Sculptra®
What is Sculptra®?
Sculptra® is an injectable treatment that works by stimulating the build up of the body’s own collagen to smooth out lines and wrinkles. Sculptra’s volumising effect also restores lost facial volume, resulting in a fuller younger-looking face. The overall effect is a youthful appearance with gradual, natural-looking results.
Suitable areas for Sculptra®
Sculptra® is suitable for a number of areas on your face:
Deep folds between the nose and the mouth (nasolabial folds)
Folds around the corners of the mouth (marionette lines)
Sunken cheeks
Wrinkling in the cheeks or chin
Deep scars
Sunken temple areas
Why choose Sculptra®?
Sculptra® is a discreet approach which allows a gradual effect to occur. Usually 2 or 3 treatments are required and natural-looking effects should become noticeable after approximately six weeks.
Clinical studies have shown that the results of Sculptra® can last for more than 2 years, significantly longer than many other injectable treatments.
It is well tolerated with over 17,000 treatments in the UK since 2005, (over 150,000 worldwide since 1999). The main ingredient of Sculptra® has been used in medicine for over 10 years and is biocompatible and biodegradable.
No allergy testing is required before treatment.
Sculptra® is sold by Sanofi-aventis, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.
How is Sculptra® different?
A number of choices are available to you when you are deciding on treatment. Common temporary fillers do not provide long-term reduction of wrinkles and creases, and their results are often short lived. Permanent implants can remain for many years but cannot accommodate continued changes in appearance that occur with age. Sculptra® is different.
Who will perform my treatment?
Jan Leiper, Medical Director/ Aesthetic Nurse Specialist of Innocent Aesthetics Ltd will perform your treatment. Jan has been fully trained to use the correct procedures by an approved sanofi-aventis healthcare professional.
Does the treatment hurt?
As with all injections you will feel some discomfort. It may be that you notice brief tenderness at the injection sites. Local anaesthetic cream is applied before treatment and ice packs are applied after to soothe the skin.
What is the after care following Sculptra®?
Jan will give you special aftercare instructions. These include: massage the injected areas for five minutes, five times a day, for five days. You may add in a massage cream to cause less friction to the skin. To avoid excessive UVA and UVB exposure, saunas, steam rooms following your treatment. To avoid applying make-up to the treated areas, for up to six hours post treatment. If you need to cool the skin at home never put ice directly on to the skin, always wrap it up before application.
If any side effects occur, for example inflammation or small bumps in the treated areas inform Jan.
Are there any side effects?
The most common side effect with the use of Sculptra® includes bruising, tenderness or slight swelling at the injection sites. These side effects usually resolve in 2-6 days. One possible delayed side effect can be small bumps under the skin in the treated areas. These bumps may not be viable, and you may only notice them when you apple pressure to the skin. These bumps will tend to appear within the first 6-12 months after the initial treatment. Occasionally these bumps will subside in their own. Visible bumps, sometimes associated with redness or colour change to the treated area, have also been reported. As with all procedures that involve an injection through the skin, there is a risk of infection.
Are the results immediate?
At your first treatment visit, it may appear the Sculptra® has worked immediately because of the swelling from the injections and the water used to dilute the product. In a few days, when the swelling goes down and the water is absorbed by your body you may look like what you did before your treatment. Sculptra® takes time to work, Results should be noticeable after approximately 6 weeks. Jan will see you again in a few weeks to assess you. Generally 2 to 3 treatments may be necessary to obtain the required results. However, in contrast to some other treatments which require refresher sessions, after the end of your Sculptra® programme the results can last more than 2 years.
Prices
Before and after results with Scupltra®
What is Sculptra®?
Sculptra® is an injectable treatment that works by stimulating the build up of the body’s own collagen to smooth out lines and wrinkles. Sculptra’s volumising effect also restores lost facial volume, resulting in a fuller younger-looking face. The overall effect is a youthful appearance with gradual, natural-looking results.
Suitable areas for Sculptra®
Sculptra® is suitable for a number of areas on your face:
Deep folds between the nose and the mouth (nasolabial folds)
Folds around the corners of the mouth (marionette lines)
Sunken cheeks
Wrinkling in the cheeks or chin
Deep scars
Sunken temple areas
Why choose Sculptra®?
Sculptra® is a discreet approach which allows a gradual effect to occur. Usually 2 or 3 treatments are required and natural-looking effects should become noticeable after approximately six weeks.
Clinical studies have shown that the results of Sculptra® can last for more than 2 years, significantly longer than many other injectable treatments.
It is well tolerated with over 17,000 treatments in the UK since 2005, (over 150,000 worldwide since 1999). The main ingredient of Sculptra® has been used in medicine for over 10 years and is biocompatible and biodegradable.
No allergy testing is required before treatment.
Sculptra® is sold by Sanofi-aventis, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.
How is Sculptra® different?
A number of choices are available to you when you are deciding on treatment. Common temporary fillers do not provide long-term reduction of wrinkles and creases, and their results are often short lived. Permanent implants can remain for many years but cannot accommodate continued changes in appearance that occur with age. Sculptra® is different.
Who will perform my treatment?
Jan Leiper, Medical Director/ Aesthetic Nurse Specialist of Innocent Aesthetics Ltd will perform your treatment. Jan has been fully trained to use the correct procedures by an approved sanofi-aventis healthcare professional.
Does the treatment hurt?
As with all injections you will feel some discomfort. It may be that you notice brief tenderness at the injection sites. Local anaesthetic cream is applied before treatment and ice packs are applied after to soothe the skin.
What is the after care following Sculptra®?
Jan will give you special aftercare instructions. These include: massage the injected areas for five minutes, five times a day, for five days. You may add in a massage cream to cause less friction to the skin. To avoid excessive UVA and UVB exposure, saunas, steam rooms following your treatment. To avoid applying make-up to the treated areas, for up to six hours post treatment. If you need to cool the skin at home never put ice directly on to the skin, always wrap it up before application.
If any side effects occur, for example inflammation or small bumps in the treated areas inform Jan.
Are there any side effects?
The most common side effect with the use of Sculptra® includes bruising, tenderness or slight swelling at the injection sites. These side effects usually resolve in 2-6 days. One possible delayed side effect can be small bumps under the skin in the treated areas. These bumps may not be viable, and you may only notice them when you apple pressure to the skin. These bumps will tend to appear within the first 6-12 months after the initial treatment. Occasionally these bumps will subside in their own. Visible bumps, sometimes associated with redness or colour change to the treated area, have also been reported. As with all procedures that involve an injection through the skin, there is a risk of infection.
Are the results immediate?
At your first treatment visit, it may appear the Sculptra® has worked immediately because of the swelling from the injections and the water used to dilute the product. In a few days, when the swelling goes down and the water is absorbed by your body you may look like what you did before your treatment. Sculptra® takes time to work, Results should be noticeable after approximately 6 weeks. Jan will see you again in a few weeks to assess you. Generally 2 to 3 treatments may be necessary to obtain the required results. However, in contrast to some other treatments which require refresher sessions, after the end of your Sculptra® programme the results can last more than 2 years.
Prices
| Single Vial | £400 |
| Three Vial Package | |
| Five Vial Package |
Before and after results with Scupltra®
