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Stay Away from Sculptra, It Has Ruined my Eyes
UPDATED FROM AtlantaGuy
Sculptra is damaging
AtlantaGuyJune 12, 2019
$25,000
7 years later and sculptra still damaging. I still see the redness on my face and if I go out in the sun it’s more pronounced. Unfortunately, after all of these years it’s never going to get bettter
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UPDATED FROM AtlantaGuy
Now 42 and still not happy with. Better but will...
AtlantaGuyMarch 31, 2012
Now 42 and still not happy with. Better but will never be near the same. To much damage was done from the injections and 1st sculptra removal surgery by Dr. Sinha. 5 years 3 surgeries and if I could go back in time I would have never done anything.
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March 31, 2012
Never,never, never should sculptra be place near the eyes. As for bumps, just follow the 5-5-5 rule. Massage your face five times a day for five minutes for five days. Bumps should not occur if this is followed.
April 2, 2012
Thank you so much for posting an update evg1994! It is really helpful to hear what is going on in the long run in cases such as yours, so I appreciate you keeping us informed.
April 2, 2012
Please people just go the FDA mauve data base and put in sculptra!!or sculptra damage ! yes it was used in Europe with the same drastic affect, It was to used specifically on immune compromised people.and not on people with a good immune system, therefore the body rejects the product and sees it as foreign thus the granulomas. They do not tell you about the delayed onset affects Some of us looked good for about 7 months maybe longer. I have 30 Pages of delayed onset affects and what other mds are doing to reduce the bumps and papules etc. Sculptra will not help you or tell you how to treat it/remove the product only refer you back to your md and give him suggestions of what others are doing.. Please... don't you think we all massaged 5-5-5- wish you all luck.We all need to do our homework prior to any injection in our faces. Many of us are living this nightmare, How many more faces, hands, need to be damaged before something is done??
April 5, 2012
I'm new to this site and cannot believe the problems people have had with Sculptra. For myself, I thought it was great to start with and looked fine for about a year. I then found a lump (small egg size) on my temple and after a few very stressful weeks (when the Doc suspected cancer!), I had it removed only to find the tumour had developed from Sculptra being injected too deep, and at the wrong strength. The lump kept growing (large egg by now) and the resulting operation to move it has left a huge and unsightly dent in my temple. This is a nightmare product and a bit of a time bomb in terms of problems presenting themselves several months after the procedure. I can't believe it is still on the market.
April 5, 2012
Omg I am so scared now..WOW when did you have it first injected? How many sessions did you have total ? Was it only your temple area that you injected? What did the Dr do to help you ? how mych cost was involved with the surgery to remove the HUGE bump? Thank you for your time..
April 16, 2012
Hi BellaMarie.... sorry for late reply. I had 2 sessions approx 3 1/2 years ago. All my face was injected including temples. I loved it at first and thought the result was great and that I'd found the answer to a youthful face.....but the resulting tumour (which came up 15 months later) was a nightmare and definitely the result of this product. The tumour had to be removed by a maxiofacial surgeon who said that this sort of product should never be injected anywhere near the eyes, including the temples and that he had seen other patients with problems with lumps and bumps from similar synthetic products (although not as severe as mine). I was covered by private insurance and at that point no-one could determine what the tumour was so the insurers paid. If I had had to pay myself, my understanding is that it would have been around £2k. My temple is very disfigured now and I have to wear my hair a certain way to cover it. I also still regularly check my face as the surgeon was concerned that other lumps would develop. Try not to worry as it seems that not everyone has problems with it and maybe I was particularly unlucky.
UPDATED FROM AtlantaGuy
For a little touchup and $25k worth of surgeries...
AtlantaGuyNovember 21, 2011
For a little touchup and $25k worth of surgeries to fix this I am still not satisfied. Sculptra should never have been injected under my eyes
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November 23, 2011
How long after the injections did you develop the lumps under you eyes?
November 25, 2011
Coincidentally, I just had Sculptra injections on November 21st and I'm looking a bit hideous at this time. I had it placed around my cheeks, nasolabial folds and the hollows of my eyes. I was badly swollen but now I'm only mildly swollen. Not much brusing to speak of, thank goodness, but the swelling has sunken to the bottom of my face. I was wondering, if the fluid can fall into the lower cheeks, what's stopping the Sculptra? One more question for the Doc I suppose. Anyway, I'm so sorry for your expierence, I know what it's like when a procedure goes horribly wrong. On the upside tho, you look like your face is much better in your after photo.
December 12, 2011
You should not be using Sculptra below your eyes and your doctor should know this. Did he/she have any training??
December 13, 2011
Yes I know that but apparently my double board v=certified plastic surgeon did not know that. If you read all of the abpve posts I am sure you will get the jist of what has been going on for the past going on 5 years
December 12, 2011
"SCULPTRA IS NOT A FILLER" but a stimulator of your own collagen which then acts to create volume in a gradual, progressive, and predictable manner. So you just need ""2 to 4cc"" for the part.
May 6, 2012
It "stimulates" fibrotic scar tissue by causing a foreign body immune systemic response. It is highly variable and uncontrollable.
May 6, 2012
Sculptra is a lie. I did not go to Jims butcher shop. Ii was disfigured and made sick by a double board certified FACS PS. Did you ever talk to these people? Their egos will not allow them to consider themselves anything less than experts. It "stimulates" fibrotic scar tissue by causing a foreign body immune systemic response. It is highly variable and uncontrollable.
May 6, 2012
I am sorry to hear that sculptra is highly variable and uncontrollable. But, it is IMPERATIVE to know your doctor! Know your doctor! Often easier said than done, of course.
May 7, 2012
Ok next time i will have a few over for dinner and see if they want to bring former patients and we can "now" each other. The dr is certified tells you what he thinks you believe them. There will be no next time so scratch that dinner party.
May 8, 2012
Sculptradamage, its understandable you are upset, but please be respectful of other community members. Lydia's point is a valid one & didn't deserve such a rude response.
May 8, 2012
Really Megan? I find it very offensive when people who really like sculptra (kudos for them) tell those of us who did all of the right things that it is still our fault because finally we did not "know" the board certified PS who improperly injected a class 3 medical device that is known to cause a continuous granulomatous inflammatory response for years. I am on 4 years now and it is still there. This is not my fault and I am paying the entire consequence for this Drs bad day, and or incompetence. You go to a DR because they are supposed to be EXPERTS. They are obliged to warn you. All of these people can still develop systemic immune system illness. They are happy with their sculptra, good for them. Atlanta Guy and myself have suffered and lost greatly because our bodies are responding differently then the happy 60%, We are the unhappy people who could have never known about sculptra if a responsible dr had used restylane or something that actually goes away, if there are problems they are not lasting 4 or 5 or more years. I do not think it is inappropriate to question a remark saying I did not properly "know" the board certified PS who screwed up. You can check the practice, check his or her certification, check if people you know used him or her, but once that Dr holds up the syringe the whole situation is out of your control. where it goes is up to the Dr. how much is up to the Dr. How does Lydia "know" her Dr so well?
December 12, 2011
You are correct for facial wasting for cancer patients also. But not for under eye or regular cosmetic procedures.
December 13, 2011
Sculptra now FDA approved for "cosmetic use" in 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBwyBhckWVk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBwyBhckWVk
December 13, 2011
Well my procedure was done in early 07. So I was not informed of the potential granulomas it caused.Sculptra was and is not meant for cosmetic purposes under the eyes.
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