Would a facelift help rid the results of Sculptra?

It is likely that the weight of the Sculptra accentuated the decent of your cheeks onto the nasolabial folds. If the product remains subcutaneous, then during a facelift dissection the product can be removed to a degree. Overall a repositioning of the underlying soft tissues that occurs during a facelift will help restore a more youthful shape and contour to your face.

You probably present the usual descent and loss of volume of the cheeks/cheekbone fat resulting in loss of jawline firmness. This sequence of events is most often associated with facial aging or severe weight loss. Sculptra didn’t help you much, but it is the unlikely culprit of your problem! Indeed a vertical face lift is your procedure of choice to regain a fresh and youthful face.Christian Drehsen, M.D.

Occasionally I have a patient present to me who has gone elsewhere and received too much filler material to the lower cheeks which has yielded a rounder face. This can lead to cheek descent but of course normal aging can do that also. Most of the materials that are commonly injected do dissolve with time but sometimes the skin can be stretched out a bit during the time that the material was there. Although a facelift does not get rid of the material, certainly it helps elevate the skin and underlying tissues to improve jowls and the appearance of a heavy lower face.