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Sculptra Pre and Post Care
Sculptra Pre-Care Instructions
- Please plan your treatment to allow for several days of potential swelling, soreness, and bruising.
- If you have an active cold sore/fever blister, canker sore, shingles you will need to postpone treatment. If you are prone to developing cold sores/fever blisters or shingles, please contact us 1 week before treatment for recommendations.
- If you’ve started any antibiotics or other medications since your initial visit, please let us know.
- Avoiding Advil®, Ibuprofen, Aleve®, Aspirin, Motrin®, Vitamin E, fish oil, St. John's Wort, and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory products 5 days prior to treatment to decrease your risk of bruising. Do not stop taking any medications that have been prescribed to you without first discussing with your prescribing medical provider.
- Do inform your clinician of all medical conditions, medications you are taking, skin disorders, allergies, history of anaphylaxis, and any other medical problems.
- Avoid drinking alcoholic beverages 48 hours before treatment to reduce risk of bruising.
- To reduce the risk of bruising, consider taking over the counter Arnica supplements if not contraindicated with your current medication regimen (available online, at most supplement stores, at [Refined Glow], Whole Foods®, etc.). Start taking oral Arnica 7-10 days before treatment. Take as directed on the bottle.
- Tell your provider about all medical conditions, medications you're taking, skin disorders, allergies, anaphylaxis history, and other medical conditions.
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding cannot be treated.
- Patients actively undergoing chemo or radiation treatment cannot be treated. Patient must be in remission 12 months to be treated.
- Tylenol® will not increase the chance of bruising and is preferred for the week prior to treatment. To help with possible discomfort, you may take acetaminophen (i.e. Tylenol®) one hour prior to your scheduled appointment. Do not take more than 3000mg of acetaminophen/Tylenol® in a 24-hour period.
Sculptra Post-Care Instructions
- Do massage the treated areas 5 times a day for about 5 minutes for 5 days after treatment.
- Following your procedure, you may experience soreness in the jaw and in the treated area which may last for several days. You may hold ice packs on the treated areas gently for several seconds at a time to minimize discomfort.
- Feel free to wear makeup a few hours after treatment.
- Treated areas may be red, swollen, and bruised for the first 2-14 days.
- Avoid strenuous workouts and alcohol for 24 hours.
- A few days after treatment, the injected volume will absorb and you will look as you did before treatment. This is normal. Your body will gradually build collagen in the treatment areas and full results may be seen in about 3 months.
Follow-Up Treatments
- Follow up treatments should be scheduled every 6 weeks until treatment is completed (2-3 treatments for desired correction is normal).
- Visible results may not be seen until 2-3 sessions have been completed.
- Results can last more than two years.
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