The Filler as Time Bomb II

Below is an email received today relating a patient's experience with Sculptra. Next is a follow-up email.

Dear Dr. Bock,

Is there any procedure that you may be aware of to remove these horrible "foreign body objects" per the dermo who saw me after the plastic surgeon got done with me.

They appeared five months after my first Sculptra treatment.  They are underneath both eyes.  Seems they were caused by my "normal healthy" reaction to having three Sculptra injections (Sculpta sounds so much nicer than Polylactic Acid, a better ring).

I'm not an HIV male, just an under-informed and angry (just what I don't want to be) in shock female who remembered when doctors seemed to help not harm.

ps:  The Plastic Surgeon did however manage to easily remove $5000 from my wallet but can't do a thing about removing these scars.  Sorry about my tone.  Truly any safe corrections you may know?  Of course, I also had zero results of any increased volume.  Guess I have "faulty collagen" too boot!  Who knew...

Thanks much for coming out against this product that should should never have been allowed on the market in the first place.

There should be more docs like you who just say no to this scam.

Dear Dr. Bock,

 

If I didn't live 3000 miles away, I would gladly see you for a consultation.  Truly, you were the only doc when I began to research the side effects I was experiencing from Sculptra who spoke out against this latest big drug company scam.  They did come up with an amazing story, using gay men to get thru the FDA.  Guess the FDA is a very easy group of "guards" to get thru in this administration.

 

Luckily from a doctor I know well, after nagging him to death to find information on this product after the fact, he finally told me go to pubmed.  Imagine I had to "nag" my own husband ---  an over-worked, cranky, very intelligent doc just getting by.   Like you, he won't go to the dark side for profit.

 

Thanks,

J.