Every once in a while, a brand-name beauty treatment, such as Botox or Restylane, enters the collective cosmetic dermatology conversation.

A buzzy addition to the chat is Sculptra.

“Everyone’s talking about Sculptra,” a beauty editor exclaimed on a recent media trip unrelated to the brand. The refreshed appearances of celebrities such as Kris Jenner and Anne Hathaway have only helped to further the interest in the bio-stimulator category.

Curious about the buzz, we chatted with Vancouver-based board-certified dermatologist Dr. Katie Beleznay to learn more.

A: Sculptra is in the category that you may have heard of called bio stimulators. Now we’re calling it a regenerative bio stimulators, but it’s an injectable that’s made up of micro particles of poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA). That’s t

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