Alexander Z. Rivkin M.D. is a Yale trained facial cosmetic surgeon and UCLA faculty member who has focused his practice exclusively on providing his patients with the latest in non-invasive, non-ablative cosmetic treatments in Southern California. He understands that no one relishes the thought of “going under the knife,” and believes modern medical technology can provide today's patients with superior alternatives to invasive, painful surgery that requires a long recovery time.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Does Sculptra work for lips?

Sculptra is best in the cheeks and other areas where you want to get more fullness in an section of the face of large surface area. Sculptra is a collagen stimulator, not a filler. It works slowly over time and it is not as precise as fillers are.

Aside from the cheek area, I like to use Sculptra in the temples to replace volume lost as a result of age, weight loss or other causes. It makes people look less gaunt, and more youthful. These days, most good aesthetic physicians understand that a youthful appearance means recapturing the fullness and volume that has been lost over time, not just pulling the skin or erasing lines.

That being said, I do not think that Sculptra belongs in the lips. Lip enhancement is a procedure that requires precision and finesse. Sculptra is not a tool that provides precision and finesse. It is also designed to be injected into deep skin, not into the muscle and not underneath the superficial mucosa of the lips.

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