If Sculptra is Not Mixed 24 Hours Before and an Reaction Happens, Will You Still Get Well?

Sculptra is a wonderful liquid filler and it has great results for volumizing the face.  Sculptra works by helping the body produce new collagen and the results last up to two years.  Doxycycline should have no effect on Sculptra years later.

I cannot speak to your injector's reconstitution method. Each Sculptra injector has their preferred method of reconstitution. Personally, I allow at least 48 hours to hydrate the product and use a 9mL final dilution per vial. You will find read about many methods of reconstitution but this works...

My office has many HIV patients who obtain their Scuptra from the Sculptra patient access program.  Different doctors will have different charges for the procedure, but we do discount the cost of the treatment for patients in the Sculptra patient access program by more than 40% of the...

If you are still experiencing swelling from treatment one month ago, I would recommend that you see you provider for follow-up concerning this.  It is typically to have swelling from your treatment, but this will usually resolve within a two week period.  

Anecdotally, smoking has been found to decrease the effectiveness of Sculptra.  You can still get an effect, you just may need more injections.

Thank you for your question. We mix ours 48 hours prior to injecting, and we do not shake them, we spin them and they mix much better.  If not mixed, it will not flow out of the syringe.  If the lip droops, it could just be a little edema and nerve pressure which should improve in a...