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Scupltra After Face Lift

How long should you wait to get Sculptra on sides on the cheeks for hollowness and tear troughs after a facelift was performed?

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Sculptra after Facelift

It is reasonable to have Sculptra for contouring as soon as most of the swelling is gone. 6 weeks is a reasonable time frame.

Face lift and Sculptra is a good combination, but needs time

I would rec. waiting until the swelling has subsided for symmetry reasons. If you have some residual swelling from the facelift and you start down the path of sculptra, you may have some asymmetry later. So I always rec. atleast 6 months of wait time after facelift before embarking on adjunctive facial procedures, including sculptra and fillers. By 6 months time the residual swelling has subsided. 6 months may be on the conservative side, but it would be worth the wait rather than... more

After facelift: Between Six Months and One year

The wound healing that occurs after facial surgery usually continues for up to a year. Most of the acute phase of healing will be completed at six months at which time scultpra can be consider. Other fillers can be utilized sooner because they are not bio stimulatory as scultpra is and do not interact with the wound healing process.

Sculptra to tear troughs and face is not recommended

There are many fillers that are available for use in the face. Sculptra is FDA approved for use in HIV patients with facial wasting. It is performed off-label for other areas in the face. Sculptra is made of poly-l-lactic acid, a substance that is reactive, or irritating to human tissues. The human body sometimes walls off the substance, particularly when it is placed close to the surface or under thin skin such as that of the lower eyelids. I have seen many permanent problems that have... more

Hollowness After a Facelift

You should consider have a fat transfer done during the Facelift procedure. This will help to avoid the "hollowness" that you are mentioning. You should also ask your plastic surgeon what they recommend for your individual case. Fat transfers are very common during the Facelift. If you have already had the Facelift you can still do a transfer post operatively under local anesthesia or even IV sedation.

Wait 3 months

After surgery, you will need time to allow your face to heal and for the swelling to resolve. I would suggest waiting 3 months after your surgery before starting Sculptra.

Babak Azizzadeh, MD

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Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Sculptra and Facelift

Most patients seeking volumetric correction of their face as well as tightening will have fat transfer at the same time. Fat transfer offers some advantages over Sculptra in that it is a transfer of live fat cells and can create a stem cell affect. If fat transfer is not an option for you, Sculptra can be injected anytime during the recovery of a facelift, with most patients receiving an injection several months after a facelift. see video

Facelift and Sculptra

In my opinion, concurrent use of Sculptra with Facelift is an acceptable practice. The volume production that occurs with Sculptra does not manifest itself for 3 weeks or more. During this time frame, the generalized swelling from Facelift is gradually subsiding (albeit not completely). Sculptra often takes two to three treatments spaced over the course of several months to achieve meaningful results.

Dermal Fillers after Facelift

I would wait a considerable amount of time before using sculptra after a facelift. I would recommend around 6-12 months. The allow all the edema to resolve and tissues to soften so that the true deficit can be evaluated and the appropriated treatment rendered. Dr. ES

Combining a facelift with Sculptra--the best of both worlds

A facelfit does a great job removing loose facial skin and tightening the jawline. But a facelfit can't correct volume deficits that develop as we age: those smile-line hollows, the hollows under the eyes, and even some cheek hollowing. For volume deficits, you need something like Sculptra (or another filler). I would wait about 4-6 weeks after a facelift before using Sculptra.

Carmen Kavali, MD

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Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Proper timing of Sculptra injections

There are two issues to consider, the timing after a face lift and where in the face to inject. It is safe to inject after about a month, assuming normal healing process. Sculptra can create nice rejuvenating correction to thinning face, but make sure your doctors discusses with you the likelihood of corrections of your lower lids with this modality.

Addressing volume loss in facial rejuvenation

Sculptra is an excellent adjunct to facial rejuvenation, however I concur with the other consultants that you should wait a minimum of 3-6 months after your facelift, before recontouring your cheeks. It can be used very successfully to round out the sharp edges of the temples, where fat is typically lost with age. Most Sculptra injectors agree that its principal indication is in reshaping facial lipoatrophy (areas where fat has melted away). The zones that deserve... more

Lavinia Chong, MD

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Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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Wait Before using Scupltra after Botox

Hello! First off, I would recommend time. You need at least 4 weeks after your procedure, possibly even 6. Let your face adjust and the muscles fully absorb the Botox. Consult your surgeon to see how much time they think you need of healing before jumping into another procedure.

Wait until all swelling is resolved before adding fillers to the face after a facelift.

Swelling will obscure the particular need for fillers after a facelift. Most of the swelling will be gone in 4-6 weeks and fillers might then be a consideration.

Facial Filler or Sculptra after Face Lift

As others have already mentioned, one should wait until you are appropriately healed from the face lift surgery. Generally, a waiting period of 2-3 months may be appropriate for hyaluronic acid fillers (Restylane or Juvederm), while 6 months or longer time may be necessary for injections of Sculptra or Radiesse. Botox cosmetic injections may be given earlier than facial injectable fillers, if adequate healing has occured. Before any supplemental facial treatment, speak to your face lift... more

Wait 3 months for sculptra, but not in the tear trough

I suggest waiting at least 3 months for the swelling to go down, but I strongly discourage you from having Sculptra in the tear trough region as bumps will be visible and not reversible.

Sculptra Useful for Additional Filling after Facelift

Guccigirl- Many patients are very happy with some of the excess swelling that a facelift initially gives them. If fat injections were not done at the time of surgery, or if they were done, but did not take well, many people could use extra volume after the swelling goes down. Sculptra can be used in an FDA "off-label" manner to add volume to the cheeks and possibly the tear troughs. Sculptra is not an easy filler to use, so you need to look for some one with extensive experience... more

Wait at least 6 - 12 weeks after Face Lift before you get Sculptra

I would wait at least 6-12 weeks after a Face Lift or until you have healed from Face Lift. You want to add filler when all the swelling has gone down. This may take a few months.