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Is It Safe to Have a Facelift After Sculptra?

asked 1 year ago by eimel in Gold Coast
Latest answer by Sam Naficy, MD
Question viewed 401 times
Tags: combination, safety

I had a Sculptra injection and am supposed to have 1 more in 6 weeks, the doctor's idea was to make my skin stronger so he can do a threadlift. After doing some research I think this is not for me and I'd like to go back to my original idea of having a traditional facelift - but I am now worried that if I get a facelift when my skin is a bit tighter from the Sculptra treatment it will sag again in 1-2 years once the Sculptra wears off. Can this be a problem after just 1 Sculptra injection?

24 answers to Is It Safe to Have a Facelift After Sculptra?

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Threadlift vs Facelift and Sculptra

You are wise to avoid proceeding on the path you almost chose. You can see by reviews on RealSelf what patients though about their threadlifts. We have revised many, many threadlift surgerys from unhappy patients into nicely done facelifts, and the patients never look back. The Sculptra shouldn't interfere with your facelift.  However you have missed a bit of a chance to give your future experienced facelift surgeon a totally accurate view of your appearance without... more
Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.drbrent.com

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Face lift after Sculptra.

Face lift after Sculptra is fine. It should not make a significant difference in the final result. Choose an experienced facelift surgeon for the best results.
Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

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Facelift after Sculptra

Yes, you can a Face Lift anytrime after Sculptra injections.  Sculptra contains crystals that encourage, your body, to make collagen within the skin to fill up dents and indentations.  Not a fan of thread lifts however which are not Face Lifts IMHO.
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Is It Safe to Have a Facelift After Sculptra?

Dear eimel, The Sculptra is very unlikely to interfere with a facelift. You may wish to consider additional volume enhancement  (eg. more Sculptra, or fat grafting) along with the facelift. Good luck with your facial rejuvenation. Warmest wishes, Larry Fan, MD 
Larry Fan, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift after sculptra

I do not believe that you will compromise your facelift result if you have had sculptra.  It stimulates collagen growth and this should not "wear off".  It is also not uncommon to do additional sculptra treatments after a facelift if it is needed.  Donald R Nunn MD Plastic  Surgeon.
Donald Nunn, MD, DDS

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Sculptra and Facelift

Sculptra is a stimulatory filler.  It is best used as a series of treatments to restore volume to the face that has been lost over the years.  If you have significant skin laxity with deeper folds and marionette lines, a traditional Facelift may be your best bet to re suspend these tissues.  1 Sculptra treatment should not be an impediment to the Facelift and in fact Sculptra can be used  in conjunction with the Facelift to provide additional volume if necessary. more
Stephen Delia, M.D.

Boston Plastic Surgeon
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A well qualified facelift surgeon will have minimal issues with the sculptra.

It is unlikely that there is that much sculptra in the face.  The facelift is far more powerful than the sculptra effects.  I recommend that you focus on finding the right facelift surgeon and discuss the issue with them.  I do not believe the sculptra treatment will prove to be an impediment to having a facelift.  I completely agree that the suture lifts are not a successful approach to rejuvenating the face.
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Face lift after Sculptra

Face lifts and volumizing procedures such as fat grafting or sculptra work together instead of getting in the way of each other. It would be fine to do a lift after sculptra.
Sam Naficy, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Face Lift

See a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon for an assessment. We do not do thread lifts as they do not seem to have any long term benefit, and suture reactions can be an issue. Thus, the facelift sounds like a good idea, and a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon can assess if Sculptura is an issue now or will be in the future. Perhaps you will need Sculptura in the future.
Vivek Bansal, MD

Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift after Sculptra

First, I agree with your decision to skip on the threadlift, and go with a proven surgical procedure. Second, a single injection of Sculptra is not going to significantly fill out your cheeks and interfere with your long term facelift results.
Jeffrey Epstein MD, FACS

Miami Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Sculptra is safe before facelift, necklift or midface surgery.

