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Has anyone sued Sculptra or the doctor who injected it?

By Burned on 10 Oct 2008

Sculptra frequently causes permanent, hideous lumps (much worse than granulomas) and Dermik, the company that makes it, is well aware of it. Why then, are there no warnings about this common occurrence in any of their literature or on their website. I'm fuming about this

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krissygirl333 12 Dec 2008
I too have permanebt bumps from scultra. I hate them! I had injections in Feb 2007. I have about 6 bumps. Three of which are big. One was already removed surgically and I paid 300.00 cash for. I am wondering who should I sue? But the office has closed. i think I am out of luck. We should talk.
krissygirl333 3 Jun 2009
Since then, the others have NOT gone down, so I don't have a clue what this Dr is talking about.It's been 2.5 yrs. This product is not breaking down at all.And guess what? A Dr didn't even inject it. The dermatologist allowed her assistant to inject it. Here I am thinking it was OK, you know..intimidated...(and I am in the medical field) I figure if she trusted her, I should too. I don't know if it was the injector or the product!! I don't want to sue, but am tempted!! I am mad. I have bumps and an indentation. I had my upper lip done. The inside of my lip has several bumps and you are not suppose to inject this product in the lips.If I smooth my lips out hard, It is painful. She should have said NO !!!!! All I did was ask.
sculptradamage 13 Jul 2009
I am sueing the injector. he did not warn me and i have been disfigured. i have recently been diognosed with a biofilm infection. Viridans streptococci. I think the manufacturer backdoored the FDA to access the US market. Sanofi/Dermik knows the product is widely promoted as a low risk cosmetic filler and it is an implant with a high risk of nodule formation. I have had inflammatory nodule formation. The product in the right hands might be ok, but there are too many wrong hands using it. my case for example. You bet I am sueing. I think the FDA has also been very irresponsible, not requireing normal safety studies prior to approval. We all know it is being used far more then for HIV patients. My life is so messed up because of this product.
Burned 1 Aug 2009
Who are you suing? I need guidance! Thank you.
Karinbadsculptra 20 Jun 2010
I also have large bulps in my cheeks. fortunately after 3,5(!) years, one of the bulps seems to get smaller. I cannot believe we all have these experiences and we do not do anything about it except be ashamed of it. It is totally unacceptable that every day women like us pay to have have these treatments and do not have the knowledge we have! Can't we start an internet riot of something!
BellaMarie 31 Mar 2012
please tell me how the bumps are now? and how soon after the injection did they form? what part of your face did u have injected? did you file a report w/ the FDA?
Tess Thomas 27 May 2009

I had two hand treatments at $1,000 each. I have about 10 lumps on each hand. They just look awful. I am so embarassed that I try to hide them when I go out in public. Even after the lumps, my doctor wanted to do another treatment. I did not go back. I suppose I will have to wait for the 2 year period for them to go away. If you hear of any way to get rid of the lumps let me know! Thanks.

thenightmarethatdoesn'tquit 2 Jun 2009
To answer your question. I hope I am the first.
krissygirl333 3 Jun 2009
I had my injections of Sculptra 2.5 yrs ago and the product is not breaking down at all. So I don't know why you think in two yrs the bumps will be gone. Good Luck to you. I have bumps still after this time. I am not happy at all I wish we could get EVERYONE together and sue. I am not sue happy, but I am not happy at all. I had no clue it would leave bumps like this. Krissy in Michigan
David1962 7 Sep 2010
3 years ago I had back of hands done because they were wrinkly. Oh, if only I knew back then what I know now. Lumps everywhere! 15 incisions by surgery to remove and they keep coming back again. My hands are totally ruined and neither sculptra or the person who did it want to know at all. This is a dreadful product! It has ruined my life!
Chris Thiagarajah, MD 7 Sep 2010
steroid injections can help
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Brent Moelleken, MD 30 Jul 2009

Hopefully patients will see your post and avoid this product for applications other than approved indications (HIV lipoatrophy). We have a number of patients in whom we have removed the lumps or are following to see if removal is necessary. Many have had visible bumps for years, especially under the eye and in the cheek areas. Although it does not last as long, I have never seen a permanent lump with Juvederm.

