Radiesse®, Sculptra®

If you are noticing fine lines, wrinkles, and volume loss, biostimulators can help you achieve long-lasting correction! As we age our body’s collagen production decreases. If fact, we start to lose about 1% of collagen per year starting at age 18. By age 40, most of us have lost up to 20% of our natural collagen. Age related collagen loss weakens the skins structure, reducing its ability to maintain elasticity and moisture. Gradually, skin loses it’s youthful bounce, leading to lines, wrinkles and folds, as well as a loss of skin volume and support. Injectable biostimulator medications like Radiesse and Sculptra can help!

When a biostimulator is injected, it triggers your skin to start making more collagen over time. This process gradually improves skin texture, volume, and overall appearance. These treatments are often used to reduce wrinkles, fill in areas with lost volume, and enhance facial contours. The results are natural-looking and long-lasting, as they work with your body's natural processes!

Biostimulators is safe and effective for all skin types and can provide dramatic facial rejuvenation! Both Radiesse and Scultpra are FDA-approved injectable medications that help gradually replace lost collagen.

• Radiesse is Calcium hydroxylapatite, or CaHA. Upon injection, the Radiesse CaHA gel matrix can provide immediate improvement. And the CaHA particles form a “scaffold” that stimulate fibroblasts to produce collagen for up to a year and elastin for up to nine months (after only one injection).

• Scultpra is a poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) and works in the dermis of the skin. Injection of this medication causes an immune response that triggers the release of collagen and elastin which forms a framework that helps support and maintain the skin’s inner structure leading to a more youthful appearance.

Results appear gradually and can last several years! Biostimulators provide natural looking results and a more youthful appearance, it’s no wonder why we LOVE them! Schedule a consultation with one of our training practitioners to determine which one would be best for you.

Injectable biostimulators also works well with our Virtue RF Microneedling, for ultimate collagen stimulation!

We love biostimulators for the:

• Face

• Neck

• Décolleté

• Hands

Contraindications for Biostimulators:

You should not receive injectable biostimulators if you have had an adverse reaction previously, or if you are pregnant or nursing, have an allergy to lidocaine, have an autoimmune disease (Sculptra), have a bleeding disorders, active infection, or scarring in the treatment area, have a history of keloid scarring, currently on antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy.

Appointment Planning:

Before getting Sculptra, you will want to avoid taking medications such as aspirin, Ibuprofen, naproxen, fish oil, Ginko Biloba, and St. Johns Wart as these can increase the risk for bleeding and bruising at the treated site(s). Please let your practitioner know what medications and supplements you are taking. Let us know if you have a history of cold sores and are planning treatments in/around the lip area and we can provide a prophylactic antiviral. Your provider will go through your medical history at your appointment.

There is little to no downtime for our aesthetic procedures, but you may have some bruising and swelling for several days to a week after treatment. Makeup will need to be removed for aesthetic treatments and in most cases will need to be avoided for 1-2 days after treatment. Please keep this in mind as you plan treatments prior to events or trips. Detailed post-procedure instructions will be provided after your service.