Cheek Augmentation: Q&A
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Radiesse Vs. Sculptra, Which is Better for Cheek Enhancement?
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Radiesse and Sculptra are quite different, as are Perlane and Artefill!
If you have never used a facial filler before, consider one of the more temporary fillers, so you won't have to live with a (potentially bad) result you didn't anticipate for a long time. Perlane (and Restylane or Juvederm) can last 6-9 months or longer, and will take a minimum of two syringes for visible changes (1 per side). This will help you figure costs. Radiesse (same 1-2 syringes) can last for a year or perhaps more, and Sculptra has a slightly longer persistence...
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Sculptra Cheeks or Radiesse Cheeks
Whether to choose Radiesse or Sculptra will depend a great deal on how your face is proportioned and what else may be happening with volume loss or genetic volume deficiency.
The face goes through many changes as we age, and this can start very early. Some people are genetically volume deficient in some facial areas. To correct a single compartment on the face, when it may need several to keep the visual "flow", could create more imbalance than correct it.
The temple area is one...
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Sculptra is the ideal agent for cheek enhancement
For cheek augmentation, Sculptra provides very natural, long-lasting volumenization because it induces your own collagen production. The results can last two or more years.
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Radiesse vs. Sculptra
Both Radiesse and Sculptra are great for cheek enhancement. Radiesse gives instant volume to the treated area and can last a year or more. Sculptra takes time to see the results, yet the results can last 2 years or longer.
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Radiesse or Sculptra for Facial Enhancement?
I prefer Sculptra for Cheek enhancement with Radiesse to fill the lower face, I feel sculptra gives you a more natural rejuvenation/fill and allows for better dispersement in the area, Radiesse fills more pinpoint. They both are good options in this area though!
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Both Sculptra and Radiesse are good options
I think both Radiesse and Sculptra do a great job in cheek enhancement. Personally I prefer Radiesse because it's compossed of Calcium Hidroxiapatite molecules; this composition has two consequences:
Inmediate volumizing (after infiltration).
Delayed extra volumizing. Calcium Hidroxiapatite stimulates new collagen shyntesis creating a long lasting (12-15 months) volumizing effect.
I think yo must consider another two options for cheek enhancement:
Autologous...
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Radiesse vs Sculptra for Cheek Enhancement
I frequently use either Radiesse or Sculptra for this purpose with excellent results. Since they are both injected deeper, beneath the skin, they will both generate more volume to create a nice lifting effect for sagging skin. I often combine Radiesse and Sculptra treatments for different areas of the face as I feel they each have certain advantages, when properly used, to fix specific problems due to volume loss. For the cheeks, I think they are both equally effective. Radiesse gives...
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Technique is more important than product
Cheek Enhancement is an excellent treatment to accentuate the contours of the face. By enhancing the mid and upper cheek area with a dermal-filler such as Restylane, Perlane, Radiesse, and Juvederm, youthful contours and volume can then be restored or enhanced. Products like Radiesse and Sculptra will each have its own benefits. In my practice, I prefer to use Radiesse and hylauronic acid fillers (Restylane, Perlane, Juvederm) to treat the area.
While product is...
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Choosing between Radiesse and Sculptra
Patients need to keep several things in mind when deciding between Radiesse and Sculptra. Radiesse is a dermal filler that can be used into deeper planes of the face. It is excellent to use intranasal labial folds and over the malar region for fuller cheeks. Sculptra, is a filler that is best used for deep or hollow pockets within the soft tissue to the face Sculptra will require several sessions for full correction of these hollow areas. Radiesse does not require additional...
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Radiesse and Sculptra can both be used for cheek augmentation
Radiesse and Sculptra can both be used for cheek augmentation but because Radiesse is less expensive, easier to use, has immediate results and with bolus injections has less bruising then Sculptra, I prefer it.
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Cheek enhancement
High cheek bones are a pleasing feature of a feminine face. To achive this one can consider fillers (radiesse, hyaluronic acids) voluminizers (sculptra) all of which are all temporary. There is not much difference in the end except the cost and duration. They are all safe. The other alternative is a permanent implant, like a chin implant, which are made of time tested, safe materials. Silastic is one of the most popular.
By the time one has fillers 2-3 times it may end up to be more cost...
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Multiple options for cheeks
Filling hollow spots in the cheeks can be tricks. If overall diffuse volume is needed, Sculptra is the best option. It is however quite expensive. Sculptra is also not a isolated filler. It volumizes large areas like the temples, and entire midface.
I find Radiesse to be a better isolated filler. It works best in isolated spots such as the smile lines.
A useful analogy is as follows... If you have a trough, you use Radiesse to fill in the trough. Sculptra fills in the entire backyard to r
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I prefer radiesse for larger volume filling
Radiesse is my preferred filler for areas like the cheek, or jawline, that require slightly larger volumes. It is very smooth, is not palpable, and is very predictable. That is not true of Sculptra, which relies on your own tissue response to create filling. Because of that it is slightly unpredictable, often requires more than one injection, and has a clear history of side effects. The lumps can be felt even if not seen, and the granulomas are also an issue. Stick with Radiesse. I am...
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Radiese and Sculptra can both work for cheeks
Radiese and Sculptra can both be used in the cheek area. They have different qualities that should be considered by each patient and from that you can understand for each patient which product is better.