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krissygirl333 11 Jan 2010
What difference does it make if I had HIV or not? This product is GOD AWFUL????? It is not breaking down? lipotrophy is lipotrophy whether is due to aging or disease. This product was approved. And it wasn't supposed to "leave bumps" So quit marketing your Juvederm, we're not on here to talk on about that. I've done that, I had went to this because this lasted longer. Sure did....still here under my skin today................hmmmm I had a lump removed, and so did many others, but we can't go removing them all now can we Brent. How many lumps can we dig up? This company needs to be sued! The product "was" approved for cosmetic application. Keep on the subject. We have a real problem here.
2631anon 16 Jan 2012
Dear Dr.Moelleken
Do you really believe you can remove these lumps after 2years especially along the inferior border of the orbit? This is where most of us with damage occurs and the tissue is so thin? and be able to accomplish a positive result? Of course most of us have these masses/lumps are in our cheeks and along the inferior border of the mandible as well. Some of us have had excisions, once they have become firm and developed to foreign body granulomas. Some of us have been told they can't be removed. Please advise I have been living in this hell for over 2 years My new sculptra damage friends have been suffering 4 years or longer.Any info will be so appreciated. We will fly anywhere if we can truly be helped thank you
sculptradamage 31 Jul 2009

Thank you for that honest comment Dr. this has been so very hard for me. there has been a press bombardment and advertising about this product sculptra and no one wants to talk about we who have been disfigured by the product. like we dont count. with it now FDA approved there are going to be alot more people with these problems. Why doesnt anyone talk about the risks. Is it because everyone wants so much for there to be a no risk way to look younger? I dont know if it is injector error or product unpredictability. I dont care because all I know is it has harmed me.

krissygirl333 11 Jan 2010
Three years now since I had Sculpta injected. When is it supposed to break down Brent? uh huh
David1962 7 Sep 2010
it doesn't break down. Mine are still growing nearly 3 years on. Third bought of surgery coming up to remover lumps. Life ruined!
la91776 1 Mar 2010

This product does not work. I was told to be patient. And I should see something after few months. I've been waiting for 4 months and after 2 treatments, I see nothing. The doctor keep telling me to get more treatment=more $ but why would I keep trowing my hard earned $ to something that give me no result. Beaware if you want to get Sculptra.

thenightmarethatdoesn'tquit 11 Apr 2010
Just be glad it didn't work, what I mean by that, you weren't naive like me. The surgeon told me he mistakenly underestimated, I needed just one more vial. Getting ripped off by a surgeon is horrid, getting zero results and giving me your hard earned money for nothing, your gift to him. I wanted to believe this guy aka doctor did make an honest mistake. I agreed to one more vial. Now "I am butchered" the words of just one of the surgeons who knew his stuff, made that comment after examing the damage done to me. No reputiable surgeon can undo the harm from these toxic foreign objects that do not belong being embetted under my skin. I was simply naive, doctors to me were the good guys, not just into the Sale. I do believe, I am sure there are great surgeons out there. When I was ran from surgeon to surgeon trying to get this foreign material surgically removed, the Surgeons considered to be the Best, didn't use Sculptra.
BellaMarie 31 Mar 2012
have u seen a result yet? what part of your face did you have injected? Ive had 2 sessions recently spaced 6 weeks apart and i have no result either. did any bumps form ? please reply
thenightmarethatdoesn'tquit 9 Mar 2010
It might sound odd of me to tell you just be thankful you did not get harmed, and I know throwing money out the window is no easy thing to deal with or being mislead by a medical doctor who should know better than to inject. Once you are adversly harmed by these injections you do not get over it with time. It is a permanent loss. One doctor told me to "get over it", there are no statistics, who knows the problems can last up to ten years.
thenightmarethatdoesn'tquit 11 Apr 2010
There are zero real statistics, Sanofi/Dermik of course cannot provide that data. No shock there. For me as long of this foreign material remains embetted under my skin, which can be for the rest of my life, I will continue to be suffer. "Safe", when do the lies stop?
luigi 14 Apr 2010
Is 76 too old to have Sculptra injections? I am a bit swollen. Does that go away? luigi
luigi 9 May 2010
Has anybody had any good results from Sculptra? All I hear are negative remarks. Luigi
thenightmarethatdoesn'tquit 10 May 2010
No one I know has had positive results. Maybe we are just the exception, had the worst surgeons or Dermologists.

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