When Should I Start Seeing Results from Sculptra?

Sculptra takes at least several months for results to become apparent.  For patients with average amounts of volume loss in the face, I typically tell patients it takes a total number of vials roughly equal to the number of decades you are old.  For example, a 40 year old might need a total of 4 vials of Sculptra over several sessions to replete lost volume.  The older you are, the harder it is to make collagen--I find that older patients do not respond as well. ... more

Sculptra "grows"  over months of time in most people. I have had some patients who were "fast" responders and saw results more quickly, usually in relatively younger patients. I take pictures at each treatment session and then I will usually check the patient again at 6-7 months after the original treatment date and compare their photographs from before and after the treatment. Since Sculptra is usually spread through out the face the changes are more global than... more

The protocol of treatments that you have had sounds reasonable. Sometimes it requires a fourth or even a fitfh treatment. But, the reaction to the Sculptra takes several months to really evaluate.  Give it some more time before you jump to do anything else.

Clare, It sounds as if you have been appropriately treated with 3 sessions of 2 vials each over a 3 month time period. This is a typical schedule for injection. With this sequence you should start seeing some improvement in your appearance and increasing volume and thickening of your skin. The visibility of the effect is usually subtle and may be longer in coming if you have advanced volume loss due to aging or a medical condition. In severe cases it may take more than 3 sessions to... more