Started Sculptra Treatments for Acne Scars and Some Loss of Collagen in my Temples

Not for me. I don't like things that are hard to break down in your body I didn't know this when I had it done. & I don't like having to wait so long to see results & they usually say get more, that you'll see a real difference after 2 times. It takes a while to really work so by the time it works there goes a year of it getting to where you might like it so you really only get a year maybe of it if it comes out like you expected. But if you don't like it you can't do anything about it. As far as I know nothing breaks it down. I really don't want things so permanent anymore, after having a juve experience that I thanked God there was a dissolver. And it can last longer than you think,, I got mine almost 2 yrs ago in my chin & temple area. Once in a while I feel a lump on my chin area so I massage it down so no way do I want something like that moving in my face popping up at anytime for who knows how long.. But that's just me. If I want something that costs that much money I'd rather put that money towards maybe fat grafting or some filler that you can dissolve instead of knowing theirs nothing you can do about Sculptra. Not saying it's not good for everyone because a lot might like it, esp those who really lost volume. Its a personal choice, just make sure you use a doctor who works with Sculptra a lot. It's different the way they inject you with it . It went deep in there. It hurt me esp in the temples. At first it was a strange feeling, I got lightheaded & I've had everything done to me. Pretty expensive too for what you get. I can get almost couple viles of an HA filler for the same price as their one & get the results right away. I hate to wait.

Sats, If you think Sculptra is unpredictable, Fat Transfer is even more sketchy.

Since i last posted I I decided to get a fat transfer this time for my fat loss in May. With all my dents I needed more than fillers, they started to cost so much since i have deep dents from laser about 1 1/2" long. I also had to get a lift to stretch the dent out. So far I like the fat. Fat & the lift helped the dent. But when he went to put the fat in my dent he said it was really hard, had to force the needle in, I forgot i had put sculptra in there almost 3 yrs ago, it got hard instead of dissolving, it still makes a lump near my jowl by my chin. i son't get sculptra again. Took to long to show up & not worth it for the look, I might as well bought a couple viles of fillers. I'm lucky so far that i like the look of fat better than the filler. But I'm smart enough to know I could have problems like any other thing I do. I blew up from Juve under my eyes. Fillers never looked good for my type of scars. Everything is sketchy. But after all the things I've had either burnt off, filled in or peeled off I like the fat so far but it is a story to be continued. I'm only 5 months out so we'll see.

Ok ok let me update every one. I thought sculptural wasn't working until month 3 hit. Omg I hate my results. I've grown far to much collagen I am so upset with my results. I know some people get great results so I'm not knocking sculptural but I look worse and have heavy looking over filled cheeks. Too plastic surgeons saw me and told me not to do it again. My face is also much fuller on one side than the other. I'm 30 and liked my face. Now I don't even look like myself. Maybe it was the ps I went to, but I'm so upset .

I had the sculptra but didn't see much of anything but i just went for a fat transfer & face lift this month the doctor said when he tried to put the needle in where the sculptra was it was so hard. That he had to really work to put the fat where it should be. I had sculptra a couple yrs ago and it's still there!! Never again would i use that. I thought i never got anything from it but what i did get is problems with a lump that comes up every now and then in my jaw. Hopefully yours will go down, it takes time so I hear. Since I didn't get any good results I didn't think anything was still in there til the new doctor told me how hard it was for him. A lot of doctors stopped using it. I went to a few and they said they don't know the true outcome and most aren't happy with it so after it goes down I know I don't need to tell you never do it again.

Roni, honestly since you said that I think MY face shape has changed!! I have gained a little weight but I swear my cheeks look like chipmunk cheeks!!! I do see an improvement but like I said I dont know what its from since I do so much to it. I will update with pics!!

thank you I'm blushing :-) yeah i dont see much of a result from scultpra and i had 4 treatments total. too expensive for the outcome. ill try derma pen next but I'm even skeptical about that.

Please, dont try anything more...as assilk said, you look great...you do, really do, and more treatments just attack the skin. give it a chance.

thank you!! i did not see any changes almost at all either. considering the cost of sculptra, i would not recommend based on my experience.