Following an in-depth consultation to create a personalized treatment plan, you will receive your injections in one of our procedure rooms. To help you stay comfortable and at ease, we can use a local anesthetic or numbing cream before cleaning and marking the areas to be injected. Once you are prepared, the Sculptra filler will be injected into the deeper layers of your skin at the selected sites. For longer-lasting results, we suggest a series of two to four injections that are done about three weeks apart. Following your appointment, you may have mild to moderate redness, swelling, tenderness, or bruising at the injection areas that should resolve on its own in 3 – 5 days. To encourage healing, you can apply a cold compress to the treated areas. You should limit UV exposure as much as possible after your injection and always use sunscreen. Many patients will see visible improvements immediately following their injections with full results developing after several months when the natural collagen production improves the health of the skin. If performed in a series over 3 – 4 months, your results can last up to two years.