Sculptra: Collagen Re-Builder

If you have seen my information reel about Sculptra, you know the gist of this blog. 

What is Sculptra?

Sculpture is poly -L-lactic acid. This is a synthetic compound, which, when injected in the right plane of your tissues, helps stimulate fibroblasts-which are cells that build and lay down the collagen under your skin.

Why Sculptra?

As we age, we lose our natural collagen over time. This causes skin laxity and decline in overall integrity. Different factors affect how fast and how much collagen you lose overtime. Such as sun exposure, smoking, dehydration, pollution exposure, product usage, chronic illnesses, and other daily habits as well. Regardless, in order to tell your body to build more collagen, we need to tell the collagen building cells – fibroblasts to produce more collagen. This is where Sculptra comes in. Incremental increase in collagen provides natural volume and structural integrity to your skin. This helps reduce the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines, and folds. It provides amazing support and hydration, as well as structure to the skin; especially when added to hyaluronic acid fillers, which could be used as target treatments.

How to treat with Sculptra? 

Sculptra is injected on face and even neck. In the neck, it can help with crepey skin. It can be injected with either needle or cannula after mild superficial numbing. The swelling is minor post treatment.  Because we need to wait for the cells to actually start  producing collagen, the results are  not immediate.  The results take 4 weeks to appear. But they last for two years. That’s  why it is important to start treatments a couple o f months prior to any particular occasion. People typically require anywhere from 2 to 4 sessions on average. It is said that you need one treatment of Sculptra for decade of your life after 30. 

How long does it last and is there any maintenance? 

Sculptra can take 2 to 4 sessions on average to get the desired results and can last up to two years. Maintenance treatments can be done every six months for upkeep as needed. 

Are you ready for Sculptra?