I had sculptra one week ago in my cheeks where I had hollows near my ears, only one vile. I did have another treatment one month prior in the same area and also in my temples. This time only in my cheeks. I took a selfie yesterday and my face looks distorted. The skin around my smile is puffy and now when I smile it’s so thick looking making me look square and making my mouth area project more than my cheeks! I’m incredibly terrified. It’s weird because I don’t believe my injector Put anything there
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Your specialist will have their own formulation for dilution. I dilute mine in saline and xylocaine a few days prior to injection. Each will have their own dilution ratio. All the best, Dr Davin Lim
Sculptra is not known to cause acne, but it is possible to get bumps at the injection sites and even have some granulomas from the sculptra itself. I would recommend going back to your doctor to make sure you are not having an adverse reaction and to be evaluated for proper treatment of your acne.
Sculptra is an excellent product to stimulate production of significant amounts of collagen in the skin. Depending on how much volumization is required, the physician will typically give the patient an estimate of the number of vials required to be injected to achieve the desired...