Sculptra®

Sculptra® stimulates your own collagen production, significantly restoring facial volume and improving the appearance of wrinkles, folds and sunken areas that occur with ageing1. Unlike most other facial rejuvenation products, Sculptra® targets one of the underlying causes of facial ageing, giving noticeable results that emerge gradually and can last up to 24 months2.   
 
Sculptra® contains a compound called poly-L-lactic acid, or PLLA. PLLA is biocompatible and biodegradable1. It has been widely used as an effective, well-tolerated product for medical purposes, such as resorbable sutures, for more than 40 years1. Several published studies have assessed the safety, effectiveness and longevity of treatment with PLLA3.
 
Treatment involves a series of injections which stimulate new collagen fibre production at the site of injection. The average person typically requires two-to-three treatment sessions spaced four-to-six weeks apart.

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REFERENCES:
  1. Burgess CM. Treatment of facial asymmetry with Poly-L-lactic acid: a case study. Aesthetic Plast Surg 2008;32:552-54
  2. Butterwick K, Lowe NJ. Injectable poly-L-lactic acid for cosmetic enhancement: Learning from the European experience. J Am Acad Dermatol August 2009 Vol 61;2:281-93.
  3. Lacombe V. Sculptra: A Stimulatory Filler. Facial Plastic Surgery 2009 Vol 25;2:95-99
 
Sculptra® is a Prescription Medicine containing 150mg Poly-L-lactic acid per vial used to increase the volume of depressed areas, particularly to correct skin depressions by injection deep under the skin. Sculptra should only be administered by trained medical professionals. Talk to your specialist about the benefits/risks of this procedure in appearance medicine.  Cautions: Sculptra must not be used if you have an allergy to any of its ingredients, in areas with acute or chronic skin disease such as infection or inflammation. Sculptra should be used with caution in patients: under 18 years; on anticoagulants; who are pregnant or breastfeeding or who are susceptible to keloid formation and hypertrophic scarring. Exposure of treated areas to excessive sun, UV lamp should be avoided. Possible Side Effects: Injection site reactions (bruising/pain/induration/swelling); immune system disorders (allergy); infection; skin disorders (redness, itching, nodules). If you have any side effects or concerns speak to your doctor.