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Second treatment of Sculptra butt injections left me with an open wound in one injection area (photo)

ihatestretchmarks123Feb 9, 2018
What is this wound after sculptra butt injection? My nurse practitioner for the doctor that did this says it is just my body healing differently in this area and i will be okay. Why is every other injection area not open ( i have hyperpigmentation and bruises still from first session a month ago and second sessions a week ago). Why did this one area leave this crater and why does it seem like it’s getting bigger and not healing? Thet gave me a firm folding stratemed to help the healing process.

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Dr. Darryl J. Blinski, MD
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Monika Soni, MD

Thank you for your question. With any skin trauma, such as with a needle, in darker skin types PIH (Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation) can occur. This should be treated with hydroquinone or Retin A. Also, sun protection is necessary so the pigmentation does not get worse. I recommend having a...

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Recovery is pretty simple since this is non-surgical. Just follow the rule of 555. Massage every 5 minutes, 5 times a day for 5 days. Also, non-strenuous activity is encouraged for at least 2 days. Regular activities should be no problem.

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Sculptra should be always injected in deep subcutaneous planes and never superficially. If SMAS layer in a particular person is very thin and close to the surface of the skin it should never be injected. For butt injections, Sculptra is injected in the deep subcutaneous layer to avoid the...

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