The April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery includes a study examining the results of Sculptra Aesthetic dermal filler. The multi-center study focused on the treatment of the nasolabial folds that travel from each side of the nose to the corners of the mouth. Doctors followed 233 people for 25 months during their treatments with either Sculptra or, for comparison, injectable human collagen (hyaluronic acid was not approved yet when this study was designed). Among the group treated with Sculptra, a total of 106 out of 116 continued their treatments and remained in the study’s “long-term surveillance phase.” Their results indicate that Sculptra (poly-L-lactic acid) is superior to human collagen […]