Sculptra®
Conditions treated: Deep wrinkles; scars; atrophic skin; sunken cheeks; dark under-eye circles; HIV Lipoatrophy
Length of treatment: 1 - 3, 30 minute sessions
Price: $250 per treatment for under eye circles; $1000 per treatment for entire face
Covered by insurance: No
Pain factor: Moderate (requires topical anesthesia)
Sculptra or Polylactic acid is a skin filler used for treatment of deep wrinkles and scars and for atrophic (Thinned,aged) skin. It is FDA approved forHIV lipoatrophy (shrinking of fat tissue).
It is also used for treatment of sunken cheeks not related to HIV therapy as well as for treatment of dark under-eye circles.
Sculptra is a very safe product. It is the same substance found in subcutaneous (under the skin) sutures. These sutures have been used for many years in genneral and plastic surgery and have an outstanding record of safety.
Sculptra is a polymer of Lactic acid.
A polymer is a large molecule made of multiple,chemically linked, identical small molecules.
In the case of sculptra, the small molecule is lactic acid, which is found in yogurt, giving it the sour taste.
Sculptra is biocompatible biodegradable and immunologically inert.
It stimulates collagen production by the fibrocytes in the skin. This is a prolonged process so that the ultimate correction may last 1 to3 years.
It has, similar to the sutures mentioned above, an excellent record of safety.
We have treated numerous patients with Sculptra.
Please click on the Results section to view before and after
For more information please go to Sculptra
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