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Sculptra
What has the US FDA Approved for Sculptra Use?
Yes it is true the FDA just gave approval for Sculptra. The previous indication was for facial wasting for patients with HIV. It has been a safe and effective treatment for sometime. Many physicians have been using it "off-label" for sometime. At our San Francisco area office we're using it for people who have experience with other fillers and like the results and want a longer lasting result.
Clinical Context
Sculptra is different from fillers you may have tried before. It's poly-L-lactic acid, which doesn't fill space directly — instead it stimulates your own skin to gradually produce collagen over the following months, so results build slowly rather than appearing right away. Because of this gradual effect, treatment is typically done in a series of sessions spaced weeks apart, allowing each round to build on the last instead of trying to correct everything in one visit.
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