Middlewich Cosmetic Treatments

The Oaklands Medical Centre, Middlewich, Cheshire.

SCULPTRA®  

We will be providing Sculptra from May 08.

Sculptra® previously known as New-Fill® was launched in the U.K. in the year 2000. It was rebranded under the new name Sculptra® in 2004 and is growing in popularity in the U.K. and Europe. 

Used internationally since 1999, over 150,000 treatments have been carried out in more than 30 counties.

17,000 treatments have been performed with Sculptra® since 2005 in the UK. 

Sanofi Aventis the distributors advise that Sculptra® can help new collagen growth rather than just mechanically filling depressions. The product itself is not permanent but the effects can be long lasting. Sculptra® is used more as a sculpting agent rather than a wrinkle filler. 

The advantage of Sculptra® is that larger areas can be treated with a longer lasting result.

Sculptra® is made from Poly-L-lactic acid a synthetic polymer manufactured from lactic acid it does not require a skin test.

ThePoly-L-lactic acid is completely broken down within the skin over a period of months, however the results (new collagen growth) can last for up to 3 years or longer.


Sculptra® can be used for

• Deep scars

• Wrinkles in the cheeks and chin

• Deep folds between the nose and the mouth (nasolabial folds)

• Folds around the corners of the mouth (marionette lines)

• Sunken cheeks

   

Two or three sessions are required, and it takes approximately six weeks to see some affects.

Clinical trials indicate that Sculptra® is effective for up to three years and in some cases longer.

Side Effects:

Common effects at the site of injection include.

• bleeding

• tenderness 

• pain

• redness 

• bruising 

• swelling

These side effects generally resolve in 2-6 days.

Less common reported side effects include nodule formation (small bumps) after injection. This is caused by too much product being injected too superficially in the skin. These small bumps may not be visible, and you may notice them only when you press in the treated skin. These bumps tend to happen within the first 6 to 12 months after the first treatment. Typically resolution is spontaneous, over a period of months. Nodules can be treated if required.

Localised reactions thought to be of a hypersensitivity nature have never been reported.

Prices

Middlewich Cosmetic Treatments

The Oaklands Medical Centre, Middlewich, Cheshire.

3 Miles from Junction18 M6, Close to Northwich, Holmes Chapel, Sandbach, Winsford, Crewe, Nantwich and Knutsford.