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I Had Major Swelling After a Sculptra Treatment. Is This Normal?

asked 4 months ago by cabostwick in Santa Barbara, CA
Latest answer by Jacqueline Calkin, MD
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Tags: 1 day post-op, normal, swelling

The day of my treatment it looked great. Just the fullness where it was injected. However, by the next day I looked like a chipmunk! My cheeks got huge and red and hot. The swelling went down into my jawline making me look like I have jowls. Very unattractive! My face looks weird and fat. Please tell me this is just a reaction and that it will go away and I will get the results I saw initially after treatment. I let my Dr. know and they gave me prednisone and I am sleeping with head elevated.

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Major swelling after Sculptra

It does sound as if your swelling was out of the ordinary. It will resolve. Your physician is doing the right thing. I would not use Sculptra again without performing a skin test in the doctors office. He or she can inject the mixed Sculptra into an inconspicuous place as well as whatever he or she uses to mix the Sculptra injected separately to determine what component you may have reacted to.
Jacqueline Calkin, MD

Sacramento Dermatologic Surgeon

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