Sculptra Vial Size

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getting one vial sculptra injections

every thing i read says severe facial wasting which is what i have , would take four to six treaments of one vial per cheek , but my md. is only doing one vial once for both cheeks once a month . i have ask about this he said it was the new way of...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

There should be no difference in the final outcome by doing one vial every month but it will take longer to see the improvement. For severe lipoatrophy I don't understand the rationale for this approach, since the need for larger volumes of... Read more »

m vial load is<25 t-cell395,why am i tired

dear doctors, i was infected with hiv in 1981, i did not take medications until i wound up in a... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

Radiesse/Sculptra-Medicare

You state Medicare is covering about $100.00 for the injection of these meds,is this per vial or... Read more »

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D. »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New York: Targeting an Infection Risk; State Health Commissioner Calls on FDA to Ban Multidose Vials After Hepatitis C Incident

The Food and Drug Administration should work towards eliminating the manufacture and distribution of medications in multidose vials due to the risk of contamination, New York Health Commissioner Richard Daines said yesterday. Daines was one of nine... Read more »

Wanted: Multiuse Vial Rule in New York

US Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to take up the safety issues surrounding multidose medicine vials. His request follows the recent case of Dr. Harvey Finkelstein of Dix Hills, who placed more than 10,000... Read more »

Feds Nix Ban on Drug Vials

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rebuffed a proposal by New York state and city health officials to end the manufacture of multi-dose medicine vials. Locally, at least one hepatitis C infection was transmitted several years ago through... Read more »

An Overview of Poly-L-Lactic Acid (Sculptra, New-Fill)

Brand Name: Sculptra Other Name(s): New-Fill, PLA, PLLA Drug Class: Opportunistic Infection and Other Drugs Poly-L-lactic acid, also known as PLLA, is the main ingredient of Sculptra, also known as New-Fill. Sculptra is a powder that is mixed... Read more »

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Sculptra tx site

Posted by jab, 1 Reply

Need info re where to get tx from a doctor with some experience??? I live in N.C. Have not located any sites with experienc in Sculptra tx. HELP!!! Read more »

Sculptra

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Can anyone tell me about 1st hand experience with Sculptra. I'd like to know how many visits, and followup after initial treatment, how server was the wasting to begin with, are you happy with the outcome. My partner and I have been together for... Read more »

sculptra new fill

Posted by markie

anyone in las vegas or near las vegas (LA area) have had this procedure done... can you recomend a doctor. Read more »

what should be the size of lymph node to worry?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

it's hardly noticable but the doc(doc is my mom) and I noticed it.. she said microlymph..(I can't memorize)

it's a little bigger than --> "O"

also it's not painful.. I don't have fever , I have great appettite (I can eat 2 sheeps right now :) and... Read more »

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