Radiesse is made of Calcium Hydroxyapatite which is the exact molecule that is like our bones except without the cells and other tissues like collagen, blood vessels etc. It is very compatible with our bodies. Studies done by Radiesse have shown that this product is replaced a little bit...
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Fillers for Cheek Augmentation
They are both great cheek enhancements. Couple of differences. Radiesse will give you immediate results and last 12 to 18 months. Sculptra is like planting seeds, it takes time for you to see the results but once you do the results will last up to 2 years.
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Start with Radiesse, Perlane, or Juvederm Ultra Plus for Cheek Augmentation, then transition to Sculptra for longevity
Where Radiesse may be more immediately gratifying for cheek augmentation, you may want to start out with Perlane or Juvederm Ultra Plus to make sure that this is the 'look' that you are looking for as the hyaluronic acid fillers can be reversed with hyaluronidase if absolutely needed. As you start to appreciate the cosmetic benefits of cheek augmentation, e.g. subtle but effective lift, more youthful complexion, you may want to consider Sculptra, known as the Liquid FaceLift for longevity as...
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Radiesse vs Sculptra for cheek augmentation
They are both great products. I am personally very familiar with Radiesse since it is more affordable up front and the patients in my practice are predominantly first or second time users of fillers for augmentation. Sculptra has been a great product for me as well (used properly) but is more costly and turns some away). They differences they both make are significant.
There's little to truly criticize about either product because if you know how to use them properly you can create the same...
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Radiesse v Sculptra for cheeks
This choice can be made by your doctor , by you , or hopefully by both. I personally do not use Sculptra because of one of its well known side effects, delayed granulomas (lumps in the skin). Although deeper injections may make these bumps less palpable, the product works by causing inflammation so it is designed to make these bumos in hopes that this will stimulate collagen formation.
That being said, there are many that like this product and the choice will come down to you and your...
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Boulder Dermatologist
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Fillers for cheek augmentation
From the two fillers, Sculptra and Rdaiesse, the second is preferable in terms of cheek augmentation. It lasts for about a year and definitely has been proven to enhance collagen synthesis. It might require 2-3 treatments depending on the degree of hollowness a couple of weeks apart, with results seen immediate. While Sculptra can also be used, it requires: multiple visits many weeks apart, no immediate results (thus at times combines with HA fillers to see some immediate effects) and can...
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Dubai Dermatologist
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I prefer Sculptra for cheeks
Both Sculptra and Radiesse work exceptionally well for augmentation of the cheeks in the hands of an experienced surgeon. The key advantage to Sculptra is its longer duration of action. After a series of three Sculptra treatments resulting in a full correction, many patients will have results that last 2-3 years whereas Radiesse generally lasts about one year. The Sculptra results can be maintained over the long term with annual touch up treatments. An advantage to Radiesse, though, is...
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I prefer sculptra or juvederm for cheeks
Either Radiesse or Sculptra can be used for cheek augmentation, however I prefer to use Sculptra, Juvederm or Perlane in the cheeks usually and Radiesse along the jaw line.
Radiesse can sometimes give a firmer feel and Sculptra is more spongy.
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Radiesse Plus Perlane Work Well For Nonsurgical Cheek Augmentation
Volumizing fillers, such as Radiesse alone or Radiesse plus Perlane L work well for nonsurgical cheek augmentation. The combination of products is my favorite for use for this purpose in my Upper East Side NY practice. This particular combination confers good lift and durability.
In Israel, where I have my second office, a much greater number of more robust materials have been approved already for several years. There my favorite combination for nonsurgical cheek augmentation is Radiesse...
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Sculptra or Radiesse for Cheek Enhancement, That is the Question
Hi A,
Both Sculptra and Radiesse are excellent fillers for cheek enhancement. Radiesse gives immediate results that can last from 12 to 18 months. The volumetric correction with Sculptra is gradual and the degree of increased volume is directly related to how many sessions are done. Young patients who do not need much augmentation can achieve this with one session, others may need 2-4 sessions over 6 to 12 months. Once the volume is achieved with Sculptra, it...
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Radiesse or Sculptra for Cheeks
Sculptra is a volumizer, best used for a large area. Radiesse can be injected more precisely in a single spot or two where needed. So...if your cheeks need to be overall larger Sculptra is a good choice; if there is a specifice groove or depression that needs to be filled, Radiesse is better.
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Cheek Augmentation, Cheek Enhancement, Cheek Fillers
Radiesse hands down. Sculptra is great at filling in depressions but Radiesse and Perlane excel at contouring and shaping Cheeks, Chin and Jaw Line.
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Injector more important than product
The expertise and experience of the injector is more important than the product. For appropriate candidates, we prefer radiesse Radiesse provides more immediate gratification.
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Cheek augmentation without surgery
Typically, silicone implants are used to augment the midface and cheeks. Both Radiesse and Sculptra are options for nonsurgical cheek enhancement. Neither is necessarily better than the other, as each has its advantages and disadvantages. Speak to a cosmetic specialist to help determine which treatment is appropriate for you. Best of luck.
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Radiesse and Sculptra offer different results
For immediate, fast result, than Radiesse. For a slowly improving result, than Sculptura. Cost double or triple for Sculptura. Time frame much longer for Sculptura. Discuss in detail your goals with the injector.
Regards from Miami
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