Sculptra Cosmetic to Hit Ventura (and the Whole USA) Soon

Sculptra is an injectable filler that has been used for HIV-positive patients who suffer facial wasting.  It has been an exciting product because it stimulates the patient's own body to produce more of his/her own collagen.  The Sculptra itself does not provide the bulk; the patient does!

Savvy physicians have realized that there was no reason to limit the use of Sculptra just to HIV/AIDS patients.  Routine aging, sun exposure, and weight loss can contribute to a hollow facial appearance in healthy adults.  Sculptra can "reinflate" areas of HIV-negative faces too:

• to lift the eyebrows
• to camouflage bags around the eyes
• to inflate the cheeks
• to minimize folds and lines around the mouth....
• to straighten the jaw line...

Because of Sculptra's success in the treatment of facial aging in healthy patients, the FDA will soon grant Sculptra the right to be marketed for cosmetic use.

(This is similar to the way the FDA treated Botox.  Initially, Botox was FDA-approved only for purely medical uses, such as facial spasms.  However, with its proven track record and with additional research validating its success and safety in cosmetic situations, Botox was given an additional official indication:  wrinkles.  So, it is legal for Botox's manufacturers to market the product for the "frown lines" between eyebrows.)

Of course, there are a number of fillers on the market that are FDA-approved for cosmetic use.  But none helps you to create your own collagen to the degree that Sculptra does.

Even more importantly, none lasts as long as Sculptra:  at least 3 years.  Let's compare the common fillers in terms of longevity:

• Non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acids (like Restylane and Juvederm):  6-9 months  (Don't be fooled by the advertisements, which purport longevities of a year or more.  These products do not typically last even three seasons.)
• Evolence (the new collagen):  6-9 months
• Radiesse (calcium hydroxylapatite):  8-16 months  (I used to think that this product would last 1-3 years.  Then, I recognized that it wasn't ever lasting 2-3 years, so I told my patients that its longevity was probably 12-18 months.  However, now, I am pretty certain that the product disappears in less than a year in at least half of patients.)
• Sculptra:  at least 36 months  (By the way, I used to think that Sculptra lasted only 2 years.  This is the only product that I initially "undersold."  Now, I confidently tell patients that the can expect 3 years, or even longer.)

So, now you know why I've been raving about Sculptra to all of my patients in Ventura County, California.  Sculptra can create a fuller, fresher, and more youthful appearance, and the result should last as long as some "mini-facelifts."

With FDA approval of Sculptra's cosmetic indications, expect to see a lot of advertising for this product.  It is great, and its manufacturers know it.  So, they're going to get the word out.

Sculptra really is the ideal treatment when patients say, "I still feel like I am 35.  But I look like I'm 50!  I'd love to have plastic surgery, but I can't take time off work."  With just a few injections in a few 30-45 minute sessions, Sculpta can produce natural results that won't make you look like Joan Rivers.  I promise.

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