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).