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9 Feb 2007
Does anyone have any advice on the use of sculptera for under eye circles? Im interested in other peoples experiances, good/bad results?
unregistered guest
30 Mar 2007
Im really interested in sculptra.I've had several peels in the past, which has made some what of an improvement. However, I still have a slight hollow appearence around my cheeks. I would like to get some feedback on someone who had this procedure done.Is it worth the money?
unregistered guest
9 May 2007
Remember, any MD can watch a DVD and ram sculptra into your face the next hour. There is no certification for most of these non surgical procedures. The doc that treated me {edited} in MA placed an entire bottle of sculptra under one eye!! I have 4 large lumps under my eye that {edited} states is scar tissue and needs surgical removal. Sculptra is approved for folks with AIDS, it is specifically (read the package insert) not approved for the periorbital region. Most of the docs out there are looking to make big money, your money. It isn't worth the risk. If you have a FACS Plastic Surgeon or dermatologist that you have worked with and trust has significant experience with dermal fillers, go for it. If you read an advertisement in the paper by your local otolaryngtologist or opthamologist, run for your health in the opposite direction. Editor note: you must join RealSelf so you can be contacted privately with doctor recommendations and feedback. This requires free registration for an account. When registering you must opt-in to receiving private contacts (a check box).
unregistered guest
15 May 2007
I had 3 vial of sculptra in cheeks, under eyes, around mouth, pretty good results 1 year and counting,did get a small lump by corner of mouth but had kenelog injection to reduce it, I am overall happy with sculptra would reccommend! paid 3k in all*
unregistered guest
10 Jun 2007
Sculptra is NOT supposed to be used under the eyes or in the nasal folds. Are you sure you didn't go to {edited} in Danvers MA???? She is the kind of freak who would inject 3 vials into someones face. Editor note: you must join RealSelf so you can be contacted privately with doctor recommendations and feedback. This requires free registration for an account. When registering you must opt-in to receiving private contacts (a check box).
unregistered guest
17 Jun 2007
Started Scultra in March 2007 for deep lines and hollow cheeks. The first round was $1K but I was lucky in that I was selected for a trial. In May I had 1 treatment ($250). It is now June and I am beginning to notice improvement in the lines & hollow areas of cheeks. My husband and daughter have noticed as well. I have a great dermatologis who is very careful the procedure. I had the 3rd treatment ($300) this week and will return in August for another treatment. I reported to my dermatologist this week that I notice improvement in my hair (very coarse - appears to be softening). Also I have battled a dry cracked foot for 26 years. Suddenly the foot is almost smooth. She has not had or seen any reports of these types. Could be conincidental.
unregistered guest
12 Jul 2007
I recently had sculptra. The procedure has not enhanced me at all; it has in fact been disastrous for me. I asked the doctor if there is anything to remove it and he said no. Yet I read in this blog that someone did in fact get it removed. Can you confirm this.
unregistered guest
13 Jul 2007
sculptra in face + juvederm in lips I had sculptra done recently. I had tight skin which was admittedly thin, and only wanted and requested for one or two very fine lines filled with restyline. This is what I had had before (with another doctor) and which had worked well. I had a taut jaw line, high cheekbones and hollows under my cheeks which I liked. In expressing my concerns and reservations regarding this sculptra being for folds of which I had none I was sidelined and my fears were ignored. I have a lump of restyline which has lasted more thn two years in the forehead area injected by a dermatologist, and I have shown this to the doctor so he was aware that because of my history the less fill for me the better, and for this reason I reqeusted a minimal mount of fill for the top lip. He chose to over fill and of his own reasoning did both lips. The sculptra has left my one very acceptable face a mess; in a word ruined. I specifically told the doctor that I did not want my cheeks filled that I in fact liked them. He was not listening. He has taken away from me any looks I had. I now look twenty years older and twenty pounds heavier. I now have folds and large raised lumps in my cheeks. My jaw line also has lumps which make me look as if I have growths coming out of my jaw on either side (worse on the one side). Reputedly a doctor of standing he was not big enough/unable to admit to these awful results saying he had taken more time to explain this to me than he had for anyone else. He bascially told me the risk was small bumps! If only... These large lumps and much excess in the cheeks has only served to diminish any attractiveness I had. Combining this treatment he also overfilled both my lips (I only wanted the top one minimially filled). My mouth is so bulging I can not close it without my lips being pushed (puckered), and here too much fill has has created folds, and I now look as if I have buck teeth. If my lips were thinnish before at least they were even. Now the one side is thicker and more uplifted so my mouth and smile are now lop sided. Too much fill actually prevents me smiling without strange lines and folds forming. His excuse on this was that it can never be exactly the same each side. It was before. In examining me (in a very dimly lit room with one bulb in the ceiling and blinds shuttered down) he just refused to acknowledge these raised lumps. That three people have actually commented to me (unasked for) about these same strange lumps makes me wonder... The puffiness and in turn folds and indents have really changed my looks, and I have truly lost any confidence I had. The results are for me disastrous. The two fine lines I actually did want filled are now clearly visibly, along with a few more lines which are a direct result of too much fill and folds, indents and raised lumps being formed. I look very different and regrettably not for the better. This has affected me professionally and personally; my heart sinks to even look in the mirror. The doctor has said there is no removing agent for the sculptra and that he does not know how the juvederm dissolving agent works. My face (each person's face) is worth mopre than the few thousand dollars paid, no matter it is still a lot of money. But to take someone's money for ruining their looks seems more than unjust! In retrospect my research and reservations were apt. These were brushed aside as well as my telling the doctor specifically that I did not want my cheeks filled. He ignored my wants and fears, and still is not (capable of?) listening. This website has taught me a lot. I wish I'd known of it prior to having had this done. I have no choice but to live with it (his words of consolation to me). Yes, I have to live with it, but it's hard for me to show my face. I look very different, and not in an enhancing way. It is as if I have paid to have my looks marred. I would do anything to have my original face back. This not only looks like a "bad job", but because of the excess folds it now looks as if I should have somthing done to remove all the excess. I only know my skin was thin but taut and if I looked thin well I am thin, and that was never a complaint or issue for me. Advice; Find a good doctor capable of listening, and read this website before having anything done!!!
2 posts
4 Aug 2007
My stepmother used Sculptra to fill a small divet in her face that remained after a cyst was removed. It has been almost two years since this was done, and it has been a nightmare. She noticed the bumps first, despite massaging and following her doctor's instructions, and then the site became infected and inflamed. She has had a puss-like drainage from her cheek for almost two years and her doctor believes she is experiencing an immune response to the Sculptra. She went to a very well known Beverly Hills doctor and he is working with her and the company that manufactures Sculptra to resolve this. Now, she has a very large indentation in her face and she told me this morning that she is still experiencing the drainage! My point is that reactions do happen, and this stuff is far from fool proof no matter who your doctor is. Because of her experience with Sculptra, I decided to use Juvederm, but that is another story... I think one of the lessons I am learning is to accept myself as I age! :-)
unregistered guest
28 Sep 2007
i had 4 treatments over a 4 month period.. i was extremely pleased..only now after 2 years do i see a need for further treatment.. it was uncomfortable but better than plastic surgery.