Sculptra® Biostimulant Filler – Thickens Skin And Restores Youthful Facial Contours
Sculptra® is an injectable biostimulant that lifts and smooths crepey or sagging skin. Starting in our twenties, our faces progressively lose the fat responsible for youthful facial contours. Before we reach fifty, many of us have developed areas of crinkled skin, fine lines, and sagging.
Sculptra stimulates your body to produce thicker skin and volume. The results look like a thin layer of fat has been added under your skin. It’s the perfect choice for anyone with thinning or crinkly skin or who needs a little overall volume.
It can restore the frame of the face much like putting in the foundation upon which the rest of the house is built and replace thin crinkly skin with firmer, younger-appearing skin.
Sculptra® works slowly and subtly to produce results so there’s no sudden change in your appearance. For most people, several treatments are required at least a month apart. The results essentially replace the foundation of the face, and once the frame is achieved, much like the foundation of a house, you can fill any remaining surface wrinkles or depressions with dermal fillers.
How does Sculptra® work?
Sculptra® consists of poly-L-lactic acid particles, derived from fruit acids, and it has safely been used in surgery for more than 25 years. Unlike injectable fillers that produce an immediate result when injected, Sculptra’s biodegradable, biocompatible particles stimulate the body’s production of collagen to thicken the skin.
Collagen is the substance in the deep layers of the skin that provides structure and it’s production slows with aging. Most people have already lost 20% of their collagen by the age of 40, and its loss accelerates with age.
The improvement from Sculptra® treatments is gradual, so others won’t notice a sudden difference, and the results can last two to three years. Sculptra treatments are usually done in a series to reach desired results, with amounts needed varying widely, depending on the treatment area size and the degree of improvement desired.
For people with moderate facial volume loss, an average of three to five treatment sessions, using two vials of Sculptra per session, are needed for significant improvement. For Sculptra treatments to the body, the average amount ranges from one to three sessions for the decolletage and knees, to three to infinity sessions for buttock augmentation.
The area treated usually starts to fill out about four to six weeks after the first session and the results continue to improve over the following months. Usually, one to two treatments done each year will maintain the improvement seen with Sculptra®.
What does Sculptra cost?
The price of any cosmetic medical treatment reflects not only the cost of the product but also the skill and experience of the provider, and the time required for the treatment. Dr. Elliott and the other practitioners at Skinspirations are some of the most experienced aesthetic injectors in Tampa Bay and have trained over 250 clinicians.
Schedule your complimentary consultation here or call us at 727-571-1923 to learn more about the best treatment options for your appearance goals.
