Does Smoking Delay Results for Sculptra?

Anecdotally, smoking has been found to decrease the effectiveness of Sculptra.  You can still get an effect, you just may need more injections.

Thank you for your question. The nicotine in cigarettes is a vasoconstrictor, and will diminish blood flow, and introduces many free radicals into your body.  The infection rate is also higher while you are smoking.  For our surgeries, smoking must be stopped for 2 weeks prior or we will not treat.  Of your question regarding delay, I would answer possibly, but not 100% .  Smoking will not assist, and may hurt your outcome. I hope this helps!

There is no question that smoking has deleterious effects on the skin and that it contributes to the wrinkling process. Smoking increases enzymes in your body tissues that break down collagen, which is one of the proteins that Sculptra tries to increase. Therefore,  smoking will theoretically compromise your results from any collagen-stimulating treatment (i.e. Sculptra), although you should still see some results. I don't think smoking delays results; instead, I think it decreases results. That being said, a study needs to be performed to confirm or refute that statement.