How many vials of Sculptra will I need to fill my hip dips? (Photo)

I have talked extensively about the use of fillers in the buttock/hip dip region in social media. The FDA available fillers that are typically used for buttock/hip dip injections (Renuva, Sculptra, and Bellafill) are all approved for use in the face. They are packaged (small syringes or vials) and priced accordingly for sale to physicians. This means that our costs are relatively high for very small amounts of product. For example, Sculptra costs me about $400 per vial, but may be as low as $300 to high volume providers. Physicians who inject the buttocks/hip dip areas commonly use up to 20 vials per side, a total of 40 vials, and charge anywhere from $20000 or more for that amount. Assuming that one vial of Sculptra is equal to 1 cc of augmentation (more or less for the sake of simplicity), all of which will be gone in a year, you are paying $20000 for 20 cc of augmentation per side. Looking at your photos, I estimate that you would need about 250 cc per side to eradicate your hips dips, or at least 100 cc per side to soften them. So, the physician's cost to deliver 250 cc per side (500 cc total, or 500 vials) is $200000 at $400 per vial, or $150000 at $300 per vial. Are willing to pay that? What if a provider buys in bulk to reduce their cost of product? (Having performed many filler based hip dip injections, I have gotten such price reductions.) At $200 per vial (50% off), it's still $100000, and I remind you this is just product cost, not including the fee for service. As you can see, it would be a waste of money for you to invest in these low volume injections that will have little to no impact on your hip dips. Instead, you would be an excellent candidate for liposuction and fat grafting, a process that is far more effective (and permanent) at improving hip dip and buttock contours.

Sculptra is a biostimulator and takes time and a few sessions to correct or address the concern. It is used off label for the body as it Is approved for the face only. You need to seek someone who knows and understands how Sculptra works and be super careful when injecting around hip not to cause nerve damage or infection.It is best to do less vials in a session when treating a small area and then having a few sessions spread out. Your left hip side is slightly worse , so it will need more vials to try to balance it. I would stat with 8 vials, 3 for right and 5 for left side, wait 1-3 months and then reassess how you responded.

If you were my patient, I would probably try to direct you to a slightly different route. By removing or reducing the hip rolls, your hip tips will disappear while making your body shape more curvaceous and at the same time somewhat more slender where it needs to be. Obtained fat from the hips could be used to enhance your breasts in the most natural way. I have been performing fat grafting for over 30 years and my patients retain pretty much close to 100% of the transferred fat. This way you’ve benefit in many ways and I will recap: 1. you will get rid of the hip dip. 2. You will become more slender 3. you will become more curvaceous , and 4. you will have fuller breasts to match the proportions of your body in the most natural way. And I should probably mention that all of this will be achieved with practically no scars whatsoever on any part of your body. I hope this helps and good luck from New York City Plastic Surgery.