Sculptra
Sculptra is a safe, synthetic, and biocompatible material that is injected below the surface of the skin to correct the effects of fat loss and natural age-related bone loss. Sculptra™ is an injectable volumzsing treatment that stimulates the build up of the body’s own collagen to smooth out lines and wrinkles and restore lost facial volume to give you a fuller, younger-looking face. Sunken cheeks, temple indentations, and hollows under the eyes regain lost volume over time by Sculptra's ability to promote production of your body's natural collagen in the treated areas. This process of natural-restructure of the skin continues long after the course of treatment has been completed.
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Sculptra provides a gradual and significant increase in skin thickness, improving the appearance of folds and sunken areas. Volume effects have persisted in numerous patients for over 3 years.
More than 150,000 people in over 30 countries worldwide have been treated with Sculptra.(2005 Data)
(Sculptra has been used since 1999 under the trade name New-Fill in Europe for a variety of facial volume and contour deficiencies. It was approved in Europe to increase the volume of depressed areas, particularly for the correction of skin depression, including skin creases, wrinkles, folds, scars, and eye rings. In 2004, the product was approved in the United States for large-volume corrections of the signs of lipoatrophy (facial fat loss).
Because the main component in Sculptra, poly-L-lactic acid, is a polymer synthetically derived from natural components and is a biocompatible substance (does not harm the body), there is no need to test for allergic reactions. Poly-lactic acid has been used in surgical products for more than 20 years.
Sculptra is the "patient" patient's ideal restoration procedure. Since it takes time for your body to manufacture new collagen, the results can not be instant. But patience has rewards because the new volume is that of your own tissue. Sculptra injections can be more globally injected in the face, thereby providing even, soft, natural collagen layers that "age with you."
As with all injectable fillers, technique is a vital component in delivering the best potential outcome. For this reason, aware patients will choose a dermatologist or surgeon who has the special required knowledge of anatomy and extensive experience.
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•Restores fullness of the face, creating a more natural appearance
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In a clinical study, Sculptra™ provided a near 3-fold increase from baseline in dermal thickness |
•Statistically significant increases in dermal thickness persisted throughout a 2-year study with visible volume correction seen more than 3 years |
•Clinically proven safe and well tolerated
•Biodegradable and biocompatible lactic acid polymer
•Synthetic; derived from natural components
•Requires no skin test |
"Sculptra increasingly restores fullness on my cheeks making my body regenerate lost collagen. It worked!"--AL August, 2007
What is Sculptra?
Sculptra is a synthetic injectable material known as "poly-L-lactic acid." Poly-L-lactic acid is biocompatible (a material that does not harm the body) and biodegradable (able to be broken down by the body). Poly-L-lactic acid has been widely used for many years in dissolvable stitches, soft tissue implants, and other types of implants.
How does Sculptra work?
Sculptra is injected below the surface of the skin in the area of fat loss. Sculptra provides a gradual increase in skin thickness. Visible results appear within the first few treatment sessions.
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The depressed area before Sculptra injection. Without treatment, the area will not fill in on its own. |
As Sculptra is injected, it restores volume. This immediate volume increase subsides (Unless explained, the patient may think the treatment did not work.) |
But, as the Sculptra is absorbed by the body, new collagen growth is naturally stimulated by the presence of the poly-L-lactic acid |
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Sculptra™ will not correct the underlying cause of the facial fat loss, but will help improve the appearance by increasing skin thickness in the treated area. |
Natural collagen growth continues long after treatment ends, further increasing volume and restructuring the area |
The treated area end-results following the skin's own collagen restructuring |
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What other wrinkle and line fillers are available? Click each name below to learn more.
- Cosmoplast®- FDA approved. Lasting 3+ months. Great for vermillion border around the lips
- Restylane® - 6 months and longer (Hyaluronic acid) Many uses.
- Juvéderm™ - 6 month to 1 year (Hyaluronic acid)
- Radiesse™ - 1 to 3 years (CaHA microspheres Calcium hydroxylapatite)
- Captique - 4 to 6 months duration (Hyaluronic acid)
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