Skin, refilled from within, naturally. A collagen-led restoration of volume — one that builds quietly from your own tissue, and stays.
Sculptra is a PLLA-based collagen biostimulator — a treatment that restores lost facial volume not by filling, but by prompting your own skin to produce new collagen.
Where a hyaluronic acid filler gives volume immediately through the particle itself, Sculptra works from the inside outward — stimulating continuous collagen formation at the injection site, gradually restoring volume while softening wrinkles and refining skin quality.
The regenerative effect extends beyond the treated area — improving overall skin texture, softening fine lines around the eyes, and lending a more rested, animated expression to the face as a whole.
Where a hyaluronic acid filler creates immediate three-dimensional volume through particles, Sculptra builds volume naturally through collagen regeneration — an outcome that unfolds with time rather than at once.
Unlike a filler whose volume appears on the day, Sculptra's effect unfolds over weeks — and then holds. Each phase of the process is expected, planned for, and communicated clearly from the first consultation.
Sculptra has been in continuous clinical use since 1999 in Europe, is used across more than 46 countries, and has been cleared by the US FDA for aesthetic use. The PLLA degrades gradually within the tissue over roughly 25 months and is fully absorbed by 30 months — with virtually no foreign-body reaction.
At Mili Clinic, every Sculptra vial used is traceable — imported through official channels and verifiable by serial number through Galderma Korea.
Verify AuthenticityOne of the defining variables in a successful Sculptra treatment is the uniform hydration of the PLLA particles themselves. Nodules and clumping — the most commonly cited Sculptra side effects — largely trace back to incomplete or uneven hydration of the product at the moment of injection.
At Mili Clinic, hydration begins 48 hours before the procedure — under direct medical supervision. The hydration state is inspected carefully until the moment of injection, so that only a uniformly prepared solution ever reaches the skin.
For your beauty, we take full responsibility from a personal 1:1 consultation through to a customised procedure — designing each session around the specific areas that matter to you.
Questions we hear most often from patients considering Sculptra. For anything not covered here, please reach out via KakaoTalk or phone.
Sufficient massage after the procedure helps distribute the injected Sculptra solution evenly, leading to a more stable and reliable aesthetic result.
When the massage is combined with an ice pack or cooling stick, pain is noticeably reduced and recovery of the treated area is accelerated.
Prior to treatment, Sculptra undergoes a hydration process — a careful mixing with medical-grade sterile saline to stabilise the formulation.
Immediately after the procedure, a temporary swelling may occur due to the volume of diluent, which gradually settles within a few hours. The genuine effect of Sculptra — the collagen regeneration and aesthetic restoration — begins to appear from 3 to 4 weeks after treatment.
Sculptra has been in continuous clinical use in Europe as a wrinkle-correction treatment since 1999 and is currently in use across more than 46 countries. It has also received US FDA clearance for aesthetic use.
The injected PLLA breaks down over approximately 25 months while maintaining its aesthetic effect, and is fully absorbed by 30 months — leaving virtually no risk of foreign-body reaction.