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Can Sculptra be injected in the butt cheeks for volume?

Nikkie_0000Jun 11, 2018
 Austin TX? Wondering if Sculptra can actually give the butt volume ive seen some pictures where they say no it just fills in the dimples or cellulite but other pictures where patients and dr's claim you can increase the size of ur butt a lot ! ?

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Kimberly Butterwick, MD

Sculptra can add some volume and smooth out sagging skin, but it does take a series of treatments to achieve a beautiful result. It can be placed in key areas in order to reshape the buttocks. You might see modest benefit in three weeks but you wouldn’t be at your maximal results. As for the t...

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Aldo Guerra, MD

Thanks for your question.  Use of Sculptra in the buttocks is a recent trend which uses an FDA approved facial filler in a different location that it was approved. This is called off label use and the technique works best on thinner people who do not have enough fat for fat injections. See an ...

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Ryan A. Stanton, MD

I have unfortunately had many patients come to me after having their high hopes for buttock augmentation crushed by measly Sculptra results or other "fillers". Other than the fact that Sculptra is not FDA approved for buttock injections, here are some critical points of awareness are: 1)...

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Aldo Guerra, MD

It’s probably safe to inject Sculptra since the Sculptra is placed under the dermis and your buttock implant is way below the tissues usually. To be sure, a physical examination would be required.

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Scott W. Vann, MD, FACS

Your defect could probably be improved with a fat transfer to the deficient area. See a plastic surgeon who does a lot of fat transfers. Good luck.

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Samuel Beran, MD

When we use a filler for facial enhancement the volume we use is measured in the single digit cc range.  Well less than an ounce.  When we perform buttock enhancement with fat grafting the volume is in the hundreds of ccs.  You cant achieve a substantial enhancement with PRP.

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