Sculptra™ is a safe, synthetic, and biocompatible material derived from fruit acids that is injected below the surface of the skin to create a fuller, more youthful appearance. It provides a gradual and significant increase in skin thickness, improving the appearance of wrinkles, folds and sunken areas. Sculptra (poly-L-lactic acid), also known as the “facelift in a bottle”, works by both filling in lines and wrinkles and by stimulating the body to produce new collagen.

Sculptra achieves excellent results in treating all parts of the face including the areas around the eyes and lips, between the mouth and nose, cheeks and neck. It adds volume to the cheeks, to folds around the chin, and to hollow areas around the eyes. All of these areas may be injected during one visit.


Fat injections are the only true alternative to Sculptra. Fat injections have the disadvantage of unpredictable longevity and invasiveness of the harvesting process.

When it comes to treating volume loss in the face, a series of Sculptra injections is often the treatment of choice. The results of a fuller, smoother, more youthful looking face with less pronounced lines, creases, wrinkles and folds will last years.

What is the initial Sculptra treatment like?
At your initial treatment, we will guide you to how many treatments are required.  Generally, Sculptra is injected in 3 treatment sessions over a 2 to 3 month period (at 4 to 6 week intervals). During this time unwanted deep lines and wrinkles gradually diminish as the skin firms-up as a result of the production of your own collagen.


What is Sculptra?
Sculptra is a new and unique non-invasive cosmetic option designed to restore volume of depressed areas such as skin creases, wrinkles and folds resulting from natural aging. It results in a fuller, smoother, natural-looking face.


How does Sculptra work?
Unlike other products that use fillers to temporarily correct skin imperfections, Sculptra naturally stimulates the body to produce its own collagen, resulting in a more natural-looking, youthful appearance that can last 2 years or more before touch ups are needed.1Sculptra is injected into the deeply into the skin in the area of fat and volume loss. Sculptra helps lift, smooth and firm-up your skin gradually because it stimulates the production of your own collagen. Visible results appear naturally and progressively after each treatment session. While Sculptra will not correct the underlying cause of the facial fat loss, it will help improve the appearance by increasing skin firmness in the treated area. 


What areas can be treated with Sculptra?
Sculptra is used for increasing volume of depressed areas, particularly to correct skin depressions in the areas of the temples, eye rings, cheeks, nasolabial folds, marionette lines and chin. Sculptra can be used by the physician to ‘sculpt’ your face by restoring its natural contours and smoothing out wrinkles, creases and folds.


What do I need to know about the post treatment period?No downtime is required after the Sculptra injections and make up can be applied right away. You should know that the fluid of the injection will make the wrinkles look like they are completely gone right after the procedure. This injected volume will disappear after the first week as the fluid is absorbed.

It is important to thoroughly massage the treated areas for 5 minutes, 5 times daily, for 5-7 days after each treatment to allow for the even distribution of the product and to ensure natural-looking results. Because the production of new collagen formation is gradual, each treatment session will yield results that are more noticeable. Of course, individual results may vary, and you may need touch-up treatments to maintain best results


Are the results of Sculptra seen immediately?
No, Sculptra works progressively by naturally stimulating the body to produce its own collagen, thereby firming-up the skin and creating long-lasting results.

How many treatments are required?
Generally, 3 treatment sessions over a 2 to 3 month period may be necessary to obtain the desired results.


Will my Sculptra injections hurt?
Sculptra is injected into the skin in tiny amounts using an ultra-fine needle. Local anesthetic is injected along with the Sculptra, making the treatment quite comfortable.


How long will my treatment session take?
Each Sculptra treatment session generally takes about 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of areas treated and the effects you want to achieve. Is

Is Sculptra a safe product?
Yes. Sculptra is a safe, non-invasive procedure that has been used in the cosmetic field since 1999 in 30 countries. The product is highly biocompatible and biodegradable. Sculptra is made from a material called poly-L-lactic acid, which has been widely used for over 30 years in dissolvable sutures, soft tissue implants and other types of implants.

Have there been any side effects associated with the use of Sculptra?
Any type of injection involves the risk of infection. When injections are performed by a trained physician, side effects are usually temporary and minimal, but can range from redness to slight bruising, bleeding, small bumps, tenderness, pain or swelling.