Sculptra Expensive But Well Worth It! - Palm Beach, FL

I have not had this procedure done as yet, but did discuss it with the doctor and he told me that you had to have 3 separate treatments a month apart, also said there woudl be more bruising then other fillers...is this right, did you have bruising, could you go out in public right away? Thanks Countrypumpkin

The bruising is like Russian roulette. One of my eyes was black and blue for a month the first time but the other times I was OK. Some doctors in Paris, where the treatment has been used for years, suggest waiting more than a month between teatments. Do not let anyone do it who is not a board certified dermatologist or a plastic surgeon. Too many fast buck artists are getting into the field because it is so lucrative. Discuss with the doctor how long he has been doing fillers and how many Scuptra patients he has had. The person should have sveral years experience, or find someone else. After some bruising and redness at the beginning, you will probably have a good result. Its expenisve, yes, but it does fill in one's cheeks and naso labial folds.

I went to the best Plastic surgeon who teaches sculptra placement to others, he is the 'Chief of Plastic Surgery" in a very reputable hosptial in NJ so the theory that you won't get lumps if you go to the best are not correct, I am proof of that* I also massaged like crazy!!

Hi, Sorry I have not got back to you sooner, have not been on line in a day or so. I had Sculptra to fill in my cheeks & nasel folds, I went to a very well known doctor in Hackensack, Dr. Boss, chief of plastic surgery in Hackensak, medical center in NJ, anyway it did fill in my cheeks nicley but took a few months for that. I massaged really good but still got a very tiney lump in tear through ( didn't even ask him to put it there) and a bigger lump at the corner of my mouth, to be honest I did like the way it filled things in a lot and the lump by my mouth is not noticable by ppl unitl I point it out,if it lasted about a year & a half, I was hoping for the full 2 years for the $3,000 I paid but that is how fillers work, some people it last longer than 2 years, not me. I had Juviderm in July in naselfolds and upper lip, that is already wearing off so maybe it is me. I would say go for it if you can spare the money and if you may no get the full 2 years of fill, you very well may but be prepared for it if it does not last that long, Only you can decide, I paid $750.00 for the Juverderm and for 4 months I really don't think I will do that again. Good luck in whatever you decide to do...what State do you live in?? Take care, JoJo

Glad you stated....have the MD do the procedure. A technician performed mine. She had problems with the equipment...blah, blah, blah......not informed initially - it would take several treatments, etc.(my error for not asking)

out $1600............NO results!