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Allergic Reaction to Sculptra, Any Other Options Other than Steroids for Recovering? Is this Common?

I suffered an allergic reaction to Sculptra seven months after the second treatment. I have been on steroids ever since. Each time the steroids are reduced, the reaction flares up and I have to increase them again. I want to know if there is any way of resolving this problem.

1 Doctor Answer | Asked by need to know nora in UK
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Reaction to Sculptra.

Than you for your question. True allergy to L-polylactic acid (Sculptra) is extremely rare. However granulamatous reactions ( lumpiness) is relatively common. The latter is normally treated with intralesional steroid and collagenase injections and massging. True allegic reaction is treated like any allergy with anti-histamines, steroids, immunomodulators. As Sculptra is broken down naturally after 24 months, allergy wears off. Naturally you cannot have any more of this treatment in the... more

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rn in mass 26 Mar 2013
What were the symptoms ?
need to know nora 2 Apr 2013
Symptoms included a hardening and redness of the areas where the sculptra had been injected. This happened over night approximately 7 months after the second session. Once taking steroids, the areas would soften but moveable lumps at injection sites could be clearly felt and at times were visible. Heat and cold seemed to make them worse and would also cause skin redness. Since posting this question, I am happy to report that I no longer take steroids. I was weened off them very slowly (a process that took 2 years) and have not taken any since the end of November 2012. So far I have not experienced any flare up of symptoms. The lumps remain but are small and are not visible. I would urge anyone who is thinking of having Sculptra to study the ingredients and ensure that they are certain that they have not suffereded any allergic to any of them. If you have had any problems with dissolvable stitches, do not have Sculptra. My health care professional was marvellous and looked after me well. There was no way of telling that I would have a reaction, so please think very carefully. No one knows if I will experience a flare up in the future, I am just crossing my fingers.

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