“Sculptra Nodules Destroyed my Self Image”

I have had the same problem. I had the sculptra removed through surgery and it really did not help. They could not get it all out. I am going to have to have some type of new cosmetic surgery to fix the botched Sculptra job. I am miserable and I am sick of people asking me if I was in a fight etc... due to the redness and swelling. I am so over it and you shold not have done anything you looked great before. Hope this makes you feel beter Eric

Are the nodules visible or just noticeable with touch?

I am sorry you had this problem. Thanks for sharing.

Update I had surgery Oct 19th in Atlanta to have the rest of this Sculptra removed by an awesome surgeon. I basically had to have both eyes pulled tight to correct the drooping from the sculptra puling don my eye lid. I hope someone files a class action laswuit against the makers of Sculptra. I have spoken with my Attorner to decide what to do next. This is not how I thought I would spend the remainder of my thirties. :) Eric

I emailed Oprah again and hopefully her producers will see how many people this affects and maybe Oprah will also see how oneprocedure is to many and if she can get people to stop texting she might be able to save thousands of others from going what I and all of you have gone through. Say a prayer that they hear me Eric

My mouth and therefore my smile has been destroyed by granulomas formed by sculptra. I waa excited to see that someone has considered a class-action lawsuit. I haven't left my house for weeks, have started taking antidepressants and completely cancelled my speaking engagements. My mouth looks so odd when I talk because the lumps (aggregations of nodules) formed at the edges of my mouth. Also my cheeks did fill out some but in a bizarre way---very unevenly. I think my situation involves not only sculptra but a plastic surgeon who used the product in a careless and cavalier manner. I'm presently pursuing treatment with a world-reknown surgeon and also planning both a lawsuit and complaint to the state medical board. If you were not adequately informed about the possible side affects of sculptra, you should do the same. Most people feel utterly powerless in these situations and never say a word. They suffer in silence, have ruined lives while doctors and pharmaceutical companies get away with murder. If this can happen to ONE person it should never be used again. The people who have good outcomes have no idea what might be waiting around the corner. These granulomas/sculptomas/ lumps can actually float. They come to the surface of the skin months later and it's baloney that they disappear. Some do. Others are a sort of scar tissue and keep getting worse. Sculptra should be off the market. I intend to do everything I can to keep this from happening to others.

I am looking for a dr who can try to perform a miracle to make my face look better. Alrhogj the sculptra is allegedly gone there us scar tissue and my eyes are uneven. I know Dr's search this site so I want someone to contact me with a solution. If anyone has any ideas please let me know. I don't want to go back to the other dr because he would like to treat with laser for $6500 which will do absoloutely nothing. He did a great job with the aculptra removal for $8600 but I need a specialist. Dr 90210 does not do eyes I have already contacted him. Lol all we can do is laugh and try to get through this nightmare. Cheers Eric

Wow, I saw your pic's & having just had a consultation with my Doctor, who recommended Scuptra which sold me,I'm now un-sold. My Doctor has Sculptra in her face as well with no problems 7 showed me pic's of a pt she did that were fabulous.I asked alot of questions. She told me the product or beads within the soloution desolves over a period of time, but the reaction to them causes stimulation of collegen.Looking at your photo's reminds me of the problems associated with silicone injections. You've maybe had an a-typical immune response but why chance it. BTW,I'm so sorry you've suffered with this Eric. There must be some way to correct it,lasers? New things on the horizon? Best, Cindy

2+years later i still have inflammatory modules. sculptra is impossible to remove. Awful stuff.

Call the FDA center for medical devices.. this should be regulated as a drug because in order to "stimulate collagen" the entire immune system is effected. PLLA has been shown to be immunogenic. it causes more than localized collagen prodiction, it also sets into motion a frustrated immune response triggering autoimmune disease and reactive arthritis. call David Buckles PhD, FACC Acting ombudsman FDA/CDRH at 301-796-5447 10903 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE WO66-5432 SILVER SPRING, MD 20993 you would never know it because they dont give law abiding tax paying citizens answers. the fda parrots back what big pharma selected to share. it eas a trojan horse with s long history of serious adverse events in Europe and noe here in the US and around the world. simply put our lives mean nothing when sanofi aventis did their profit calculations.

My, my! I just had my first injection a week ago on both sunken cheeks. Just read these horror stories and do not know what to do next.

I had sculptra injected about three weeks ago. Lumps started appearing almost immediately. The worst was an unsightly lump of edema high on my left cheekbone. I was told it would get better, but it has not, and now there is a pea sized lump beneath it that seems to be the source of the aggravation. I also have a large ridge that runs from my left ear to the top of my cheekbone near the corner of my eye, a lump that is causing a small "jowl" near my mouth and a large cluster of lumps on my right cheekbone near my ear.

The worst thing is the bump on my cheekbone, which is very noticeable and unsightly. I am devastated and horribly self-conscious.

The doctor is treating me like a hysterical lunatic, insisting that I'm over-reacting and that "this shouldn't be happening" so early. BUT IT IS!!! Clearly, my body had a strong immune response to this foreign invader. Does anyone know a good plastic surgeon in Florida who is experienced with dealing with this stuff? I tried to call another doctor in my area, but was told I had to go back to my original doctor.

I have started meditating twice a day so I don't have to resort to anti-anxiety medication. It seems to help, but I find it hard not to obsess on this horrible calamity.

I would be very interested in participating in a class action suit. Has any tried suing their doctor's office for malpractice?

We must stop this nightmare.

I feel and look the same It will be 2 years since my injections.I am a mess. You cannot sue the drug company. They put this product through the FDA as a Class 3 medical device/ implant also they never tell the plastic surgeon about the total amount of cases of adverse affects until they contact the company due to a problem They also do not how to treat it the symptoms. They only show how others doctors have treated the lumps Look up and google Poly L lactic acid Scary I have been in contact with women and men who have been suffering for years and the product cannot be removed until it turns into a granuloma.Sanofi Adventis will not help they are clueless what to do they refer you back to the md yes I know many who have sued their doctors because the company states they must have injected the product too superficially and not into the dermis, or the product was constituted incorrectly etc you would think the American Association of Plastic Surgery would do something How many surgeons need to be sued WHEN IT IS THE PRODUCT. I was was injected with a Sanofi Rep teaching my Doctors the proper technique !Joke !!! and now I look like this horrific!!! it only gets worse !! sorry I couldnt be of more help I am living this nightmare !!!