Can I Have Scuptra and Botox Done at the Same Time?

I have been injecting Sculptra for the past seven or eight years, long before it was approved for cosmetic use in the US. Thus far, I have NEVER had a patient tell me of any significant pain or discomfort, either during the treatment or at any time thereafter. Lidocaine is mixed with the...

Yes.  Proper dilution of Sculptra drastically reduces its risks.  Naturally, complications can occur with the use of any injectable filler.  Fortunately, such complications occur only rarely.

Sculptra comes as a powder in a vial. You might probably be billed based on the number of vials used. It is usually one or two. The powder must be mixed with both sterile water and a local anesthetic. There has been a trend to increase the amount of fluids used to mix the powder to decrease the...

Blurred vision after Sculptra is highly atypical.  A small, but real possibility of retrograde embolization and blindness exists with any facial injection. Any visual changes should be evaluated ASAP by an Ophthalmologist

Sculptra helps your body produce collagen.  That is similar to the process of inflammation and for the several days you took the Prednisone, there may be less inflammation.  There may be less production of collagen by the fibroblast cells that make the collagen during this time, but...

It is always better to do ultherapy first, then fillers.  If you have fillers before ultherapy, it might diminish the effects of the filler.  If a patient has already had a filler like sculptra aesthetic and wants to move forward with ultherapy, I will proceed with treatment but let...