Sculptra in The Dalles, OR

Sculptra at Columbia Laser Skin Center: Revitalize Your Skin’s Natural Radiance!

Restore What Time Has Taken Away—Naturally

Sculptra® is more than a filler—it’s a collagen stimulator that helps your skin rebuild its own foundation from within.
At Columbia Laser Skin Center in The Dalles OR, we use Sculptra to gradually restore facial volume, improve skin quality, and soften the visible signs of aging by stimulating your body’s natural collagen production. The result is a refreshed, more youthful appearance that still looks completely like you.
Rather than creating an immediate change, Sculptra works gradually over the following months, delivering natural-looking results that can last for years.*
Whether you’ve noticed volume loss in your cheeks, temples, jawline, or lower face, our experienced injectors will create a personalized treatment plan designed around your unique facial anatomy and aesthetic goals.

With Sculptra, you can:

  • Restore age-related facial volume
  • Stimulate your body’s natural collagen production
  • Improve skin firmness and texture
  • Achieve natural-looking rejuvenation
  • Enjoy results that continue to improve over time

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What Is Sculptra?

Unlike traditional dermal fillers that simply replace lost volume, Sculptra helps your body rebuild it naturally.

Sculptra is an FDA-approved injectable biostimulator made with poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), a material that has been safely used in medicine for decades. Once injected, it stimulates your skin to produce new collagen—the protein responsible for keeping skin firm, smooth, and youthful.

As we age, collagen production naturally declines beginning in our 20s, leading to volume loss, skin laxity, and wrinkles. Sculptra addresses one of the root causes of facial aging by encouraging your body to replace that lost collagen over time.

Instead of instant volume, you’ll notice gradual improvement over several weeks and months as your skin naturally rebuilds its support structure.

Why Patients Love Sculptra

 Gradual, natural-looking results
 Improves facial volume and skin quality
 Stimulates your own collagen production
 Long-lasting results—up to two years or longer in many patients*
 Helps you look refreshed, never overdone

What Does Sculptra Treat?

Nasolabial Folds

This biostimulator can be perfect for treating nasolabial folds, which are the lines that extend from the sides of the nose to the corners of the mouth. As it stimulates collagen production, Sculptra helps to restore lost volume in these areas and create a smoother transition between the cheeks and mouth. This gradual improvement reduces the depth of these folds for a more refreshed appearance.

Marionette Lines

Marionette lines run vertically from the corners of the mouth toward the chin. Over time, these lines become more pronounced due to volume loss and gravity. Sculptra helps restore volume to the lower face, lifting and softening these lines by encouraging the skin’s natural collagen production.

Neck & Body

Sculptra isn’t just for the face—it can also rejuvenate the neck and select areas of the body by stimulating your body’s natural collagen production. As collagen is restored, the skin becomes firmer, smoother, and more resilient, helping improve crepey skin, mild laxity, and overall skin quality. Because Sculptra works gradually with your body’s own regenerative processes, results develop naturally over several months and can provide long-lasting improvement in skin texture and firmness.

Cheeks

Volume loss in the cheeks can lead to a sunken or hollow appearance, making the face look aged or tired. Sculptra can be a good option for restoring volume to the cheeks, providing gradual results that offer a natural-looking lift and youthful contours.

Jowls and Jawline

As we age, sagging skin along the jawline and the development of jowls become more noticeable due to the loss of structural support. Sculptra helps tighten and firm this area by stimulating collagen production, improving the definition of the jawline. This gradual lift results in a more sculpted appearance.

How Does Sculptra Work?

Unlike traditional fillers that simply replace lost volume, Sculptra helps your own body rebuild it naturally.
Sculptra is made with poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), a biostimulator that works beneath the skin to activate your body’s natural regenerative processes. After treatment, Sculptra gradually stimulates specialized cells called fibroblasts to produce new collagen—the essential protein that gives skin its strength, firmness, and youthful structure.
As the PLLA particles are naturally absorbed over time, your body replaces them with its own collagen, creating gradual, natural-looking improvement that continues to develop over the following months.

