I got sculptra injected 6 weeks ago and in my 5 week it started nicely filling out my face then a few days later it all dissapated. I thought sculptra lasted 2 years not 2 days.
Is my body rejecting the collagen it created? I hope i didnt waste my money. Im so dissapointed. I go for my second treatment next week. that will make a total of 3 vials.
Answer: Sculptra has dissipated
Unfortunately, you need more sculptra. This product by itself does not cause volume enhancement. It causes you to produce your own collagen, which does the work of volume enhancement. Please talk to your doctor about this issue, so that you are not continually disappointed. You may require more than one session and multiple vials. Sometimes cost becomes an issue and the patient is disappointed because they just needed more volume than initially thought to.
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Unfortunately, you need more sculptra. This product by itself does not cause volume enhancement. It causes you to produce your own collagen, which does the work of volume enhancement. Please talk to your doctor about this issue, so that you are not continually disappointed. You may require more than one session and multiple vials. Sometimes cost becomes an issue and the patient is disappointed because they just needed more volume than initially thought to.
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This is normal and expected. Sculptra is a seed. There is volume initially from the liquid that is used to mix the Sculptra and that liquid is the vehicle in which the Sculptra is introduced throughout the tissues. One couldn't just inject the Sculptra powder in the subcutaneous layer evenly. The liquid is expected to dissolve. Then the body slowly starts to respond to the Sculptra by building new collagen. Sculptra is usually done three times, separated by six weeks or so. I remember one of my patients who was an aerobics instructor and nothing seemed to work on her, fat injections and other fillers didn't hold. After two Sculptra sessions there wasn't much change. When she came if for the third treatment, there had been significant improvement from the first two treatments. She had the third treatment and was very happy for more than two years with her result!
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This is normal and expected. Sculptra is a seed. There is volume initially from the liquid that is used to mix the Sculptra and that liquid is the vehicle in which the Sculptra is introduced throughout the tissues. One couldn't just inject the Sculptra powder in the subcutaneous layer evenly. The liquid is expected to dissolve. Then the body slowly starts to respond to the Sculptra by building new collagen. Sculptra is usually done three times, separated by six weeks or so. I remember one of my patients who was an aerobics instructor and nothing seemed to work on her, fat injections and other fillers didn't hold. After two Sculptra sessions there wasn't much change. When she came if for the third treatment, there had been significant improvement from the first two treatments. She had the third treatment and was very happy for more than two years with her result!
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May 5, 2011
Answer: Be patient
Bigwil, Be patient. I tell my patients that Sculptra is a not a procedure it is a process or project. It takes months to get to the final product. Although you might get a good amount of re-inflation of product at 6 weeks, you have not built your final product that will replace the sculptra. I believe that the six week mark is a good time to evaluate where and how much more I will need for the second session. Usually do a third. So, the process takes me an average of 18 weeks to complete(that is when I will say stop or continue). Even then, the process is not over for the patient. So, be a patient patient.
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Answer: Be patient
Bigwil, Be patient. I tell my patients that Sculptra is a not a procedure it is a process or project. It takes months to get to the final product. Although you might get a good amount of re-inflation of product at 6 weeks, you have not built your final product that will replace the sculptra. I believe that the six week mark is a good time to evaluate where and how much more I will need for the second session. Usually do a third. So, the process takes me an average of 18 weeks to complete(that is when I will say stop or continue). Even then, the process is not over for the patient. So, be a patient patient.
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April 28, 2011
Answer: 6 Weeks Post Sculptra and It as Dissapated
Sorry for your mis understanding or your doctors failure to inform you on the requirements for Sculptra use. I inject 1 to 4 vials every 3 weeks for a minimum of 3 sessions. I have injected for over 6 sessions. So you either need to have this process explained to you better or you might educate your doc on how the rest of us do this .
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Answer: 6 Weeks Post Sculptra and It as Dissapated
Sorry for your mis understanding or your doctors failure to inform you on the requirements for Sculptra use. I inject 1 to 4 vials every 3 weeks for a minimum of 3 sessions. I have injected for over 6 sessions. So you either need to have this process explained to you better or you might educate your doc on how the rest of us do this .
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July 12, 2017
Answer: Sculptra Hello. Thank you for your question Sculptra works by producing a collagen response. This response involves swelling and inflammation that will subside. Sculptra is filler that works gradually, and is volume and treatment dependent, but usually last about 2 years. Generally, patients do not start to see a difference for at least a minimum of 6 weeks post treatment. It can take much longer to see the results and depends on a number of variables. Sculptra treatments should be performed about 4-6 weeks apart and require several sessions. The general rule is that you will need 1 vial of sulptra for every decade of your life. For example, patients that are 50 years old, generally require 5 vials of Sculptra. I hope this helps to answer your question. Best, Dr. Tomcik
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July 12, 2017
Answer: Sculptra Hello. Thank you for your question Sculptra works by producing a collagen response. This response involves swelling and inflammation that will subside. Sculptra is filler that works gradually, and is volume and treatment dependent, but usually last about 2 years. Generally, patients do not start to see a difference for at least a minimum of 6 weeks post treatment. It can take much longer to see the results and depends on a number of variables. Sculptra treatments should be performed about 4-6 weeks apart and require several sessions. The general rule is that you will need 1 vial of sulptra for every decade of your life. For example, patients that are 50 years old, generally require 5 vials of Sculptra. I hope this helps to answer your question. Best, Dr. Tomcik
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