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Wedding has been cancelled because of misplaced Sculptra! Dallas, TX
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I am 4 months post my first sculptra...
FreshInPlasticMarch 31, 2016
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I am 4 months post my first sculptra treatment?however?One vial sculptra makes my jaws ugly and bigger ?my face looks very droopy then. I lose my natrual small heart shape face and also my self-esteem. Dr Vo Hu gave me Sculptra even though I emphasized I don't want to make my face bigger and change its shape?
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April 2, 2016
the good news is it will go way down in 2-3 months! keep massaging it! I put oil on and do a wavy massage to distribute it, light touch massage. If you dont you will get bulges! good luck!
April 3, 2016
Thank you，actressdiva.But did you get other treatments to break down sculptra besides massage？many doctors say sculptra would stay there for years but how could it go down in 6 months？
April 18, 2016
I am sorry, obviously your Dr. wasn't listening. I think You can get some fillers that "lift" a little bit. I can't imagine your pain and frustration.
April 19, 2016
Yes I've got 2 vials of voluma on cheeks to lift up my big jaws and what you see now it's already so much better than the results of sculptra itself .
April 19, 2016
I was the same. I had just one treatment, I know how you are feeling. Be reassured it will go back down to your natural shape, I'm afraid mine took a year! But it does go. Do not get Thermage or anything else that stimulates collagen as this just plumps up the collagen that was injected. I was told Sculptra is in my face now for 10 years. It was such a stressful time in my life but at least it goes away. Peace x
April 20, 2016
Thank you vivienne12!Im confused...did you see the volume diminish after a year ？But why sculptra has been in your face for 10 yrs ..
April 20, 2016
My hamster jaw diminished slowly within a year but I still felt the lumps under my skin for another year afterwards, although no one could see the lumps. I was told that Sculptra was originally used for CRACK users!!! To fill the holes in their skin. I had a 'Thermage' treatment a year after the sculpture was injected and this activated the sculpture that was injected, my face swelled up, it was awful. I was recently told to not do any treatments that promote collagen as the sculpture takes up to 10 years to leave the body and my face could swell up again. Its been 3 years now and my face is back to normal and I can't feel any lumps, they have all gone. How is your face?
April 20, 2016
It's so scared that Sculptra needs 10 years to be purged out ！I'm still on my worst stage，it's only 5 months post sculptra .swelling comes and goes all the time ，as well as the lumps . I'm scared about the soreness because when I feel the soreness I would see more volume grows next morning！
April 20, 2016
Maybe don't massage your face as this stimulates the sculpture/collagen. It will slowly dissipate. From the pictures you posted its hard to notice the swelling. As I said my lumps have gone, I feel nothing now. I was surprised and worried when a nurse told me it is still in your face for that length of time. She told me this to warn me about doing anymore collagen stimulating/lazer heat treatments on my skin, good to know!! Just be gentle with your face at the moment.
April 19, 2016
My advice to you is do facial exercises to lift the cheeks and mouth, I bet when you smile the jawline looks a lot better. Do some facial exercises to lift the muscles from your mouth to cheeks to your eyes. You will be ok,it just takes time to leave your body.
UPDATED FROM FreshInPlastic
4 months post
No one would like to help you if you look like not that bad, but actually it is worse than they thought
FreshInPlasticApril 17, 2016
I went back to the person who injected sculptra to me , he told me I look nice . Like most doctors seeing my photos here, he thought my issue is not like what I described. I went to some experts for help, they didn't care my issue at all because they thought I look OK. However, they would never think about how dramatic the change is on my face until they look at my "before" photos serious! Sculptra not only makes my face wider and puffier , but also makes it look like longer and droopy because too much volume on the lower part . Swelling come and go , soreness either. I found some people finally found a doctor who would like to help and got their issue solved , but I'm afraid who can I go to at this stage. Some one said let time to solve it, but I can't believe I could see any improvement even in next 12 months since I got such vigorous result even with 1 vial sculptra.
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April 17, 2016
Why did you get it ? Just wondering since you didn't seem to need any filler in the pic before.
April 18, 2016
Thank you for your comment！I just wanted to smooth smile lines and the wrinkles on my forehead ， I never told the doctor I need to add volume on my face . But that Dr gave me Sculptra
April 18, 2016
not sure why your complaining,its looks good
April 19, 2016
with your updated photos i do see that your face has changed and you have lost the v shape,but your still beautiful.please go ahead with your wedding,you will still make a beautiful bride
June 8, 2016
I agree with Kysha..you are gorgeous..other than the acne i see no real problem ..go to a good makeup artist and they can shade the areas you may not like and get the V shape to your face in photos...don't cancel your wedding...I think you will be a gorgeous bride....I am sorry you are upset...but I think you are gorgeous..
April 18, 2016
Im sorry that happened to you. From tour pictures you look very young. Sculptra is used primarily to increase volume not to fill in small lines. People over the age of 50 are good candidates for sculptra due to loss of volume thru aging. Your Dr. never should have used that on you. You need a dermal filler for fine lines which is very different from what Sculptra does. The effects of sculptra can last 2 years but it will eventually go away.
April 19, 2016
Thank you for the info. Yes, I am on my 20's actually, but I would be 30 next year. It seems like you know much about this, do you know how to minimize the bad effects?
