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28 Years Old, my Party Girl Lifestyle Started Catching Up to Me

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I have always had a baby face, even at 26-27...

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$800
I have always had a baby face, even at 26-27 everyone swore I looked 18. I always had a very round full face. Once I turned 28 I started noticing loss of volume, it wasnt bad I was growing into a more adult face and theres nothing wrong with that, but im not ready to part with my baby face. I went to Natalia for POD threads, I am against fillers/botox I want my face to look natural, and pod threads are great I got them under my eyes a few times with natalia and absolutely loved them. The areas that started bothering me were areas around my mouth and cheecks , I was hoping to get POD threads as a solution, I was thinking 4-5 on each checkto tighten it up. Natalia suggested sculptra, promised me I would look "weird" or fillery, I was nervous as hell but if you see Natalia , you will understand. She looks 22 and you would never guess she ever had anything done.
3 months later and I am still soo happy. I look like a baby again, naturally, my skin began plumbing up within about 3 weeks, everyday I woke up prettier.

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Natalie Borodoker, MD

Natalie Borodoker, MD

Board Certified Ophthalmologist

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Replies (45)

December 17, 2017
You look great before and after but you do look better after. Was the 800 for all injection or 800 for each?
December 18, 2017
800 was for oil full vial and she put it all in at once
January 9, 2018
what is POD threads?
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January 11, 2018
I hear ya , same for me! We are in the same Sculptra boat now though! :) I've had mine since Mar last year and just got a 3rd treatment two days ago. I def relate where I was upset about lines around mouth and loss of fullness in cheeks which always gave me the baby face. You look great! Looking forward to seeing how long it lasts for you; because I'm young also the product has tended to wear off much sooner than in others. They say should be there 2 years but just around 10 months I noticed the effects starting to fade so I got more injections!
February 21, 2018
5 months & I still love it! Im not going to lie, I didnt know a thing about sculptra until after I got it. Naturally the days following I started researching & the horror stories are making me a bit nervous to do it again even though my experience has been great so far. I just love the results , theres nothing else like it
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March 29, 2018
Yeah, I don't want the old face back, sorry lol...my face looks best plump not thin :)
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March 29, 2018
What kind of horror stories you find?
April 3, 2018
The lump storied but 6 months later I am still loving it and will definitely do it again! Sculptra is the fountain of youth
January 11, 2018
Did Natalie borodoker do your Sculptra and the ehe threads ?
February 21, 2018
yes
January 29, 2018
u look great before and after ! I don’t think u needed I
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2 months post

3 months after

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still love , sculptra not only added volume but also improved texture of my skin, I never wear makeuo anymore, its time for me to go get pod threads under my eyes again, (natalia will not inject any fillers under the eye) I am considering doing another round of sculptra. I am nervous that I will wake up in 6 months with a ballooned massive face, thoughts? I

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December 18, 2017
My opinion, you're very attractive. You don't need anymore work.
January 4, 2018
I would leave it alone for now and see over the year how much volume increases. it sounds like Natalia doesn't push for procedures that won't be effective or give an unnatural result.
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January 11, 2018
Honestly, you don't need it quite yet. I would hold off! Wait at least a year!
March 17, 2018
Agreed, you don't need it
March 18, 2018
You look great. Getting Sculptra this early means your skin is stretching and if you stop doing it, your skin will sag and wrinkle (like mine did). I wish I hadn't had it done (at 72).
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May 11, 2018
I don't see how that works..... I have probably had 15 vials in my face over the years and I don't see sagging due to the drug itself
May 16, 2018
That’s not possible. That’s not at all how sculptra works.
May 16, 2018
You are correct, it does not cause any sagging. Quite the opposite actually. Sculptra is a bio stimulator, it triggers your body to stimulate its own collagen. Once absorbed, there is no product left behind, there is no dissolving of product over time, like with HA fillers, you won’t go back to where you started from. It’s simply building your own collagen, but the aging process is always continuing. It’s a fantastic product, natural looking results when used by a highly trained, experienced injector.
May 16, 2018
@jwednesday You are correct, it does not cause any sagging. Quite the opposite actually. Sculptra is a bio stimulator, it triggers your body to stimulate its own collagen. Once absorbed, there is no product left behind, there is no dissolving of product over time, like with HA fillers, you won’t go back to where you started from. It’s simply building your own collagen, but the aging process is always continuing. It’s a fantastic product, natural looking results when used by a highly trained, experienced injector.
May 16, 2018
@Rose gooch That’s not possible. That’s not at all how sculptra works.
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August 12, 2018
love my sculptra injections. just another one in my face and and 20 in my buttocks, 10 vials each time with 3 weeks apart :))
September 2, 2018
Does it make a big difference in butt siZe? And do people use it for breast enlargement?
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May 11, 2018
sculptra is fine. I have had so many vials over the years. interesting pod thread under the eyes. i have asked the doctor to thin thread to as filler to promote collagen growth. he was scared so only put two on each side. of course I didn't see any obvious improvements. how many threads did our doctor put under your eyes? is it for lifting or for filling? thank you! btw lucky you do look 18! I looked 18 when I was 16 lol!! I have long thin face with ugh cheekbones and I use scpltra under them to soften the shape.
August 12, 2018
Thank you! I used to do 1 thread under each eye but now I do 2 under each eye. I only trust Natalia when it comes to eyes because she is an Ophthalmologist (eye surgeon)
August 12, 2018
Lifting and filling! The results are immediate. If I don’t get my full 8 hours of sleep it really shows , I get really ugly bags & I stress over them. With the pod threads I never get them even if I pull an all nighter :)
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August 12, 2018
I would say threads are probably the safest to use for under the eyes, but I didn't see much result definitely hated the juvederm ultra2 I got, both eyes received 0.25ml and I cold feel the lumps. and I have only one surgeon to inject me with different things. maybe I'm jut not used to HA fillers at all!
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August 12, 2018
still don't look a day over 16, you are so cute
August 17, 2018
Thank you I am trying hard to hold onto my baby face :) it’s alot of work!
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2 months post

skin texture

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skin quality improved alot.

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January 22, 2018
You look gorgeous. Can you explain a little more about the threads under the eyes?
February 21, 2018
thank you! Okay so Natalia says that fillers under the eyes are a big no no, its under eye filler that leads to many complications and unhappy costumers. I was hoping to get some filler to look a little more rested, which is when I heard about pod threads for the first time. The problem is , the new pod threads are completely different than the ones most people are familiar with, so many of the bad reviews on here are for the old ones that have been discontinued. Their are tiny dissolvible threads that under a microscope resemble a barbed wire. They are inserted beneath the skin, completely painless, no bleeding, no bruising. Immediately your skin looks plumber, and over 2-3 months as they dissolve, they stimulate collagen. Because I dont have any serious volume loss, I only need 1 thread under each eye, however my mom had very lose skin on her neck so she needed 12 , she couldnt believe it , total neck lift effect
January 24, 2018
Yes, very interested in the undereye threads... and no, you don’t need anymore sculptra. Give it a year. You are gorgeous!
October 18, 2018
Hows your skin now? Have you done sculptra recetnly? And how long does the result last?