Sculptra® is an FDA approved soft tissue cosmetic filler used to replace lost volume in the face, typically from natural aging. Sculptra® works well for shallow lines as well as deep wrinkles, like nasolabial folds, often called smile lines. Those are the creases that go from the bottom of your nose to the corners of your mouth.
It can also be used to fill in marionette lines, generally known as laugh lines. These folds run from the corners of your mouth down to your chin.
Sculptra® is also useful for restoring lost facial volume and for shaping and contouring your face. When combined with other cosmetic procedures, it can also be a component of an overall treatment plan of total skin rejuvenation.
Sculptra® is Versatile
Sculptra® is helpful in addressing and improving many other areas of the face beside just lines and wrinkles. One popular use is to correct and virtually erase sunken eyes. Many people suffer from bags or darkened pigmentation beneath the eyes which causes their eyes to appear sunken back in the face. Sculptra® injections aid in eliminating the aged, tired look frequently caused by sunken in eyes.
Hollow cheeks can be a result of weight loss, aging or genetics, and can detract from your other attractive facial features. Sculptra® can be used to plump out the cheeks and smooth the contours of your face, giving it an overall even appearance.
If you have a cleft chin you were born with, or one that appeared after weight loss, Sculptra® can fill in the recessed area and smooth out the chin’s appearance, eliminating the cleft.
Sculptra® treatments can boost your self-confidence. It’s generally accepted that when you look better, you feel better. An elevated self-confidence, in and of itself, is a genuine health benefit. You have a reduced risk of developing depression, you’ll sleep better, and you’ll feel enough better you’ll likely get more active, maybe even to the point of exercising regularly, if you don’t already have an established exercise routine.
Additional Benefits of Sculptra®
There are many more benefits of Sculptra® treatments. Most patients are thrilled with the results they’ve gotten and love the fact that results last up to two years. Here are a few of the most popular benefits of using Sculptra®:
- Non-surgical and minimally invasive – very little downtime is required
- Stimulates new collagen growth – collagen helps keep your skin plump, firm and young looking
- Improvements are gradual and seem very natural – results are subtle and become visible slowly
- Results are long-lasting – up to two years following full Sculptra® treatment, much longer than many other cosmetic fillers
- Improves skin tone, enhances texture and overall skin health – Sculptra® triggers collagen production deep beneath the skin, resulting in much younger looking skin on the surface
A Final Thought
If you’re like most people, you probably prefer longer duration over immediate results when you’re considering cosmetic fillers. Other injectables may give you more immediate results, but you’ll need to have additional injections every few months to maintain the look.
Because Sculptra® is designed to work gradually, you’ll see improvement after a few weeks, but the long-term results after a full treatment of three sessions, about a month apart, will give you outstanding results for up to two years!