As a trainer for Sculptra and as a Facial Plastic Surgeon, I have performed facelifts on patients that I have previously treated with Sculptra with good results. As a stimulatory filler, Sculptra increases new collagen formation and works with rather than against rejuvenation surgery. I have injected Sculptra as a liquid facelift for people unsure whether they were ready to proceed with a facelift. I have also injected Sculptra to augment those areas not corrected with facelift surgery... more
Edward Szachowicz, MD, PhD

Minneapolis Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Yes OK to have facelift after Sculptra

Yes, it is safe to have a facelift after Sculptra. I often use both together to achieve the best and most natural looking results see video
Babak Azizzadeh, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift after Sculptra

I agree with the posts here - we do perform many facelifts before, after, and at the same time as sculptra injections with great results. Threadlifts may work, they tend not to last as long so a lift is usually a better choice. Best of luck!
Richard Castellano, MD

Tampa Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift After Sculptra

Avoiding the thread-lift was an intelligent choice in avoiding a complete waste of money. There is absolutely no contraindication to having a Facelift after Sculptra.
Stephen Prendiville, MD

Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drprendiville.com

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Sculptra + facelift = GOOD

I had a Sculptra injection and am supposed to have 1 more in 6 weeks, the doctor's idea was to make my skin stronger so he can do a threadlift. After doing some research I think this is not for me and I'd like to go back to my original idea of having a traditional facelift - but I am now worried that if I get a facelift when my skin is a bit tighter from the Sculptra treatment it will sag again in 1-2 years once the Sculptra wears off. Can this be a problem after just 1 Sculptra... more
Rafael C. Cabrera, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
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It is safe to have a facelift after Sculptra

It is safe to have a facelift after Sculptra.  Sculptra is a quite successful filling agent that provides fullness to the face and lasts for a prolonged period of time.  Some feel two years and some researchers and physicians feel that it lasts even longer.  It is actually difficult to absolutely state the time that an individual Sculptra might dissipate, if at all.  It does not simply go away completely at two years.  The best time to choose to do a facelift... more
David Q. Santos, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift after Sculptra

You should have no problems with a facelift after Sculptra injections the the duration of your improved appearance will not be compromised. You are fortunate you did your research and decided against the thread lift.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift surgery is safe following Sculptra treatment

Facelift surgery is safe following Sculptra treatment. In fact, volume replacement with fat or Sculptra goes hand in hand, in many cases, with lifting of the face and neck tissues. Find an experienced Facial Plastic Surgeon for full evaluation but what you're proposing is safe and a common question. Stephen Weber, M.D., Ph.D., Facial Plastic Surgeon
Stephen Weber, MD

Lone Tree Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.lonetreefacial.com

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Face lift after Sculptra is fine.

Hi. This will not cause any problems.  Try to find an experienced face lift surgeon, and tell him or her that you had Sculptra injections.  And avoid thread lift.
George J. Beraka, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift After Sculptra Injections

Having performed facelift on many patients after fillers (including Sculptra, Radiesse, Hyaluronic acids etc), I did not find this to be a problem. So, I think it is safe to go ahead with a facelift and it should not negatively affect your facelift outcome.
Frank P. Fechner, MD

Worcester Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drfechner.com

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Facelift after Sculptra

As mentioned by others, it should be safe to proceed with a face-neck lift after Sculptra. The Sculptra should help add volume to your face and improve your skin thickness, while the face-neck lift will improve the sagging skin and muscles. You may see some loss of volume 12 to 18 months after the Sculptra treatments have finished, but you can always be re-treated with Sculptra or another volumizer.
Gregory J. Vipond, MD

Pasadena Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Not only is it safe, but we regularyly use Sculptra as a portion of our lifts

In lean narrow faces, we will place Sculptra in the central facial tissues before we start the surgery. It has several advantages over fat grafting. Does not require the additional surgery and time to harvest and manipulate the fat Does not result in the overfilled looking face of the fat grafted patient the effect comes on slowly as the swelling from the surgery decreases which is very pleasing to the patient with a lean face We use a lot of Sculptra so we have... more
Nathan Mayl, MD

Fort Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon
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Thread Lift and Sculptra

You need not be concerned that having had one Sculptra injection that your facelift will last a shorter period of time. A professionally done facelift will last you ten to fifteen years. I too have removed many "threads" from inside the face of patients who were sorry to have wasted their resources on thread lifts. If it seems too good to be true.....
Richard Sadove, MD

Gainesville Plastic Surgeon

www.sadovecosmeticsurgery.com

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Is It Safe to Have a Facelift After Sculptra?

I see no problem in having a traditional facelift at any time following an injection therapy. Discuss with your chosen boarded PS. 
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon

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