April 22, 2016
I hear you and feel for you. Have been having same problems after 7 veils going on 6 years. Everything you say i went through but was close to surgery as my eyes almost shut closed. All I can tell you its a light in the tunnel but it can take long time. You not ruined but its very very frustrating as you look older when fluid drains down.
April 22, 2016
Thank you for your info，Cream maket！It's so sad to hear that you've been suffering from this for such a long time ！ you didn't feel better until 6 yrs post the last treatmemt？
June 8, 2016
He used to wrong stuff on you for sure...you would have been fine with a little botox and juvaderm...but really you did not need it....you have a naturally cute face...nobody will notice a line here or there...
June 8, 2016
Exactly! The doctor told me Sculptra would only make my skin healthier and younger,that's what I was looking for actually . He didn't inform anything about the volume growth
UPDATED FROM FreshInPlastic
4 months post
Any suggestions?Wedding ceremony has been cancelled?thanks Sculptra!!!!!
FreshInPlasticApril 18, 2016
Ironically?I think my upper cheeks are getting better while my lower face is growing which makes me looks older and older. It's been nearly half a year?another 2 years to get rid of it??I can't sleep more than 4 hours every night because of this ?I can't believe why someone still think this face looks good ?it's really awful?My wedding ceremony has to be postponed because of this ?besides time ?do you have any idea how to make it faster to go away?
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April 19, 2016
I'm sorry that happened but your doctor should have known better. Most doctors use Botox on the forehead lines or filler like juvederm or radiese. I do see that you had a nice heart shaped face before the procedure so I hope this wears off soon and in the future please please go to a very well known doc with great reviews for the specific procedure that you get. You still look like you so try not to lose too much sleep over it btw this too happened to me but it was with voluma in the hands of a not very experienced or well researched plastic surgeon. It finally looks like it's wearing off, it's been a year. My face looked different after the voluma and I hated it so I know how you feel. Good luck and be careful :)
April 19, 2016
Thank you for your time reading my story and your encouragement, eharrison16!And I feel sorry to hear that you had bad experience with Voluma, but the good news is Voluma wouldn't last as long as Sculptra . It's proven to last up to 2 years , but I do feel mine has been diminished a little bit after 5 months. I've injected 2 vials of Voluma on my cheeks to correct face shape (to lift up the droopy lower face caused by sculptra)but ironically, Voluma fades but Sculptra grows.
The doctor injected Sculptra on my face is still very active on this site. He is borad certified and highly recommended by other patients here. That's why I made this mistake. Some reputable doctors always have firm believe on their own opinions and not listen to their patients. This doctor admitted his fault on my last visit, he told me he thought my face was skinny and the jaws were too small, he wanted to make my face wider and give it a stronger jawline !!!
The doctor injected Sculptra on my face is still very active on this site. He is borad certified and highly recommended by other patients here. That's why I made this mistake. Some reputable doctors always have firm believe on their own opinions and not listen to their patients. This doctor admitted his fault on my last visit, he told me he thought my face was skinny and the jaws were too small, he wanted to make my face wider and give it a stronger jawline !!!
May 2, 2016
You need to do a detox to rid your body of this. I am consulting with Dr. Vladimir Topelo in Canada with a strict diet, homeopathics and exercise routine to rid myself of Botox which is totally poison. Yes they dot tell you the side effects when they take your money….
May 4, 2016
Thank you for your recommendations! I'll do my research on detox and of course ask my doctor. But from my experience, botox is very short-term filler and it fades fast. I got botox twice already , everytime it went away no more than 4 months.
May 13, 2016
Can i ask which homeopathics you were put on? I'm teying to find the best remedies to rid myself of this silly toxin too!
May 13, 2016
Which homepathic remedies were you recommended to try? I'm only 9 days post botox injections and desperately want to help my body detox as best i can. Any suggestions? Thankyou :)
May 10, 2016
2 years is a lie. I got done wrong with sculptra in 2008 and the crap it made is still there. I am so sorry for you. It also gets inflammed and infected. It is a very bad very dangerous device.
May 18, 2016
Thank you for your comments, sculptrasucks.I've seen your posts before I remember you!I'm sorry what you are suffering! Yes, I don't think I will be free from sculptra in 2 yrs since I'm only 29!!! I've got several steroids injections by far , no effects no side effects. But I still can't just wait and do nothing. I keep searching for help . I'm on antibiotics now, get how dose steroid shots and 5FU every month .
June 22, 2016
Docs fault, not the product!
May 17, 2017
Sounds like the product is uncontrollable in some people. Don't be so sure it is not the product also...I am in the field..and when I heard about it I said no wayyy this is too much margin for error...how do you control it? Reverse ita. And here is a perfect example of why products such as this need more testing
May 7, 2024
It’s not a filler. It’s a collagen-synthesis stimulator. Totally different.
May 7, 2024
I think it’s the product! There are TOO MANY bad reactions- not everyone’s body can process out the portion of the injection that is basically PLASTIC being injected into your skin. I think that the people who don’t have these complications are able to process out the plastic through their liver (your skin is your second liver) but those who have the bad reactions, maybe their liver needs support, or their hormones have made their skin inflammatory.
May 7, 2024
AGREED 100%. EVERYONE who has negative results from this drug needs to report them to the FDA!!! Call 1-888-INFO-FDA to report & protect others from this dangerous drug! The makers of Sculptra (Galderma) also makes Restylane, just FYI.
Was it Dr Vu Ho that injected you?
Was it Dr Vu Ho that injected you?
Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you find support here in the community.