Exciting new research has shown that Sculptra does even more than stimulate collagen. It has also been shown to:

  • Restore healthy facial volume by supporting the regeneration of dermal white adipose tissue (the skin’s natural fat layer)
  • Improve skin hydration by enhancing the skin’s extracellular matrix
  • Increase skin firmness and elasticity
  • Improve overall skin texture and quality
  • Deliver natural-looking results that continue to improve over time

Rather than changing the way you look overnight, Sculptra works with your body’s own biology to restore the healthy foundation of your skin. The result is subtle, refreshed, and natural-looking rejuvenation that allows you to look like the best version of yourself—not a different person.

What Are the Benefits of Sculptra?

  1. Natural Results: Sculptra works subtly, allowing for a gentle and gradual transformation that never looks overdone. Your refreshed look remains unmistakably you.
  2. Long-lasting Impact: The benefits of Sculptra don’t just fade away. Experience sustained improvements, with results that can last more than two years for many patients.
  3. Boosted Collagen Production: By revitalizing your skin’s ability to produce collagen, Sculptra helps restore its youthful elasticity and firmness; naturally.
  4. Overall Skin Health: With an enhanced collagen framework, enjoy improved skin texture, reduced wrinkles, and a more radiant complexion.
  5. Minimally Invasive: Skip the lengthy downtime of surgical procedures. Sculptra offers a non-surgical path to profound rejuvenation.

What Makes Sculptra Different From Traditional Dermal Fillers?

Poly-L-Lactic Acid

The majority of dermal fillers are made with hyaluronic acid, which is a great option for instant but temporary results. Sculptra is different, however, because of its active ingredient, poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA). This substance is biocompatible and provides organic results.

Dermal Depth

Sculptra targets the underlying causes of facial aging, providing a scaffold for collagen renewal deep within the skin’s layers rather than just superficially.

Subtle & Seamless

Say goodbye to abrupt changes. Sculptra’s approach means that the transformation is gradual.

Non-Surgical Elegance

Reap the benefits of a lifted, youthful look without the invasiveness or downtime of surgical procedures.

Skin Rejuvenation

Beyond just addressing wrinkles and sagging, Sculptra paves the way for an overall skin revival, making it smoother, more radiant, and more vibrant.

Tailored Experience

At Columbia Laser Skin Center, we take advantage of Sculptra’s versatility to craft a treatment plan perfectly aligned with your cosmetic enhancement goals.

How Does Sculptra Work?

Unlike traditional fillers that simply replace lost volume, Sculptra helps your own body rebuild it naturally.
Sculptra is made with poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), a biostimulator that works beneath the skin to activate your body’s natural regenerative processes. After treatment, Sculptra gradually stimulates specialized cells called fibroblasts to produce new collagen—the essential protein that gives skin its strength, firmness, and youthful structure.
As the PLLA particles are naturally absorbed over time, your body replaces them with its own collagen, creating gradual, natural-looking improvement that continues to develop over the following months.

Exciting new research has shown that Sculptra does even more than stimulate collagen. It has also been shown to:

  • Restore healthy facial volume by supporting the regeneration of dermal white adipose tissue (the skin’s natural fat layer)
  • Improve skin hydration by enhancing the skin’s extracellular matrix
  • Increase skin firmness and elasticity
  • Improve overall skin texture and quality
  • Deliver natural-looking results that continue to improve over time

Rather than changing the way you look overnight, Sculptra works with your body’s own biology to restore the healthy foundation of your skin. The result is subtle, refreshed, and natural-looking rejuvenation that allows you to look like the best version of yourself—not a different person.

