Not only does SCULPTRA® it improve wrinkles, but it also volumizes the face and improves overall skin quality (radiance, smoothness, pigmentation, redness and pore size). This improvement is often referred to as the “Sculptra glow’’.
Treatments,
SCULPTRA® (PLLA-SC)
What is it?
SCULPTRA® has been FDA approved since 2009 for the correction of shallow to deep nasolabial folds and other facial wrinkles in healthy patients. Not only does it improve wrinkles, but it also volumizes the face and improves overall skin quality (radiance, smoothness, pigmentation, redness and pore size). This improvement is often referred to as the “Sculptra glow’’.
How does it work?
Poly-L-lactic triggers a “foreign body reaction” that leads to a sub-inflammatory cellular response that acts on fibroblasts to produce collagen. Not only does it increase collagen but causes the connective tissue to have a better blood supply.
Although the inflammatory response subsides in 6 months, the collagen production continues, increasing dermal thickness that lasts about 2 years. SCULPTRA® is the only PLLA proven to stimulate Collagen Type I (the most important type collagen related to skin aging).
Results
Optimal results are seen 6 months after initial treatment and will include:
- Improved skin quality
- Hydrated skin
- Improved volume loss
- Tightened skin
- Reduction in fine lines and wrinkles
NOTE
SCULPTRA® results produce a natural-looking appearance. The results are long-lasting and will be visible for up to two years.
A minimum of 3 treatments are needed. The first three treatments are usually 4–6 weeks apart.
* Treatment may be deferred if there are any active infections especially on the face or inside the mouth. These include pimples and acne, cold sores, upper respiratory tract infection and visiting the dentist in the past month.