Sculptra

As with any injection, to decrease pain during injection, a topical or a local anesthetic may be
used when injecting. Most pain resolved in less than 24 hours

Your healthcare professional should see you at approximately three-four weeks after each treatment session to assess whether you need additional treatment. You may need one to four treatment sessions (typically three) to achieve the optimal correction possible. The safety and effectiveness of SCULPTRA has only been studied in a single treatment regimen of up to four sessions at three four-week intervals.

Your healthcare professional will answer all of your questions and ask about your medical history to determine if SCULPTRA injection is appropriate for you.To prepare for an injection session, all make-up should be removed.

As with any injectable wrinkle filler, you can expect injection-related side effects, such as bleeding, tenderness or pain/discomfort, redness, bruising, or swelling. These side effects generally resolve within a few hours to a few days but could last for 14 days or longer.

In a U.S. clinical study, treatment results for some subjects lasted for up to 25 months after the last treatment session. However, the improvement depended on the severity of the contour deficiency that a subject had before treatment