FILLER & SCULPTRA

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Our team is made up of medical professionals and estheticians. Depending on the service you are receiving, a member of our team with the proper licensing, training, and certifications, will attend to you. Filler & Sculptra treatments are administered by both Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners.

Results will vary depending on the product, your individual body chemistry (your metabolism) and the amount of product used, but here are some general ideas of duration, based on clinical studies:

• Restylane and Restylane-L: Results from treatment with Restylane and Restylane-L in facial wrinkles and folds have been shown to last up to 18 months.
• Restylane Contour: Results from treatment of the cheeks with Restylane Contour have been shown to last up to 18 months.3
• Restylane Kysse: Results from treatment with Restylane Kysse in the lips have been shown to last for up to 1 year.
• Restylane Defyne: Results from treatment with Restylane Defyne have been shown to last up to 1 year for facial wrinkles and folds, like nasolabial folds and marionette lines, as well as the chin.
• Restylane Lyft: Results have been shown to last up to 1 year with Restylane Lyft in the cheeks; up to 6 months in facial wrinkles and folds, like nasolabial folds; and up to 6 months in the hands.
• Restylane Refyne: Results from treatment with Restylane Refyne have been shown to last up to 1 year for facial wrinkles and folds, like nasolabial folds and marionette lines.
• Restylane Silk: Results from treatment with Restylane Silk have been shown to last up to 6 months for lips and perioral rhytids (wrinkles around the mouth).
• Restylane Eyelight: Results from treatment with Restylane Eyelight in the undereye area have been shown to last up to 18 months with optimal treatment.

Massage the treated area to evenly distribute Sculptra. A good rule of thumb is 5-5-5: Massage the injected area for 5 minutes, 5 times a day, for 5 days in a row.

If there are no complications, you may apply makeup several hours after treatment.

Side effects reported include injection site pain, redness, bruising, tenderness, itching and lumps, bleeding, and swelling. Small bumps under the skin can sometimes be noticeable when pressing on the treated area. Larger lumps, with or without inflammation, have also been reported.

The types and duration of side effects may vary. If you are experiencing side effects, talk to your doctor.
Please read this  Important Safety Information.

Since Sculptra does not contain any human or animal components, no allergy testing is needed prior to treatments.

7 DAYS BEFORE

• Do not ingest blood thinning medications such as Aspirin, Motrin, Ibuprofen, and Aleve.
• If you have a cardiovascular history, please check with your doctor before stopping the use of blood thinners.
• AVOID herbal supplements, such as Garlic, Vitamin E, Ginkgo Biloba, St. John’s Wort, and Omega-3 capsules.

24 HOURS BEFORE

• Do not drink alcoholic beverages.
• If you have a history of Herpes or cold sores, a course of anti-viral medication before and after treatment is recommended. 

DAY OF TREATMENT

• Please come to the office without make-up, creams, gels, or lotions on treatment areas.
• To maximize your comfort during the procedure, a topical anesthetic may be applied.
• To ensure a smooth and even correction, your provider may massage the area(s) treated, which may cause a temporary, minimal amount of redness to your skin.

After your treatment, you may experience common side effects, which can include:

• Swelling
• Redness
• Pain
• Bruising
• Headache
• Tenderness
• Lump formation
• Itching at the injection site
• Impaired hand function

These are typically mild in severity and normally last less than 7 days in nasolabial folds and less than 14 to 18 days in the lips.

Patients should be limited to 6 mL per treatment of moderate-to-severe facial wrinkles and folds. For treatment of volume deficit in the hands, patients should be limited to 3 mL per hand per treatment.

Swelling may be more likely in patients under 36 years of age, and bruising may be more likely in patients over 35 years of age. Please see below the Important Safety Considerations for the Restylane family of products.

Restylane products should not be used by people who:

• Are pregnant, breastfeeding, or under 22 years of age
• Have recently used drugs that thin the blood or prevent clotting
• Have had previous bad allergies, particularly to microorganisms known as gram-positive bacteria
• Have serious allergies to drugs that have previously required in-hospital treatment
• Have bleeding disorders
• Have a known allergy to lidocaine (Restylane-L, Restylane Lyft, Restylane Silk, Restylane Kysse, Restylane Refyne, Restylane Defyne, Restylane Contour, and Restylane Eyelight all contain lidocaine. Restylane is the only product that does not contain lidocaine)

Unfortunately, no. Filler & Sculptra treatments are proven to be highly effective. However, like all medical procedures, results vary by patient and the results cannot be guaranteed.