What Is Sculptra?

Sculptra is a unique injectable solution that stimulates your body’s natural production of collagen, which helps restore fullness to areas that have lost volume. Unlike many other injectables, Sculptra works in layers, gradually building collagen over time. 

As your body produces new collagen naturally, you’ll notice fuller-looking skin in target areas. And when used along with other anti-ageing treatments like BOTOX Cosmetic or Juvéderm, Sculptra can take years off your appearance. The bottom line? For natural-looking results that don’t feel or look fake, the Sculptra aesthetic is worth considering.

Sculptra treatment is very similar to the treatment process for other dermal fillers. Once your cosmetic surgeon or dermatologist has determined that Sculptra is right for you, the appropriate locations to receive Sculptra aesthetic injections will be determined.

Preparation For Treatment with Sculptra

Since Sculptra is a synthetic and biocompatible substance made from lactic acid. A natural substance that is already present in the body. There is no need for allergy testing before treatment with Sculptra. However, be sure to inform the surgeon of your complete medical history, including the use of blood thinners such as aspirin. You also need to avoid consuming alcohol on the days of preparation for treatment.

The Sculptra Injection Procedure

Immediately after the treatment, the treated areas are massaged for a few minutes in order to evenly distribute the sculptra aesthetic suspension. This massage helps prevent lumps or nodules from forming under the skin.

Downtime is very short or no downtime is require after Sculptra injections. Most patients can return to normal activities immediately. There may be redness or swelling at the injection sites, but these side effects go away quickly. A cold pack or ice pack can be applied as needed.

How Does Sculptra Work?

Microscopic Sculptra crystals induce a mild inflammatory reaction under the skin where they were inject. This stimulates the formation of collagen: the white blood cells that surround the Sculptra aesthetic microcrystals attract the collagen-producing fibroblasts. Collagen production gradually increases and the volume enhancement results of Sculptra treatment are observe in approximately four to six weeks.

Are The Results Immediate?

Immediately after Sculptra treatment, the area of ​​the face that receive the injection will appear to be fill, but this is simply due to the water content of the Sculptra injection (the Sculptra microparticles are suspend in sterile water for application). The true and long-lasting effects of Sculptra treatment take weeks or months to become apparent.

Although the effects of Sculptra aesthetic take a while to manifest themselves, they can last up to two years. The results of treatment with other dermal injectables such as Restylane last only a few months.

With Sculptra®, there’s no downtime and no discomfort; it’s easy and virtually painless to get start on your way to new and improved skin. It’s important to note that if you are on certain medications or have any concerns about your overall health. It  includes heart issues or certain autoimmune diseases (such as lupus). Sculptra® may not be right for you. Be sure to consult your doctor before starting any new skincare regimen so they can help determine if Sculptra® is right for you.

Need For Other Treatments with Sculptra

Because it takes weeks for the effects of Sculptra aesthetic to become apparent, the treatment regimen for Sculptra is usually “treat, wait, evaluate and portray if necessary”; that is, the doctor must wait and see if enough Sculptra was given the first time before knowing if additional injections are appropriate. 

Also, the risk of overcorrection with Sculptra is the formation of nodules under the skin. This can be avoided if at least a few weeks are allowed to pass before evaluating the effects of the first treatment. Sculptra works with your body to encourage natural collagen production, causing an effect that lasts up to 2 years after treatment. In as little as a month, you’ll see a significant improvement in your appearance—and with regular treatments, you can maintain those results for as long as two years. 

Why Has Sculpting Been Consider the Best Injection Skin Tightening Technique for A Long Time?

First of all, it must be said that Sculptra aesthetic is a poly- L- lactic acid preparation approved for use by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration – an analogue of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare, which legalizes the use of medicines and technologies). 

The FDA is one of the strictest regulatory agencies in American medicine, requiring long-term clinical trials and strong evidence of effects. It has been proven that polylactic acid causes histological tissue hardening when inject intradermally. This means that scientists reliably know that a layer of additional collagen that we need is form at the injection sites. It includes thickness in skin and literally erases wrinkles from the skin surface. Thus, Sculptra gives the effect of biological rejuvenation at the expense of the body’s own resources, which is so valuable in the natural rejuvenation of the face. 

With age (about 35-40 years), atrophy of the fatty tissue of the cheek-zygomatic region appears, leading to the omission of the middle zone and the appearance of pronounced lacrimal grooves and nasolabial folds. These phenomena are also easily correct by polylactic acid. 

A strong argument in favour of using Sculptra is the lack of puffiness after the procedure. That is, unlike hyaluronic acid, polylactic acid does not induce an influx of water at the injection sites. In this regard, the drug is excellent for treating large surfaces on the face, body and even hands. The ideal method of injecting Sculptra aesthetic is a reinforcing technique that allows the preparation to be evenly distributed over the tissues of the face. It is best to focus on the most mobile areas of the face and neck: the area of ​​the crow’s feet, the nasolabial triangle, the entire surface of the neck.

The polylactic acid filler injection is inject with thin dermatological cannulas, so the procedure is practically painless. Patients taking aspirin-containing medications can contribute to bruising, so make sure to eliminate ibuprofen, vitamin E, fish oil (omega-3) preparations 2 weeks before injection.

After the procedure, it is very important to thoroughly massage the injection area to avoid lumps and noticeable irregularities from the action of the drug in the future.

Sculptra Analogues on The Anti Age Market

Today there are several analogues of the American drug Sculptra aesthetic. One of the most reliable is Sculptra. (South Korea). It is available in various concentrations, but usually, in practice, we use a dosage of 200mg. This analogue is very convenient to use due to the special form of the drug — it is in a bottle in the form of balls, which dissolve very evenly in saline before use. The polylactic acid balls in the bottle act as a sports nutrition shaker, allowing all filler components to dissolve without lumps. This facilitates the subsequent administration of the drug with the thinnest cannulas.

Indications & Contraindications

Direct indications for the procedure are:

• Flabbiness of the skin
• Fine wrinkled type of ageing
• Superficial and deep grooves in medically active areas of the face

Polylactic acid gives a very natural rejuvenating effect, which is extremely appreciate by conservative patients and male patients.

The drug is effective among patients resistant to botulinum toxin (especially in the area of ​​wrinkles of the eyes and forehead).

The choice of a clinic and a cosmetologist is very important when working with a filler, since insufficient use. Sculptra can lead to complications such as pathological scarring (with too superficial injection) or, conversely. A complete lack of effect from the procedure. It is especially important to choose the correct concentration of the drug when working with a thin skin of the lower eyelids and neck.

The drug is not injected into the lips to correct their volume!

Recommended Course of Procedures

For a lasting effect, it is to perform a course of 3 procedures within three months, that is, one procedure per month will provide a long-lasting skin lifting effect and improve its elastic properties.

The procedure can be repeat at intervals of once a year. Patients, as a rule, notice the main effect of the procedure immediately, but after 5-8 weeks after the first injection, the result is enhance. This is due to the process of stimulating collagen in the skin.

The duration of the effect may vary in each case and depends on the volume of the drug administered. On average, patients say that the aesthetic result from the completed course lasts up to 2-3 years.

In A Nutshell…

There are very few things that can trigger a significant improvement in facial aesthetics. However, Sculptra Aesthetic is certainly one of them.

 Unfortunately, many people are not aware of what it is or how it works so they do not bother to consult with their physicians about it. That is why we are here to shed some light on all things Sculptra aesthetic so you will have a better understanding of what it entails and if it’s right for you.