New to Sculptra for hands? Read the full guide to Sculptra for hands and neck before booking.
Sculptra placed across the back of the hand to rebuild lost volume. Injected personally by Dr. Amir Mortazavi, MD.
Hands lose subcutaneous fat with age, and there's very little there to begin with. As that thin cushion diminishes, the structures beneath it become prominent — veins stand out, tendons show as cords, and the bones between the knuckles become visible.
Sculptra stimulates your own collagen production across the dorsal hand, rebuilding tissue thickness gradually so those structures sit beneath a fuller surface rather than against the skin.
Hands are the most common tell.
Patients invest years in facial treatment and never touch their hands, which are exposed to as much sun and lose volume just as steadily. It's the mismatch people notice without articulating — a face that looks rested and hands that don't match it.
Sculptra or Radiesse for hands?
Radiesse is FDA-approved for hand augmentation. It provides immediate volume from its gel carrier plus collagen stimulation behind it. It's also radiopaque — it can appear on X-rays of the hand or wrist, which matters if you have frequent imaging.
Sculptra provides no immediate volume and works purely through gradual collagen building over months. It is not radiopaque. Longer to show, generally longer-lasting, and a more gradual progression.
If you have hand or wrist imaging regularly — from arthritis, an old injury, or occupational screening — Sculptra is the more practical choice for that reason alone. Discussed at consultation.
Neither can be dissolved.
What Sculptra doesn't address.
Hand aging has three components, and this treats one:
Volume loss → this treatment.
Brown spots and pigmentation → Pico laser.
Crepey texture and sun damage → CO2 laser for hands.
Restoring volume beneath sun-damaged, spotted skin improves the contour but not the surface. Most patients need at least two of these, and Dr. Mortazavi will tell you which components your hands actually show.
What to expect: 30 to 45 minutes with numbing. Swelling for several days is normal and hands hold it noticeably — rings may be tight for a few days. Bruising is common.
Collagen builds over 6 to 12 weeks per session. Most patients need two to three sessions spaced four to six weeks apart, with the full result visible several months after the last. Duration typically two years or longer.
Massage protocol applies — full aftercare instructions.
The hand is an anatomically busy area — veins, tendons, and nerves sit immediately beneath thin skin with minimal cushioning, and Sculptra has no reversal agent. Depth and plane are the treatment.
New to Sculptra for hands? Read the full guide to Sculptra for hands and neck before booking.
Sculptra placed across the back of the hand to rebuild lost volume. Injected personally by Dr. Amir Mortazavi, MD.
Hands lose subcutaneous fat with age, and there's very little there to begin with. As that thin cushion diminishes, the structures beneath it become prominent — veins stand out, tendons show as cords, and the bones between the knuckles become visible.
Sculptra stimulates your own collagen production across the dorsal hand, rebuilding tissue thickness gradually so those structures sit beneath a fuller surface rather than against the skin.
Hands are the most common tell.
Patients invest years in facial treatment and never touch their hands, which are exposed to as much sun and lose volume just as steadily. It's the mismatch people notice without articulating — a face that looks rested and hands that don't match it.
Sculptra or Radiesse for hands?
Radiesse is FDA-approved for hand augmentation. It provides immediate volume from its gel carrier plus collagen stimulation behind it. It's also radiopaque — it can appear on X-rays of the hand or wrist, which matters if you have frequent imaging.
Sculptra provides no immediate volume and works purely through gradual collagen building over months. It is not radiopaque. Longer to show, generally longer-lasting, and a more gradual progression.
If you have hand or wrist imaging regularly — from arthritis, an old injury, or occupational screening — Sculptra is the more practical choice for that reason alone. Discussed at consultation.
Neither can be dissolved.
What Sculptra doesn't address.
Hand aging has three components, and this treats one:
Volume loss → this treatment.
Brown spots and pigmentation → Pico laser.
Crepey texture and sun damage → CO2 laser for hands.
Restoring volume beneath sun-damaged, spotted skin improves the contour but not the surface. Most patients need at least two of these, and Dr. Mortazavi will tell you which components your hands actually show.
What to expect: 30 to 45 minutes with numbing. Swelling for several days is normal and hands hold it noticeably — rings may be tight for a few days. Bruising is common.
Collagen builds over 6 to 12 weeks per session. Most patients need two to three sessions spaced four to six weeks apart, with the full result visible several months after the last. Duration typically two years or longer.
Massage protocol applies — full aftercare instructions.
The hand is an anatomically busy area — veins, tendons, and nerves sit immediately beneath thin skin with minimal cushioning, and Sculptra has no reversal agent. Depth and plane are the treatment.
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