How Will Having Sculptra Injections in the Checks Change the Shape of ones Face over Time?

Sculptra is not an overnight miracle, but it can give great results over time.  Sculptra works gradually to replace collagen that is lost during the aging process, and over a series of treatments during a few months, the result can last up to two years.  The number of injections per session can vary from person to person but it averages three.  Usually the peak effect is at about six months.  After your initial session, you may need a touch up every couple of years, but you shouldn't need the same amount as in the beginning.  Be sure you find a physician experienced in injecting Sculptra.

 

As we age, we lose volume in the face.  The cheek area is considered the mid-face.  As you inject Sculptra you gradually build up collagen in the mid-face.  What Sculptra does is gradually make you look younger by having your own body produce collagen in these areas.  Sculptra produces a gradual effect and the end result should be to restore lost volume and look rejuvenated but not artificial.

When you were younger, the tissues over the cheek bone were anchored to the bone by tight retaining ligaments. You noticed this when you removed your make up and did not need to support the skin or get much drag on the skin's surface. With age, the skin, underlying fat and bone all lose some structure. The weakening of cheek retaining ligaments allows the cheek tissues to descend.

One effect of Sculptra that I like is that the new collagen formation with Sculptra mimics the structural retaining ligaments in the cheek area, as well as restoring lost volume. That is why patients see a more dramatic rejuvenation effect with Sculptra than with other fillers.

I generally see the effect in the cheeks a month after the third treatment vial (one vial to just the cheek region every month for three months).

Sculptra improves the appearance of the aging face by causing the patient's skin to make new collagen.  This not only adds volume to areas such as the cheeks, temples and under eyes areas, but can result in a lift in the skin especially in the jowl and nasolabial folds.

New collagen begins growing immediately, but it will take time to start seeing the results.  Typically, patients will start to see results 4-5 months after their last injections, thus it may take 7-8 months to a year for a patient to have noticeable improvement.  One of the beauties of treatment with Sculptra is that when you reach your desired end result the effects are long-lasting, up to 2 years. 

Typically if you undergo Sculptra you will not be over treated- in other words, too many vials. If too many vials are used , then a change may result that you may not be happy with. Cautious and a planned out approach with the correct amount of filler will give natural excellent results.