Sculptra® activates the skin’s ability to produce collagen, restoring the skin’s structure and firmness4. Collagen is a fibrous protein in the deeper layers of your skin and it plays a crucial role in keeping your skin looking young and healthy. As you age, your body’s collagen production decreases which in time leads to loose and saggy skin and the formation of facial wrinkles and folds5.
Face Lifting
Sculptra®, the original collagen stimulator, helps gradually renew and lift your face skin with long-lasting results6.
Sculptra® can provide more radiant-looking skin over time, giving you natural-looking results.
Small parts of the face, such as temple hollows, cheek hollows, nasolabial folds, cheek depressions, marionette lines, and chin folds/wrinkles can be also treated separately by Sculptra.
Buttock Lifting
Non-surgical butt lifts with Scalptra is a painless procedure that claims to enhance the curve and shape of your buttocks. It provides visible results without any of the risks of surgery, such as anesthesia complications. In some cases, results show up gradually as your body produces more collagen in the treated area.
Sculptra works “behind the scenes,” with final results typically becoming visible about four to six weeks after the treatment session. It is often recommended to have a series of three monthly treatments for optimal results.ts appearing around four to six weeks after your treatment session, and a series of three monthly treatments are often recommended.
The number of treatment sessions will vary, depending on the treatment plan determined by you and your healthcare practitioner.
Side effects and after cares
Side effect may include pain, redness, bruising, tenderness, itching and lumps, bleeding, and swelling. Small bumps under the skin can sometimes be noticeable when pressing on the treated area.
Within the first 24 hours, an ice pack wrapped in cloth (avoiding any direct contact of the ice with the skin) should be applied to the treatment area to reduce swelling and bruising.
Sculptra may cause redness, swelling, or bruising when first injected into the skin, typically resolving in hours to one week.
Hematoma may also occur, typically resolving in hours to about two weeks.
Worsening or prolonged symptoms or signs should be reported to the health care provider.
The original skin depression may initially reappear, but the depression should gradually improve within several weeks as the treatment effect of Sculptra occurs.
The health care provider will assess the need for additional Sculptra injection sessions after at least four weeks.
the patient should massage the treated areas for five minutes, five times per day for five days after the injection session.
Treatment with Sculptra can result in small papules in the treated area. These subcutaneous papules are typically not visible and asymptomatic and may be noticed only upon pressing on the treatment area.
Aesthetic make-up may be applied a few hours’ post-treatment if no complications are present.
Exposure of the treated area to sun and UV lamp exposure and extreme temperatures are to be avoided until any initial swelling and redness has resolved.
Use appropriate sunscreen protection according to the healthcare professional’s advice.
Patients can use Aspirin or other Advil for pain.
Avoid strenuous exercise and heavy lifting for 24-48 hours to minimize swelling and bruising.