Walking You Through Your Sculptra Treatment Plan

Each Sculptra treatment plan begins with a consultation. During this visit, we’ll discuss your concerns, assess your facial structure, and develop a treatment plan based on the areas where volume loss or wrinkles are more noticeable. If Sculptra is the right fit for you, we’ll move forward with the first injections. Right after the initial injection, you may notice increased volume in the treated areas. This effect is due to the sterile water used in the injection, which will be reabsorbed by your body within a few days and leave your skin looking much the same. However, the process of collagen production will have already started underneath the skin. Any visible results from the first session are usually subtle.
Most patients return for a second injection after six to eight weeks. After this treatment, you may start to notice more defined results. While some are happy with these results, most see the best outcome after a third session when volume and smoothness become more pronounced. Each person’s experience will vary, and we’ll guide you through the process to help achieve your desired results.

Meet Our Providers

Dr. John D. Willer

MEDICAL DIRECTOR/OWNER

Mickenzie Romero, RN

ADVANCED INJECTION SPECIALIST

Angie Herriges, CAE

CERTIFIED ADVANCED AESTHETICIAN

Anna Lyons, RN CAE

ADVANCED INJECTION SPECIALIST

Savana Holland, CAE

CERTIFIED ADVANCED AESTHETICIAN & COOLSCULPTING SPECIALIST

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What Our Patients Say


I felt in good care with McKenzie! She was knowledgeable, experienced and gave me exactly what I was looking for.

Patricia Martin Bunch

22 April 2026


McKenzie is always great, very informative and sweet and does a great job!

Linda Lebsack

21 January 2026


I really like seeing the HI energy
Lady’s that glow from the inside
Out. They are the nicest people.

CHERYL PINELL
12 December 2025


I recently had the opportunity to try CoolSculpting on my abdomen, and I’ve officially completed my first treatment. I’ll be honest — I was there for about 4–5 hours, …

Patricia Martin Bunch
22 April 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Sculptra results can last up to two years or more as it stimulates your body’s collagen production. Since the treatment gradually builds collagen over time, the effects develop slowly but can provide long-lasting improvements in facial volume and skin texture. Maintenance treatments may be recommended to help sustain the results beyond the initial period.

Most patients experience minimal discomfort during the procedure. We often apply a topical anesthetic to ensure a comfortable experience, and Sculptra itself is mixed with lidocaine to reduce potential discomfort.

A typical Sculptra session at Columbia Laser Skin Center lasts between 45 to 60 minutes, depending on the treatment area and individual patient needs. The injections themselves only take a few minutes, but we will spend time with you discussing your medical history and learning more about the results you are hoping to see.

It usually takes several months to begin seeing changes after Sculptra. It takes time for your body to produce more collagen. We often take before and after pictures so you can see the changes more clearly.

As with any injectable treatment, some patients might experience side effects like redness, swelling, tenderness, or bruising at the injection site. These are typically mild and subside within a 7 to 10 days. Always consult with our experts about any concerns or potential reactions.

The number of sessions varies based on individual goals and the treatment area. On average, patients may require 2-3 sessions spaced eight weeks apart for optimal results.

Sculptra is generally safe for all skin types. However, a thorough consultation at Columbia Laser Skin Center will determine the best treatment approach tailored to your specific needs and skin condition.

Absolutely! Sculptra can be part of a comprehensive aesthetic treatment plan. It pairs well with other non-invasive treatments – dermal fillers, wrinkle relaxers, Secret RF Microneedling, and medical-grade skincare products. Our specialists will help create a personalized treatment plan with the right combination for you.

After your Sculptra session, it’s advised to avoid excessive sun exposure and strenuous exercise for 24 hours after your treatment to avoid additional redness, swelling, and bruising. Gently massaging the treated area 5 times a day; for 5 minutes over the next 5 days will help distribute the product evenly for best results

Schedule Your Sculptra Consultation Today!

For more information or any questions, feel free to contact us at Columbia Laser Skin Center. We’re here to help you achieve healthy, rejuvenated skin. If you’re ready to enhance your appearance with Sculptra, call or text us today at (541) 298-5066 to schedule your consultation. You can also fill out an online form. We serve The Dalles, OR, and the Columbia Gorge Region, and we look forward to helping you achieve your aesthetic goals.