Sculptra for deep wrinkles and sunken cheeks - best choice?

The materials and techniques you mention are all appropriate. There are advantages and disadvantages of each depending on your specific needs. More important than the filler used is the technician (surgeon) doing the work. Carefully choose a physician skilled in these procedures.        ... more

Fat in the face ages by  melting away, accumulating inconventiently and descending inappropriately.  While I would prefer to fat graft a face which is gaunt, some patients don't want surgery or the downtime required.  Sculptra is one solution for these volume depleted... more

Sculptra is one of many options to improve volume deficits of the cheeks. There are many other manufactured injectable fillers that can achieve a comparable result (i.e., Radiesse, Perlane, Juvederm Ultra Plus etc.). In our hands, Sculptra does appear to last longer than the others (about 2 years or more).... more

Sculptra is a material injected into the tissue and causes a local inflammation and swelling. It is the swelling that creates the volume. The pros: 1-Comes from a vial. 2-Easy to do. The cons: 1-Unnatural, comes from a vial. 2-Requires frequent treatments. 3-Costly. 4-Causes inflammation. 5-The... more