I had injections of Sculptra several years ago. The plastic surgeon told me that the instructions on the product were incorrect. Now I have nodules - large and noticeable. He said these would diminish with time. They have not. My question is what, if anything can be done to correct this? I am wary of returning to this surgeon for advice.
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Sculptra is a wonderful product but the "less is more" philosophy is particularly true of this product. I don't inject more than one vial at a time in a patient and wait at least a month to observe the results before I inject more product. How many vials did you have injected? Kenalog p...
Sculptra is a wonderful product and will provide two years of natural looking results. Using a topical hydrocortisone cream will have no effect on deeper Sculptra injections. Now you can wait for the next weeks wile the collagen builds in your skin and enjoy great results.
If you had dental work I would wait two weeks to make sure that both the swelling and possible nerve side effects are resolved. Then I would begin with Ulthera or Thermage for Skin Tightening. I prefer Thermage and have had great results with Thermage CPT total tip which tightens the lower f...