Is Doing About "90" Sculptra Patients in an Office, Enough Experience?

asked 1 year ago by DeniJ
Latest answer by Kimberly Butterwick, MD
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Tags: complication, expertise, technique

I am wondering if this is considered a lot of sculptra injections. I keep seeing how you want to get someone who really knows how to administer the sculpture injection technique properly or it can cause problems. If so, what kind of problems?

5 answers to Is Doing About "90" Sculptra Patients in an Office, Enough Experience?

Choosing an experienced Sculptra injector

I think 90 patients is a reasonable number of cases for the physician to feel comfortable with the product. Another important question is how long has the physician been injecting Sculptra. Since the product stimulates collagen over time, it would be good to chose someone who has been injecting Sculptra over at least a 2 year period so that they know how the results develop and how long the product seems to last. It takes a while for the physician to develop an artistic eye... more

Kimberly Butterwick, MD
San Diego Dermatologic Surgeon

Sculptra experience

Some doctors having done far fewer than 90 Sculptra patients may be better at getting good results than some who have injected more than 90 patients. There is a lot of art sense and gentle-handedness that is important in delivering Sculptra. In addition, the dilution of the product has increased during the last several years having learned that the initial concentration of the diluted vial was too high and that accounted for some of the earlier nodules (too concentrated particles... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Scultpra Injectors Experience

Sculpra Aesthetic restricts its use to Dermatologists and Plastic Surgeons who have undergone their training course(s). In order to find a Dermatologist or Plastic Surgeon who has been through the official training with Scultpra Aesthetic, please visit the Sculptra Aesthetic website. At their website, you will be able to find a trained physician injector in your area through a search box. It sounds like your physician has had a lot of experience with this injectable, but feel free to locate... more

Jennifer Peterson, MD
Houston Dermatologist

90 injection sessions should certainly be enough experience

Sculptra is restricted to those who have completed their training course. (This is unique among Injectables materials). It also is NOT to be used in the lips or eyelids. Aftercare should include massage for several days. We have used Sculptra and Sculptra Aesthetic for years with no nodules or adverse events in many hundreds of injection sessions. Dr. Mayl Fort Lauderdale

Nathan Mayl, MD
Fort Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon

How to Choose a Sculptra Injector

The use of Sculptra is now restricted by the company. Only skin specialists such as Dermatologists and Plastic Surgeons are allowed to inject Sculptra and only after appropriate training. Unfortunately, this has not always been the case so there are some Sculptra injectors who have not been trained. If your physician has injected 90 Sculptra patients, that indicates to me that the physician has a good deal of experience but you still need to see before and after pictures to make sure you... more

Mitchell Schwartz, MD
South Burlington Dermatologic Surgeon

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