Over the past two decades, the medical aesthetics field has been invigorated by the popularity of injectable treatments that take years off your appearance with fast, minimally invasive office procedures requiring little downtime.
Dermal fillers play a huge role in this resurgence of interest. In most cases, gels based on hyaluronic acid can fill voids in the skin’s middle layer to smooth lines and wrinkles. These fillers are effective and long-lasting but passive; the body naturally flushes them eventually.
At Rinnova Skin & Body, we often recommend Sculptra®, a dermal filler made from poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), a biocompatible, biodegradable, synthetic polymer with a high molecular weight and unique properties that other fillers can’t duplicate.
Rather than a simple passive filler, Sculptra stimulates the regrowth of your skin’s natural collagen matrix, a foundational protein that decreases in quantity with age, though your body retains the ability to produce new tissue.
Learn more to see why collagen stimulation beats the instant volume provided by conventional fillers.
Your skin is built on a framework of proteins, substances that provide structure, elasticity, and nourishment. Often referred to as the collagen layer, the dermis is the middle layer, supporting and feeding the epidermis, the skin layer exposed to the world.
Collagen is the most abundant protein in your body, so it’s an ideal candidate for the matrix that supports your skin, the largest organ, covering your entire body. Yet, despite its importance, collagen levels decrease over time.
All dermal fillers work by adding back volume to restore some of the youthful plumpness your skin had before collagen levels began to fall. The Sculptra approach uses the ability of PLLA to stimulate your body to manufacture new collagen tissue.
Rather than a gel of artificial hyaluronic acid propping up the skin for a matter of months, Sculptra produces natural, new tissue with effects lasting two years or more. First developed to treat conditions that caused fat pads in the face to thin, Sculptra acts as a biostimulatory filler.
The biggest benefit of Sculptra treatment is the steady emergence of youthful skin that remains longer than other filler products. Sculptra is also suitable for use alongside other cosmetic treatments, including Botox®.
There’s still a place for conventional dermal fillers, in locations where Sculptra isn’t recommended. Find out more by contacting Rinnova Skin & Body in Boulder, Colorado, for an aesthetic consultation. Call or click to schedule your visit today.
