Facelift: Q&A
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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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guccigirl
in nyc, usa
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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