Besides Sunken Cheeks, What Other Areas Respond Best to Sculptra?

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I understand that sunken cheeks respond very well to Sculptra, what other areas respond well to Sculptra? I specifically want to use it on nasiolabial folds, the prejowl area and anterior cheek.

Mitchel Goldman, MD · Answer

I place Sculptra in various places in the face, basically everywhere except under eyes, forehead and lips.

Kimberly Butterwick, MD · Answer

Sculptra is great for volumizing nearly the entire face. For a person who wants the nasolabial fold treated, the product is placed there but also in the upper mid cheek to lift the fold. This gives a prettier result than just treating the fold. Similarly, the prejowl area is often treated, but also along the entire jaw line to “pull back” the jowl. The anterior cheek is also a great area for Sculptra, as are the temples. All of the treatments help to smooth out, lift , and rejuvenate the face. Areas that are not good for Sculptra are the lips and close to the eye.

Cynthia Stolovitz, MD · Answer

You would need a facial evaluation order to assess if you are a good Sculptra candidate.
Other than the cheeks, Sculptra is used very successfully in the temple region, the pre auricular region( in front of the ears)in patients who have lean faces.
This product has been used off label in the chest décolletage   and body areas such as the buttocks and thighs for cellulite.

Donna Bilu Martin, MD · Answer

One of the most important things in facial aesthetics is to assess the entire face to determine where volume loss has occurred, rather than looking at one specific facial area, one wrinkle, or one fold. As we age, we lose bone and fat in the temples, cheeks, and along the jawline. Bone and fat serve as the "foundation" for our faces and when those atrophy, folds and wrinkles form. Sculptra is an excellent choice in such a patient because it rebuilds the foundation over time, resulting in a natural look. Of note, many of these areas are treated "off label."

Kristel D. Polder, MD · Answer

Other areas that respond are the temples, the jawline, the jowl area, and the hollowing right in front of the ear area. Experienced injectors may also place a little bit in the tear-trough area to give volume to this site. Caution must be taken in that area, however. Only qualified professionals who do a lot of Sculptra should be injecting in the tear trough.

Besides Sunken Cheeks, What Other Areas Respond Best to Sculptra?

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