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We
have been discussing in a multi-part article how
you can improve your skin by using injectable
fillers. First, we discussed Botox,
and then we discussed the broad category of dermal
fillers. In this part we will focus on
Sculptra. It is used to add facial volume. The results can last from 18 months to two years. It is used not only for wrinkles bit also to add volume to the face. It was approved by the FDA in 2004. It costs from $100 to $2,000 per treatment.
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Polymethylmethacrylate is another product and some of the brands are PMMA, Artecoll and Artefill. It is the same material used to make hard contact lenses. At his time the FDA has indicated that it is safe for the
correction of facial wrinkles and
lines, but it has not been approved yet.
Sculptra™ was approved by the
FDA for "restoration and/or correction of the signs of facial fat loss
(lipoatrophy) in people with human immunodeficiency
virus. It was approved in Europe in 1999 to increase the volume of depressed areas, particularly for the
correction of skin depression, including skin creases, wrinkles, folds,
scars, and eye rings. In the USA at this time, it is not approved
to treat wrinkles. (Related:
How to
prevent complications from injectables) |
Facial fat loss, or lipoatrophy, is the loss of fat beneath the skin, which
can result in sunken cheeks, indentations, and hollow eyes.
Sculptra is a
safe, synthetic, and biocompatible material that is injected below the
surface of the skin in the area of fat loss. It provides a gradual and
significant increase in skin thickness, improving the appearance of folds
and sunken areas. No skin testing is required.
(Related article: Minimally
invasive plastic surgery)
Sculptra (poly-L-lactic acid) has been safely used outside the United States
since 1999 in over 150,000 patients under the trade name New-Fill™. It is
also used to
treat wrinkles and skin folds in Mexico, Brazil and other
countries. (Related:
Revanesse)
The results
from Sculptra are not immediate. Sculptra
provides a gradual increase in skin thickness.
Right after the treatment you will see immediate
improvement, but this last only a few hours or
days; the final results can be seen in a few
weeks after the original treatment. Your doctor
will decide if additional injections are needed.
Touch-up treatments may be needed to maintain
the desired effects.
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Nonsurgical chin enhancement
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Facelift without
anesthesia
Artefill
Macrolane |
