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Will Collagen Production Formed After Sculptra Injections Eventually Breakdown?
Will Collagen Production Formed After Sculptra Injections Eventually Breakdown?
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Amelia, Sydney
in Sydney, 02
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Collagen breakdown after Sculptra injection
It is true that the neo collagenesis that occurs as a result of Sculptra injection will eventually succumb to the natural aging process of collagen degradation. Typically this takes place over a 2 year period.
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Sculptra and your collagen
Theoretically, new collagen is your collagen meaning the collagen you grow is yours to keep. The Sculptra (poly-L-lactic acid) is a small particle which stimulates your body's fibroblasts (cells which make collagen) to make new collagen, thus leading to more volume. However, patients are still aging. So over time, volume loss may become apparent again.
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Sculptra - new collagen and what happens over time?
Unfortunately, we all continue to age despite all of the new techniques we have to reduce the signs of aging. The advantage of Sculptra is that it causes us to make our own collagen which will degrade slowly over time as a part of the natural aging process. Other fillers, such as hyaluronic acid (Juvederm, Restylane) are broken down more quickly by an enzymatic process in our skin requiring more frequent treatments to maintain the same cosmetic result.
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