Sculptra: Stories

Hi Christina, its nearly a year since I completed my Sculptra treatments. I couldn't be happier. We've had friends comment to my husband how great I look and how is it that I'm looking younger and younger? I've since had the same surgeon fill my lip lines which obviously Sculptra is not used on, he is so good, I'm absolutely loving it. When I next go back to him to get my lip lines re-done, I'm going to ask him how long the Sculptra will last as I can't remember what he told me but I've a feeling its 2-3 years maybe longer. I will definitely get it re-done when I need to.

I am considering cheek implants and Sculptra...think I've found a doctor with a good asthetic eye who will counsel me on both. I have jowls and feel lifting my cheek area will eliminate them. Perhaps filling my jawline will also but I want to be careful not alter my already small structure so much that I do not look like myself. Just trying to avoid the face lift...I don't need to look 20, but getting rid of the jowling would make me extremely happy with myself, wrinkles and all.

Haven't been on here for ages, but have just read your post. Like you was concerned about some of the posts on here. I have had my Sculptra done by a facial plastic surgeon not a dermatologist and I think it does make a difference. I knew about the problems you could have before I had it done. I made sure i massaged really well after every treatment. I had three done to my cheeks, the fourth treatment was specifically for my jawline area. This is the only time I had any lumps come up. I had two of them very small but slightly painful. l literaly massaged them every hour or so throughout the day when I wasn't at work. The days I worked massaged them twice before I went to work with approx an hour interval between them and then as soon as I got home from work every hour till I went to bed. I saw my surgeon approx 1 month later for a check-up and mentioned it to him. You cannot see them just feel them. He told me not to worry and that they would disappear. That has been absolutely true I carried on massaging the two small lumps twice a day and they have now gone completely. The posts I have read on here, really emphasise on massaging as did my plastic surgeon after Sculptra has been carried out. Plus my surgeon tells me (as I questioned him about the lumpiness issue before having it done) as he is a facial plastic surgeon, he is not afraid of injecting more deeply. It is when the Sculptra is injected superficially that you tend to get problems. Hope you are happy with your results. I am with mine. It has not completely got rid of some of the droopiness around my jawline but it is so much better than it was. I was going through some photos yesterday and I was quite shocked at how thin my face had become and I see even more now how much of an improvement has been achieved.

Hello, I'm happy to know that you are so far pleased with your result. I had my first injection Monday April 19th. I really had never even heard of Sculptra but my dermatologist whom I trust, recommended it when I asked about filler for my hollowing cheeks. I am a 51 year old female. I agreed to have it done right then and there and naturally when I arrived home I researched it online. Wow, what a shock to see the adverse reactions some people are experiencing from this product. I feel so sorry for them and it is causing me great anxiety now to wonder if this Sculptra will disfigure me. I notice you haven't posted since February, are you still pleased with your result?