What is Sculptra?
Sculptra is a poly-L-lactic acid implant in the form of a sterile non-pyrogenic suspension, which is reconstituted from a sterile dry powder by the addition of sterile water for injection. This suspension contains microparticles of poly-L-lactic acid, a crystalline form of polylactic acid. Poly-L-lactic acid is a biocompatible, biodegradable, synthetic polymer from the alpha-hydroxyacid family. Sculptra dry powder is supplied after aseptic filtration sterilization in a sterile elongated clear glass vial with an aluminum ring at one end, which is hermetically sealed by a rubber bung, covered by a flip-off cap.
Sculptra is suitable for increasing the volume of depressed areas, particularly to correct skin depressions, such as in skin creases, wrinkles, folds, scars, and for skin aging. Sculptra is also suitable for large volume corrections of the signs of facial fat loss (lipoatrophy).
Because the treatment effects for Sculptra appear gradually over a few weeks, for the first treatment session a limited correction should be performed. The patient should then be reevaluated no sooner than four weeks post-treatment to determine if additional correction is needed.
Citations:
[1] https://www.sculptrausa.com
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[3] https://jddonline.com/articles/effectiveness-and-safety-of-sculptra-poly-l-lactic-acid-injectable-implant-in-the-correction-of-cheek-wrinkles-S1545961624P1297X
[4] https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf3/p030050s002c.pdf
[5] https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1125066-overview
[6] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507871/
[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polylactic_acid
[8] https://www.asds.net/skin-experts/skin-treatments/injectables/injectable-poly-l-lactic-acid