Sculptra
Sculptra® Skinthetics is an FDA-approved facial injectable treatment on the market that helps boost the skin’s own natural collagen production to restore its inner structure. It also provides long-lasting results — more than two years.*1,2,3
- *Clinical study ended at 25 months *4
- Sculptra® Skinthetics is different from hyaluronic acid fillers because it helps treat an underlyiny cause of facial volume loss —the reduction of collagen. *3
- Collagen acts as the skin’s support structure and helps maintain skin’s shape.5 As we age, we lose collagen, and the skin’s inner structure is weakened, reducing its ability to maintain elasticity and moisture.
- Sculptra® Skinthetics works deep within the skin’s surface and is gradually and naturally absorbed by the body to help stimulate collagen production, reinforcing the skin’s inner structure.
- Sculptra® Skinthetics 360 is a key to unlocking a more youthful-looking appearance because it helps restore facial volume and improve the look of the nasolabial folds (smile lines), marionette lines, pre-auricular wrinkles (the vertical wrinkles in front of the ears), radial cheek folds (vertical wrinkles on the lower cheek) and chin wrinkles.
- On average, three treatments sessions are needed over a few months. The treatments are scheduled at least 3 weeks apart so the results are subtle and develop gradually over time.
- Sculptra® Skinthetics 360 is made from Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) and has been on the market for 10 years in the U.S. and 20 years in Europe.
- Side effects of Sculptra® Skinthetics 360 treatment are generally mild to moderate in severity and similar to those seen with hyaluronic acid dermal fillers and may include injection site swelling, tenderness, redness, pain, bruising, bleeding, itching and lumps.
- In the Sculptra® Skinthetics 360 clinical study, most side effects resolved in 7 days or less.
- Sculptra® Skinthetics 360 should not be used by people that are allergic to any ingredient of the product or have a history of keloid formation or hypertrophic scarring. Safety has not been established in patients who are pregnant, lactating, breastfeeding, or under 18 years of age.
- Sculptra® Skinthetics 360 has unique injection requirements and should only be used by a trained physician. Contour deficiencies should not be overcorrected because they are expected to gradually improve after treatment.
- Sculptra® Skinthetics 360 should not be injected into the blood vessels as it may cause vascular occlusion, infarction or embolic phenomena. Use at the site of skin sores, cysts, pimples, rashes, hives or infection should be postponed until healing is complete. Sculptra® Skinthetics 360 should not be injected into the red area (vermillion) of the lip or in the peri-orbital area.
- The most common side effects after initial treatment include injection site swelling, tenderness, redness, pain, bruising, bleeding, itching and lumps. Other side effects may include small lumps under the skin that are sometimes noticeable when pressing on the treated area. Larger lumps, some with delayed onset with or without inflammation or skin discoloration, have also been reported.