Sculptra: Stories
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- Sandchic
- posted 5 years ago
- updated 1 year ago
- Not Worth It
- Cost: $800
- Dermatologist injected Sculptra - Dr. David Saadat performed subscision (Bakersfield, California)
I wish I would have seen this website prior to...
- 16 Apr 2008
I wish I would have seen this website prior to getting my Sculptra injections. I had injections done under both eyes. First in November 2007 and again in January 2008. After the first injection, I developed a pea sized lump under my left eye. My dermatologist told me it would go away. I had the second injection performed and now have large lumps under my left eye and a medium lump under my right eye. My dermatologist has been using the V-beam laser on these bumps with a little bit of success. To anyone considering Sculptra - Do not use it!!!! I am extremely self concious now - I hate the side effects of Sculptra. I have reviewed websites on Sculptra and they speak of small lumps that will go away. Well mine are not small and they have yet to go away! None of the websites or pamphlets talk about the large lumps that you may get and the fact they may never go away. By the way, I was extremely diligent in massaging the injection sites. I followed the after care instructions and I still had horrible side effects!
Here is my update: I am 21 months out from...
- 14 Aug 2009
Here is my update: I am 21 months out from having Sculptra injected under both of my eyes. I followed the after-care instructions, and I massaged down to the exact minute. In fact, I didn't stop massaging until approximately 3 months ago when I realized that the bumps weren't going away, and all I was doing was irritating my skin.
After numerous V-beam laser treatments failed (my derm was giving them to me at no-cost), I finally decided to have a facial plastic surgeon perform a subscision procedure. I had two subscision procedures performed 4 weeks apart, and there has been a significant amount of change in the bump size.
I hope this gives some of you hope that your horrible experience may be reversed.
It has been 4 years since I had Sculptra injected...
- 2 Dec 2011
The subscision procedure was a success as I am lump/bump free.
In case anyone was wondering, the subscision...
- 2 Dec 2011
I can only compare it to using a needle to scrape at a ball of hardened sand. And just to clarify he did not cut anything out of my face.
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I would recommend my subscision Dr. as he was very compassionate and was willing to perform the subscision procedure.
I have the same problem only under the right eye..My e-mail adress is t***********.net please let me know the name of the doctor so I may vistit with him as well...Thank u so much...
I injected juvaderm under eyes and have the same experience as you. Your eyes pre-subcision look exactly like mine and the multiple doctors I have seen don't want to remove it surgically. How much did your subcision cost? Perhaps I would fly to California and have your doctor do it.
Silly me for trusting a doctor who has many, many years of medical education and training! :)
I did later find out, however, that the Sculptra pharmaceutical reps were promoting the off-label use of Sculptra in the eye area. Shame on those reps!
As you can tell by my pictures, I learned a very tough, but valuable lesson. And lucky for me I was able to get it fixed.
Good luck with your treatment, and please feel free to contact me again!
I did the same thing four years ago, I have been told by two plastic surgeons that there is nothing that I can do. It may go away one day. I've been told that it does not look too bad... I see it and am stuck with the results.
Essentially this means that Sculptra - stimulates the body to produce collagen - thus the body fills itself. Rather than chemically inducing something.
You will find that all Dermal Fillers (Radiesse, Juvederm, Restylane) are the same.
Sandchic, My name is Danny and my wife - Rosemarie - had Sculptra treatment done under her eyes about 1 year ago. She has two bumps under her left eye since then and has done everything other than laser and subscision. We live in Jacksonville, FL. She has been so depressed about this and her DR. just keeps saying - there will go away! I am hoping you can find the time to please email us to give her advice and hope. Thanks very much for your consideration and for sharing your story which is so much like what she is experiencing right now. Danny7