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Swelling and sensation of pressure to be expected for a few days after Sculptra injection. However, something adverse may have occurred if you experience prolonged pain and swelling for 3 weeks after a Sculptra injection as there may be risks of infection and/or nerve impingement. You should be evaluated at once if such complication were to take place.
Sculptra injections typically have mininal pain associated with them and afterwards patients discomfort level is also relatively low. Swelling is a side effect that every patient injected with Sculptra will have, but typically resolves within 5-7 days, with any residual swelling reolving by 2 weeks. The symptoms of pain and sweliing you are describing at 3 weeks post injection are extremely atypical and need to be evaluated. I presume you were injected by a board-certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon/facial plastic surgeon since they are they only professional trained by Sanofi-aventis to perform these injections. If not I would recommend you seek one out.
Pain and swelling 3 weeks after a Sculptra treatment is unheard of. I have been using the product for three years. I am also a national Sculptra trainer and have never seen or heard of this prolonged a reaction. Follow up with your injecting physician is mandatory at this point. There could be an underlying condition, e.g. infection, that needs to be addressed on an urgent basis. Your physician should be able to guide you in a course of action. If you are fearful of returning to your treating physician, see a board certified plastic surgeon. Good luck!
It is unlikely that Sculptura injection would cause permanent nerve damage. Sculptura does work by causing a local inflammatory reaction and recruiting fluid which occupies space. It would be unusual to have effects lasting longer than the effects from the local anesthesia that may have been...
I'm sorry about your experience. We do not use Sculptra in our practice because of the risk of chronic lumpiness. Sculptra is technically approved for use in HIV patients for lipoatrophy but is often used off-label in other areas. Sculptra is made of a material that is reactive, in other words...
Every face will have a different response and different volumetric needs. Faces with small amount of volume loss may need a vial of sculptra. More commonly, patients need multiple vials over multiple sessions. It is better to treat patients over several sessions to gauge their response to Sc...
Time is your best friend. Surgery will not necessarily eliminate all the lumps and bumps. Steroids may be of some benefit but are not recommend in the peri-orbital area.
Sculptra is not for average physician injectors. It requires good understanding of anatomy, volume restoration of upper 1/3 of face, dynamics involved with lifting of skin. While any physician injector must start somewhere, somehow, it should be disclosed especially for paying clientele.
Qualification depends on experience and the amount of injections performed. Dermatologist's, plastic surgeon's, PA'S, and RN'S are qualified to inject Sculptra.
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