Through the years, it has been a struggle for most people to have sagging and loose skin on different parts of the body, particularly on the face. While you can still live a long life with sagging skin as it is not fatal nor harmful to your health, it can be aesthetically displeasing, especially for those who wish to look more youthful for a long time. Indeed, youth is something everyone would die to have. Thankfully, we have a wide array of cosmetic procedures and treatments that effectively address sagging and loose skin, such as fillers and Sculptra. Since these two very popular methods serve the same purpose, many think Sculptra = fillers.
However, there are other things that Sculptra can offer to the table aside from addressing loose and sagging skin. This article aims to enlighten you about the similarities and differences between Sculptra and fillers and how they can make you look more youthful than ever.
Fillers and Sculptra in a Nutshell
Before comparing the two, let’s talk briefly about fillers and Sculptra. Fillers are popular among aging women since they can temporarily restore volume to the skin that has been lost due to aging. As the technology in Sculptra was developed with this purpose in mind, Sculptra is also classified as a filler by many people.
However, Sculptra is different from other fillers because Sculptra works on sagging skin by stimulating your body’s natural collagen production. Fillers add volume or fullness to the skin; Sculptra addresses one of the major causes of sagging skin: loss of collagen.
How Sculptra Works on Your Skin?
Sculptra works like this: Sculptra (a clear gel) will be injected into your face where you want more collagen to be produced. Sculptra, of course, is not a collagen-producing product itself. Sculptra stimulates the body’s natural collagen production by sending out signals that tell your body something has been added to your skin via Sculptra injections. This encourages the body to produce more collagen in that area where Sculptra was injected.
Once you have more collagen on that area of your face, wrinkles and folds will appear less visible because new collagen fills up these areas very quickly, making them smoother and firmer. Sculptra improves deep facial wrinkles caused by aging or weight loss or gains over time – pretty much any facial wrinkle except crow’s feet since Sculptra does not target this specific type of wrinkle.
What Sculptra Doesn’t Do to Your Face
As Sculptra is not a collagen-producing product, Sculptra cannot make your face fuller nor smoother by itself. Sculptra sends signals that the body needs more collagen in that specific area of your face where Sculptra was injected. If you have thin skin, Sculptra injection will cause new collagen to be produced in that area, but the thickness of your skin will remain the same.
Sculptra can only improve deep facial wrinkles – it cannot get rid of fine lines or shallow wrinkles because deep wrinkles are caused mainly by age and weight loss over time, while shallow wrinkles are caused mainly by genetics and sun exposure.
One benefit of Sculptura compared to fillers is that Sculptra can be used to augment Sculptra results. This means that Sculptra injection does not just address the symptom of your loose skin. Still, it also treats the cause of this problem, i.e., loss of collagen in your skin which Sculptura addresses using its trademarked Poly-L-lactic acid formula.
Is Sculptra Better than Fillers? How Does It Work on The Face?
Now, if you want a fuller face, Sculptra might not do so much for you since Sculptra works best on deep wrinkles and folds. If what you want is a fuller face without too many noticeable facial wrinkles and folds, then fillers might be better for you since fillers can be used to fill in deep wrinkles and folds, lift your skin, so your face looks fuller – Sculptra cannot do this on its own.
Still, Sculptra is still way better than fillers because Sculptra works by stimulating collagen production within the skin instead of just adding volume or fullness to your skin which Sculptra does not do.
Sculptra, on the other hand, takes time to work. Unlike fillers, which you can see immediately after your injections are given, Sculptra’s effects might take up to six months to become fully apparent. So if time is of less importance to you, Sculptra is a good option for you.
If you really want Sculptra results, but you still want to see Sculptura work fast, Sculptra augmentation (addressing the symptom of your loose skin and treating the cause) might be a better option for you.
Sculptra is better than fillers because Sculptra stimulates collagen production within the skin instead of simply adding volume or fullness to your skin like fillers do. It takes time for Sculptra to take effect – it might take 3-6 months for Sculptra effects to be fully visible, as opposed to filler injections, which you can notice straight away.
However, Sculptra is superior to fillers because it stimulates collagen production in the face by adding volume or fullness only. Sculptra augmentation (addressing the symptom of your loose skin and treating the cause) might be a better option if you want Sculptura results fast.
Is It the Right One for Me?
Only you can answer this question. Sculptra is the superior product compared to fillers.
Sculptra takes time to work, but Sculptra does not have instant results compared to fillers. Sculptra can work for around 3-6 months. Sculptra augmentation might be a better option if you want results fast. Sculptra is also more cost-effective in the long run because Sculptra does not need to be injected again, compared to fillers.
Final Thoughts
Professionals widely acknowledge Sculptra and fillers as two of the most popular and most effective cosmetic treatments to address sagging and loose skin across many different types. Sculptra and fillers work the same, but Sculptra has added benefits because it fills the deep wrinkles and sagging skin and stimulates collagen production, instrumental to overall skin rejuvenation.
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