I desperately need volume in my face and HA fillers are not lasting 6 months. Can I have Sculptra while getting Herceptin? If I would have to switch to chemotherapy would that affect the Sculptra? Can I get Sculptra in my upper cheeks if I have Lyft there now? Since I have mets I will always be receiving some form of cancer treatment. Thank you, doctors!!
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Thank you for your question. Sculptra is typically priced by the vial, there are no unit designations with this product. Each vial contains 367.5 mg of poly-L-Lactic Acid. In St Louis, MO the typical price of a vial is around $700 less any rebates that may be offered by Galderma. We usually...
I've never heard of a case of Sculptra “coming out” of the skin. Sculptra uses microparticles of Poly-l-lactic acid to stimulate the skin to produce new collagen. Gradually, the microparticles are absorbed by the body as they are replaced by new collagen. The benefit of Sculptra is this effe...
For patients with a limited source of donor fat we have been using Sculptra as an alternative. The most common location is for a buttocks lift. Many of the Hollywood stars discovered this and have been doing it for the past couple years. It takes a large number of vials, usually 20 to 40 vials...
