Sculptra
Sculptra or poly-L-lactic acid is an injectable biostimulator. It is FDA approved dermal filler that is used to reduce deep wrinkles in your skin. The ingredient, Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) is a collagen stimulator that incorporates into the tissues and stimulates your body’s natural production of collagen.
How Does it Work?
As a poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) collagen stimulator, Sculptra helps to restore the deep, underlying structure of the skin to diminish facial wrinkles. It works with your body within the deep dermis to help revitalize collagen production and help restore your skin’s inner structure and volume. As the Sculptra PLLA microparticles are absorbed, they help stimulate collagen production. Rebuilt collagen strands begin gradually helping to restore facial volume and the look of fullness to wrinkles and folds. The results of Sculptra are not immediate, as the treatment works by stimulating collagen production over time. You will gradually notice an improvement in the treated areas. Maintenance treatments may be recommended to maintain the desired outcome.
What is the Recovery?
What Can I Expect During a Treatment?
Sculptra is injected into areas of your body where you have lines and wrinkles that you want smoothed out. It is designed to address lost volume, fine lines, folds, and wrinkles. You may continue to choose to receive injections every few years after the initial treatments, to maintain your results.
You are free to go about your normal activities without interruption, however you will want to avoid strenuous activities for a couple of days. There may be bruising or swelling at the injection site that will go away after a couple of days