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So Far, So Good...- East Windsor, NJ
UPDATED FROM staceyv64
So it's been almost 4 months since my first round...
staceyv64October 13, 2012
$2,800
So it's been almost 4 months since my first round and I have to say that if this is the best it will be, then I would rather have my money back. It did fill in the smile lines nicely but not as much as I would have liked but no real improvement from my lips to my chin. I go back in 2 weeks for botox and I am guessing the doc will suggest a third round but I am just not up for the pain, bruising and cost. Oh well, live and learn, right? Maybe next year I will try a filler....maybe.....
UPDATED FROM staceyv64
OK, so at 4 weeks, I am seeing a difference. It's...
staceyv64August 16, 2012
OK, so at 4 weeks, I am seeing a difference. It's subtle but noticeable to me since I look at my lines every day. I had started to get a deep pimple on my chin/jaw area and thought I was getting a "lump" that everyone talks about.....but it was just a pimple. I guess this will just take some more time to plump up. I will keep you all posted
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August 17, 2012
Loved hearing that you are starting to see some results! Yay for the pimple! ;) Ok, maybe not yay for the pimple, but definite yay it wasn't a lump!!
Please continue to keep us updated.
August 19, 2012
My physician told me that my forehead could not be done. Is that correct? What changes do you see in the forehead area. He used a little botox instead. He did do my temple area a little but mostly my jaw line and cheeks.
August 19, 2012
Diane - that is correct. My doc did my temples, cheekbone area, cheeks, around nose and mouth, chin and jaw line. I had been get getting botox for years, so that took care of my forehead. My temples got a bit fuller, as well as my cheekbone area so my eyes didn't look as sunken in. He is great, I trust him 100%. I just am not as patient as I thought. When you are first injected, you'r face puffs up to its fullest potential, and then it goes away. It's a tease! All of this started with me asking him why my nose looks bigger.....as you age, and your face loses volume, your nose CAN appear larger. So after having the nose job discussion, and almost puking at the description, sculptra was a better solution for now. Oh the things we do to stay younger looking!
August 19, 2012
How true! After I turned 50 I started thinking of a facelift (mid) and then saw advertisements for sculptra. I am glad I did it but am kind of impatient. I wonder if I'll see more changes after 3 months.
August 19, 2012
How many treatments have you done so far? I did 2, a month apart. It was almost immediate in the temples/cheekbones, but slow around nose, not as much around mouth. A month later, around the nose looks better, still not completely happy with mouth. I went for the 3 week checkup and he was happy and said we would look at eprogress again when I go for the next botox session in late Sept. I will always do botox, but not sure I will invest more in Sculptra for now.
UPDATED FROM staceyv64
Three weeks post second treatment. I see...
staceyv64August 9, 2012
Three weeks post second treatment. I see improvement in my upper cheek bone area and around my eyes but not my mouth, in fact it looks worse. That could just be because I spent $2800 mostly for that area and I see nothing. I went for my follow up and the doc said to give it a few more weeks. I think I'd rather have my money back at this point and go for the immediate gratification of juvaderm. I am not spending anymore money on my face this year! Will check back in a few weeks.
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August 10, 2012
So, if I'm understanding correctly, the mouth was your main area of concern when you first went in, is that right?
August 11, 2012
I had the nasolabial lines and lines near my mouth that I wanted to be softened, as well as in the temple/cheekbone area. I definitely see an improvement there, which is great, but the lower part of my face still has the lines. The doc says he sees an improvement there but I am not so sure. Since it's supposed to take a while to start building the collagen, I won't count it out yet. But now knowing that I am about the immediate gratification, I should have opted for something else. Live and learn......sometimes expensively!
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