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Distorted - Pennsylvania, PA

  • Not Worth It
  • Cost: $1,400
  • Pennsylvania, PA

I am 9 months post Sculptra and have experienced a...

  • 20 Dec 2012

I am 9 months post Sculptra and have experienced a delayed immune response to this product. The injector was a dual board certified facial plastic surgeon. From the very beginning I noticed considerably more growth on the left cheek in comparison to the right cheek. Now I am experiencing constant burning and inflammation on the larger side. This is due to overfill on his part. I know this is my own immune system responding to the foreign agent.

Anyone who gets this procedure is taking a big gamble on their appearance and on their health. Please reconsider another procedure. Why take the chance?

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My Doctor: Name not provided

My face is now disfigured. I chose the provider because he was dual board certified and specialized in the face.

Comments (5)

litschi25 11 Jan 2013
My injections where 1,5 year ago and it totally changed my face, I was a good looking woman, now i look ugly, gross and totally different and overfilled. I still feel my face is growing although i lost a lot of weight. I dont feel it will ever go away and i will look like me again.
Ethan in Michigan 9 Jan 2013
I just want to say-as it has been said elsewhere--The doctor could be the best injector in the world--and it will ultimately come down to how YOUR body deals with this foreign substance. While I keep seeing people say it is the same material as used in sutures I rather doubt the amount of sculptra injected over time is the same amount that would be used for sutures. I'm just saying be careful and maybe stick to things that have a better safety record. Yes Sculptra is longer lasting and it can look quite natural but you never know if you are going to be one of the ones with long term and sometimes very serious side effects that are diffult to manage. Why not stick to other things that may not be as long lasting but there is less chance of problems. Everything can has some risks but some seem to more problematic then others
sculptradamage 6 Feb 2013
Well said Ethan!
Dru11 28 Dec 2012
I agree. I am 5 years post sculptra and still have problems after several surgeries and disfigurement. What a horrible product it is! Megan P there are no answers, believe me I have looked everywhere. this common result is "difficult to manage". How can this continue? where are the medical doctors? where is the FDA?
Megan P (Community Manager) 20 Dec 2012

I am so sorry to hear what is going on for you. Is there anything you have been advised to do to help with the burning and inflammation?

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