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Good or Excellent Response
66%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
Moderate Response
73%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
Side Effects
Medium
How to Get It
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January 25, 2011
Cons:
Won't work for deeper atrophic scars that are attached to the demis.
I had restyline (non perminant haluronic acid) for some atrophic scars on my cheeks, I had wonderful results for the major wide but shallow atrophic scar. But it made the deeper ones look worse because the restylin just got pushed out around them. The great thing is it will help heal your scars in the long run. Stretch out your scars and see if they go smooth and then don't hesitate to do it. Everything else i tried (needling) and retin had very limited results.
I would happy to get these injections for the rest of my life.
November 19, 2006
I had Restylene injected into my top lip nearley 6 months ago. I had also had Aquamid (perm. filler) in the top lip 2 years ago. Within 24 hours my top lip had swollen to the point of causing agonising pain. Then masses of puss. This is apparently a clash of chemicals. I have been on siprofloxacin (anti biotics) for 6 months and apparently have to wait for the restylene to wear off before I can stop taking them. If I am not on anitbiotics at least 3 different areas of my top lip swell and leak puss. I have never known anything as awfull as this in my life! Please do not ever use any permanent with non permanent fillers. I may still have to have the Aquamid removed some how. Someone needs to document what happened to me!
January 12, 2007
Pros:
I haf aquamid done in the UK over two years ago to fill out acne scarring. The material is still in my skin and knock on wood I haven't had any problems.
Cons:
I have very light bruising to this day in certain injection points which I believe is due to the fact that I have had two CO2 laser surgeries prior to the injections.
For under $850 a syringe for permanent improvment in scars this is the only thing that really worked for me.
March 16, 2012
Pros:
only one treatment needed to see if this works for you
Cons:
No results for me
Bumpy skin for a week
At first when they had just finished the injections I thought it looked great but an hour later my skin was all bumpy and a week later my skin was back to how it was before
June 10, 2015
Some results
I have been getting sculptra treatments to treat some deep acne scars. It has taken four treatments, but at least I see a difference and the great part is that I look younger (aging and acne scars is not a good combination). I had horrible cystic acne (before accutane was available) and had some pretty deep rolling and boxcar type scars. I did CO2 laser when it first came out, and it helped about 20% once the swelling went down. Over the years I have tried lots of things. Last year I had scar revision which was painful, expensive, and yielded NO results. At least with this you can see something and it does fill in the scars. But it does take at least 3 or four injections over a period of a month to a year. The good thing about sculptra is that it lasts a long time. I will never be scar free, but this has been a helpful treatment with no down time.
Pros:
Makes scars smooth