Bay Area Sculptra doctors
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William Ting, MD
Bay Area Dermatologic Surgeon
2262 Camino Ramon Suite #200, San Ramon |
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39 answers |
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Joseph N. Togba, MD
Oakland Plastic Surgeon
3300 Webster St Ste 1109, Oakland |
9 answers | |
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Steven H. Williams, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
4000 Dublin Blvd Suite 300, Dublin |
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9 answers |
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Lauren Greenberg, MD
Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon
750 Welch Rd Suite 117, Palo Alto |
9 answers | |
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Kimberly Lee, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
433 North Camden Drive Suite 780, Beverly Hills |
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3 answers |
Recent Answers
Is There a Higher Risk of Lumps Showing if Sculptra is Injected in the Upper Lateral Parts of the Face?
Hi Emmanouella. Lumps after sculptra injections are more common at the lower nasolabial folds and the marionette lines, areas where the muscles of facial expression are more superficial. I have not seen or felt lumps in the upper lateral face (temporal depressions) in the years that I have used this product. You should see an experienced sculptra injector and discuss your concerns. You also have other options for filling the temporal depressions - hyaluronic acid products will also give long lasting results in this region. Good luck.
A PS suggested this could be done to create volume in this area. But Im very thin there. Its just like under my eyes and is skin on bone. I find it hard to believe it wouldnt end up visibly lumpy. Then I watched the Sculptra dvd and it shows before and after pics featuring only the area around the mouth. The dvd even states Sculptra has only been evaluated for nasolabial wrinkles and folds. Is Sculptra effective at creating natural looking volume in the temples?
Sculptra is a great way to improve the temple region to look natural appearing. The sculptra would be injected deep under the muscle. There are ways to avoid getting a lumpy result, mainly with careful preparation, injection technique, and post-procedure massaging.
Does a lump of collagen on the skin surface produced by sculptra go down more slowly than the rest of the collagen in your face or will it go down at the same time? Thank you.
Hi Daffy. "Lumps" in the skin after sculptra injections are usually not visible but can be felt just under the surface of the skin. They are usually 1/16 of an inch in diameter and represent an aggregation of the sculptra crystals with some collagen. In your case, if the lump is not visible, I would elect to do nothing. They tend to disappear in about a year. Hope this helps.
