenderness or pain/discomfort, redness, bruising, or swelling. These side effects generally resolve within a few hours to a few days but could last for 14 days or longer.

Your Doctor in CIDK will give you specific post-treatment care instructions. Some specific instructions you should follow after treatment are:

• Massage the treated area for 5 minutes 5 times per day for 5 days after your treatment.
• Within the first 24 hours after your treatment, apply ice or an ice pack wrapped in cloth (avoid putting ice directly on your skin) to the treatment area to help reduce swelling
• Avoid or minimize hard (strenuous) exercise and exposure to extensive sun, UV lamps, indoor tanning beds/booths, or extreme temperatures within the first 24 hours after treatment with SCULPTRA.

Many patients see optimal results from a series of three treatments spaced over the course of several months. However, every patient is different, and you may benefit from a different number of sessions. Additionally, the number of vials used in each session may vary, depending on the severity of your volume deficit and your customized plan created by Doctor in CIDK.