I did sculpture 12 months ago on my forehead and this visable lump is still there. Sometimes is a big massive lump like on the picture and sometimes is 2 smaller nodules. I have been massaging it everyday. Does massage helps and is there certain cream I can use when I am massaging to make it go away faster? Does HIFU (high-intensity focused ultrasound) on the lump will make it better or worse? Or it will eventually go away in 2-3 years later even I do nothing? Tks in advance.
Answer: Sculptra lump on forehead Dear baby_bunny:Sculptra use is injector AND patient dependent. Sculptra is a bio-stimulant of collagen production in thinning tissues. It is particularly useful to firm the skin and resist creasing by causing a slow and gradual stimulus of those cells forming collagen and other structural proteins. It had in the past developed a reputation of forming collagen lumps or nodules. This has largely resolved with newer techniques of dilution and injection. There are areas where the Sculptra molecule if not properly massaged may coalesce and stimulate a growing mass of collagen. In my personal experience, the forehead,
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Answer: Sculptra lump on forehead Dear baby_bunny:Sculptra use is injector AND patient dependent. Sculptra is a bio-stimulant of collagen production in thinning tissues. It is particularly useful to firm the skin and resist creasing by causing a slow and gradual stimulus of those cells forming collagen and other structural proteins. It had in the past developed a reputation of forming collagen lumps or nodules. This has largely resolved with newer techniques of dilution and injection. There are areas where the Sculptra molecule if not properly massaged may coalesce and stimulate a growing mass of collagen. In my personal experience, the forehead,
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Answer: #Sculptra lump This lump will resolve eventually even if you do not massage it at all, although it can take another year or possibly even more. In the meantime, numbing the area and breaking it up with a needle, or injecting with 5-FU, may be helpful. I am not aware that HIFU has been used for this but I can imagine it might be helpful. Another approach is to correct some of the volume deficits you have in the forehead with an HA filler such as Beletero, which will not cause lumps and will actually disguise the bump you have now.Injection techniques for Sculptra have changed and this would be unlikely to happen to someone receiving Sculptra now. I do hope this is helpful to you!Dr. Clark
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Answer: #Sculptra lump This lump will resolve eventually even if you do not massage it at all, although it can take another year or possibly even more. In the meantime, numbing the area and breaking it up with a needle, or injecting with 5-FU, may be helpful. I am not aware that HIFU has been used for this but I can imagine it might be helpful. Another approach is to correct some of the volume deficits you have in the forehead with an HA filler such as Beletero, which will not cause lumps and will actually disguise the bump you have now.Injection techniques for Sculptra have changed and this would be unlikely to happen to someone receiving Sculptra now. I do hope this is helpful to you!Dr. Clark
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May 29, 2015
Answer: Forehead sculptra irregularity You have uneven growth of the foerhead area. The best treatment is to not try to get rid of it (probably futile and expensive for no result).In my opinion you best bet is to fill in around it with hyaluronic filler such as Voluma or Juvederm.
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May 29, 2015
Answer: Forehead sculptra irregularity You have uneven growth of the foerhead area. The best treatment is to not try to get rid of it (probably futile and expensive for no result).In my opinion you best bet is to fill in around it with hyaluronic filler such as Voluma or Juvederm.
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May 27, 2015
Answer: Sculptra injected to forehead now with lump....it shouldn't be placed there The forehead has too much movement to inject with Sculptra. It will clump, as it has done. Ulthera might not be a bad way to remove. Surgical removal can be done but will leave a scar. I use only HA's in the forehead.
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May 27, 2015
Answer: Sculptra injected to forehead now with lump....it shouldn't be placed there The forehead has too much movement to inject with Sculptra. It will clump, as it has done. Ulthera might not be a bad way to remove. Surgical removal can be done but will leave a scar. I use only HA's in the forehead.
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June 2, 2015
Answer: Lump on forehead after Sculptra In all likelihood, this probably is the result of Sculptra but after one year one must make sure that this is not a rapidly expanding tumor of some sort and you should consult the doctor that did the injection for possible further consultation.Once established that this is a result of Sculptra, one can inject an anesthetic and then go in and break up the nodule in various ways that you can discuss with your doctor. This can be combined with two other injections (an anti-inflammatory mixed with 5 FU) that your doctor will be familiar with.H C Gasiorowski MD
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June 2, 2015
Answer: Lump on forehead after Sculptra In all likelihood, this probably is the result of Sculptra but after one year one must make sure that this is not a rapidly expanding tumor of some sort and you should consult the doctor that did the injection for possible further consultation.Once established that this is a result of Sculptra, one can inject an anesthetic and then go in and break up the nodule in various ways that you can discuss with your doctor. This can be combined with two other injections (an anti-inflammatory mixed with 5 FU) that your doctor will be familiar with.H C Gasiorowski MD
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