Oct 9, 2009 7:52 pm US/Eastern
Go! New York Report: 'Sculptra' Wrinkle Treatment
Botox Alternative Replaces Lost Collagen, Prompts Body To Produce More Of Its Own Collagen
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Sculptra is made of a synthetic material that works to replace lost collagen and, in the process, triggers the body to make more of it's own collagen.
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First there was collagen, then there was Botox, and now there's "Sculptra." The new wrinkle-filling treatment has just been approved for widespread cosmetic uses.
Glenda Lindekugel is a personal trainer who wants to maintain a youthful look.
"I work out and try to eat right and do all those things that ensure good health, and you cannot do any exercises for aging," Lindekugel says.
She wants to fill in some fine lines around her mouth and add a little more volume under her eyes.
"If I can put off that aging process just a little bit and make myself feel a little better, why not?" Lindekugel says.
So she went to see plastic surgeon Dr. Ben Tittle for injections of Sculptra, a new facial treatment.
"It actually induces your body to make the collagen that it has lost over time," Dr. Tittle says.
Sculptra is made of a synthetic material that works to replace lost collagen and, in the process, triggers the body to make more of it's own collagen. The results will appear gradually, over several months, and unlike other fillers can last up to two years.
"You can use it on the cheek, the jowl area and also in here as well, at the base of the nose, and that helps these lines," Dr. Tittle says. "They don't look fake, they don't look overdone, it's not something that is distorting at all."
Lindekugel is pleased with her results so far.
"It's not terribly painful, and the downtime is not extensive," she says.
An anesthetic numbing gel is used on the areas of the face that will be injected.
On average, a full treatment takes three different injections sessions over three to four months.
Doctors first began using Sculptra in 2004. Until now, it was only approved as a way to restore the facial appearance of extremely ill people.
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