Does Sculptra need to be diluted before it is injected into my face?

I THINK you misunderstood the comment. Because Sculptra (poly-L lactic acid - Dermik ) comes as a sterile powder, it physically CANNOT be placed in you WITHOUT first being mixed with a liquid vehicle (sterile water). Although the amount of water being introduced into the vial has changed slightly, it still... more

The opinions on how much sterile water should be added to Sculptra to "reconstitute" it have changed, since its introduction as a "collagen stimulator" to address the problem of lipoatrophy, approximately 4 years ago.  Like Botox, which comes from Allergan, freeze dried and needs to be... more

Sculptra comes freeze dried unlike other fillers so it has to be diluted with sterile water prior to injection. Standard protocol has been to dilute it with 5 cc of water.  Many injectors have been diluting Sculptra to a greater extend as they have found it to be equally effective and at the same time the... more

Sculptra (injectable poly-L lactic acid, made by Dermik) comes to the doctor in little bottles with a freeze-dried, powdery substance inside the bottle. In order to inject it into your face, sterile water has to be added to the vial to reconstitute it, returning it to a liquid state from a solid (i.e. powder)... more