Discover Sculptra – the treatment that activates your skin’s natural power to revitalize collagen production for a more youthful appearance.
Sculptra, although classed as an injectable cosmetic filler, is a unique treatment due to its ability to stimulate collagen.
Beautiful skin is a journey. But as time goes on, it can be harder and harder to keep up. As you age, collagen production diminishes, and your skin doesn’t have the same resiliency and fullness it did in the past. Sculptra helps restore your skin’s foundation by stimulating your natural collagen production to firm and smooth the entire cheek region and tighten the skin along the neck and jawline.
Sculptra is an injectable cosmetic filler that can be used to restore facial volume lost due to aging or illness. It contains poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), a biocompatible synthetic substance that stimulates collagen production helping to gradually restore fullness to facial wrinkles and folds. This results in a softer and more youthful appearance. It’s also used to treat facial fat loss (lipoatrophy) in people living with HIV.
Collagen is a fibrous protein that helps maintain the skin’s shape and structure. Skin needs collagen to resist the signs of ageing. By the age of 40, most of us have lost 20% of our natural collagen, and by age 45, up to 25%.
Most people can return to their normal activities immediately after Sculptra injections. There may be some swelling and bruising at the injection site. Other common side effects may include redness, tenderness, pain, bleeding, itching, bumps. These side effects are usually mild and subside within a few days. Aftercare is very important, doing the following will help speed your recovery:
Apply a cold pack to the affected area for a few minutes at a time within the first 24 hours.
Following treatment, massage the area for five minutes at a time, five times a day, for five days.
Avoid excessive sunlight or tanning beds until any redness and swelling has resolved.
Sculptra was first approved 1999 in Europe for filling small facial deficits and it is currently available in more than 40 countries globally.
Sculptra consist of Poly- L-Lactic Acid, which is a synthetic polymer that has been used in human body since 1960 and as medical suture material from 1970.
Sculptra shouldn’t be used by people with a history of irregular scarring or anyone allergic to the ingredients of Sculptra. It shouldn’t be used at the site of skin sores, acne, cysts, rashes, or other skin inflammation.
The results appear gradually as your collagen production increases. You may notice immediate results, but it can take a few months to see the full results of your treatment.
Through a series of treatments, typically about three sessions over a few months, it restores the support and volume of youthful looking skin, providing results that can last up to two years.
