Introducing Sculptra®! FAQs about this long-lasting “collagen booster”

After the age of 21, our bodies produce 1% less collagen each year. The cumulative effects of the loss of this firming protein results can show up on our faces as lax, saggy skin, sunken or hollowed-out areas, and wrinkles and folds. Fortunately, your friends at Bridgeport Laser & Wellness Center can replenish this vital component of healthy, radiant skin courtesy of Sculptra®, the newest addition to our exceptional nonsurgical aesthetic treatments in Tualatin, Oregon.

What is Sculptra®?

Like dermal fillers and Botox®, Sculptra® is injected via thin needles. Unlike the other injectables mentioned here, Sculptra® is a “collagen stimulator.”

What are collagen stimulators?

Also known as a “biostimulator” or “collagen booster,” these products are uniquely and specially formulated to restore the volume of new collagen in the skin. Due to how these solutions “go to work” to correct signs of aging and sun damage after they are injected into depressed, hollow, and wrinkled areas of the face, Sculptra® supports this beneficial process of collagen remodeling. As the active ingredients in Sculptra® and other such collagen boosters trigger this process, only fresh collagen is left behind.

How are they different from fillers?

True to their name, fillers are generally injected into precise points of the face that could use volume correction and wrinkle reduction to “fill in” those hollow or creased areas. They function like balloons; when expertly applied by members of our team, the specific formulation plumps up the depressed areas and also smooths wrinkles as the treatment sites are volumized.

What are the benefits of Sculptra®?

Because Sculptra® triggers the collagen production process, the results only get better with time and last a long time. In fact, many popular HA-based fillers generally support improvements to the skin and facial contours for anywhere from three to six months. With Sculptra®, patients can enjoy their results for two (or more) years! It is also a highly biocompatible and low-risk injectable formulated from PLLA, the same substance used in dissolvable stitches.

Is Sculptra® right for me?

We won’t know for sure until after your specific areas of concern are evaluated. Of course, we’ll also need to speak with you about your goals and personal preferences. Generally, it is indicated for use around the mouth, jowls, chin, cheeks, and temples.

Why should I choose Bridgeport Laser & Wellness Center?

Our team is led by Alina Wilson, an authority in medical aesthetics who is quite literally writing the book on Thoughtful Aging and rewriting our notion of “anti-aging.” Our providers have more than 40 years of combined experience in a wide range of ever-evolving aesthetic and wellness therapies, and their exceptionalism shows in our 5,000-plus 5-star reviews from satisfied patients. We strive to earn your trust and reviews.

Call (503) 772-3297 to speak with a member of our team in Tualatin, OR. During your consultation, we are happy to provide more details about Sculptra® and other treatments as appropriate.

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The team at Bridgeport Laser & Wellness Center in Tualatin, OR, is led by Alina Wilson, Owner & Employee Development Coach, and Michelle Young, ND, LAc, Medical Director. They are joined by Jessica Colburn, CMA, Aesthetic Injection Specialist; Natalia Glawe, LE, CMA, Medical Aesthetics Specialist; Jordi Schumacher, CAE, Marketing Coordinator; Kathy Nesen, CAE, Medical Aesthetics Specialist, and Keisha Harrison, CMA, LE. Specializing in “Thoughtful Aging,” the team emphasizes a holistic approach to aging, promoting youthful skin and wellness through extensively researched and tested treatments. At Bridgeport Laser & Wellness Center, they focus on enhancing natural beauty and fostering a positive outlook on aging, utilizing state-of-the-art technologies and treatments to provide personalized, results-oriented care.

A Patient View on Thoughtful Aging vs Anti-Aging

Do things that help the process in your journey and make you feel good. Love the way you look!

I think you have to do things that maybe help the process in your journey and make you feel good and bring happiness to you and if that means getting a little Botox or getting a microderm you know which is something that you know I’ll walk away and look in the mirror and think oh I love the way I look but then it’s also a balance of being like it’s okay I’ve made it to 53 and I’m healthy and I think that’s where the thoughtful aging comes in versus the anti-aging

Drew Barrymore Talks on Emsculpt

I’m 44 I have two kids and I work constantly. I’m traveling and it’s really hard to have consistency in your life. My body isn’t the same after having two kids and even just on a functional level, if I would try to work out, I kept injuring myself, and I wasn’t working from this strong foundation of core or where I should have been and I was getting really discouraged. I wanted to change my life and do something really positive so that I could go into my closet and get dressed feeling good, so that I could eat pasta here and there, so I could drink wine here and there, and just find that elusive balance called 80/20. I’ve certainly known 80/20 in the opposite direction; you realize that being healthy and strong is really important. I wanted to condition my body differently so I could exercise regularly without injury, and then I did a bunch of recon with a lot of women, a lot of who you know some of you don’t, some who are really amazing actresses or athletes, and I was like, I found out all the cool girls were already doing it, and it made me feel really safe about the process. I got really excited as opposed to curious and they’re all doing it. So I was like, well then I want to do it as I had been doing a lot of core work. So I did Emsculpt in tendem, and it completely changed my foundation; it just really changed my life, and I get to go work out with my girlfriends and do dance cardio. I feel better when I’m picking up my kids. I’m just exercising smarter because I’m stronger. I’m not really a champion or into anything invasive and I’m not into aesthetics. I care about athletics and being capable and a strong woman, and I don’t know what exactly that looks like because it’s totally different for every single woman. But for me and my personal life I know the line and I know when I’m feeling good. I know what I’m looking better for me, well I definitely see lines in my stomach where I never have which is a total anomaly for me. I’m just getting to live the life I want to, I look better, I feel better, but I’m working out consistently without landing in a physical therapists office because I’ve overdone it or thrown my back out my car was like a fish tank after kids when women have kids nobody talks about how broken the body is and you’re trying to get back to where you were but you’ll never be in the same clade. So I think people probably do this for a multitude of reasons. I have friends who do Ironman, who do it, me as a mother who couldn’t put her body back together the right way. That was why I did it, I just wanted health and wellness in my life. Some people do it for posture, some people do it for conditioning, some people are hardcore athletes, and want to get even stronger and get that extra boost. All the cool girls are doing it for sure.

A Patient View on Thoughtful Aging

I just think the whole phrase thoughtful aging is so beautiful; it’s such a healthier approach but to keep your young youthful skin the best you can. I say this as I think it’s really important, and it makes sense to me, and it makes me feel good. Where again, anti-aging, this makes me feel defeated. Bridgeport laser and wellness is by far the best place to go for thoughtful aging