Should I Wait Until I Lose All of the Volume in my Cheeks Before Using Sculptra? Doctor Answers, Tips
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Should I Wait Until I Lose All of the Volume in my Cheeks Before Using Sculptra?

I had buccal fat pads removed 10 years ago. Ever since then I can literally feel when I'm burning through the fat. My cheeks feel hot and I have this throbbing feeling. I've labeled these "healing" episodes. My face has less volume each time after this happens. Now I've lost too much volume and I'm considering Sculptra, but I can't tell how much more fat I have to burn through before I stop "healing". Or if the "healing" episodes will ever stop. Can I start Sculptra now?

2 Doctor Answers | Asked by remainanonymous in Houston, TX
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When to begin volume restoration is when you are bothered by the volume loss

I will make the assumption that your primary physician has ruled out any underlying condition that would cause you to lose body fat and also that you are only experiencing this fat loss in your cheeks and not other areas. Lifestyle, including exercise intensity and frequency, could play some part - but you did not mention what precipitates the "healing" episodes as you refer to them. In any instance, it would be best if you know for certain there is no health issue at... more
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Timing of Facial Volume Restoration

Aging is associated with facial volume loss. As seductive as facial (Bichat's) fat pad may initially seem it is usually a long-term miscalculation and in some cases,as you can readily attest to, a disaster. When it comes to reconstructing such faces and the aging face the answer is volume restoration in several sessions. The primary filler is fat. Fat is not only readily available and looks and feels natural, it also has a huge number of stem cells which rejuvenate the overlying... more

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