Sculptra is best for treating overall facial wasting that occurs with age due to loss of fat and other supporting tissue. It's an interesting product because unlike other fillers such as Juvederm, Sculptura itself fills, and its presence also motivates the body to produce collagen encasing substance, similar to seeding a pearl.The body slowly digests the stimulus and only the new collagen remains. And the nice thing is there's really no down time to this quick fix treatment, except for some possible bruising and initial swelling. Two to four applications spaced over four to six-week intervals are normally needed to get poly-L-lactic acid's full effect. The fresh fibers are subject to the same breakdown process as other body collagen and, therefore, last about two years.
Depends on who you ask.It came on the market in the US before we had hyaluronic acid fillers and provided a long-term filler. But in MY opinion, it is expensive, it needs to be mixed a while before the patient arrives in the clinic and needs to be repeated several times UNLIKE Restylane/Juvederm where "what you see is what you get". Personally, depending on the reason you are using it, in most cases, I think you can do better.Peter A Aldea, MD, FACSwww.TheBeautyDoctors.com
