FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
SCULPTRA
MDR report key: 23109411
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Received September 22, 2025
Report
- Report Number
- MW5176279
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 22, 2025
- Date of Event
- October 5, 2023
- Report Date
- September 16, 2025
- Manufacturer
- GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
- Product Code
- LMH
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
- Health Professional
- *
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 0
I HAD 2 VIALS OF SCULPTRA (ONE IN EACH CHEEK) DONE BY DR. ON (B)(6) 2023. THIS WAS TO HELP FILL OUT THE CHEEKS AND ALSO TO HELP WITH ACNE SCARRING. THIS PAST (B)(6) 2025, I STARTED TO DEVELOP HYPERTROPHIC SCARS IN THE AREAS THAT WERE INJECTED. I HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM CAUSING TETHERING AND THE APPEARANCE OF INDENTATIONS NEXT TO THEM DUE TO THE TETHERING. I HAVE BEEN GETTING TREATMENT INCLUDING KENALOG, 5FU AND SUBCISION WITH (B)(6), WHO IS WONDERFUL, BUT WE HAVE MADE VERY LITTLE PROGRESS. I AM INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATED AND WANTED YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THIS COMPLICATION. MY SKIN IS NO LONGER SMOOTH BUT IS LUMPY WITH INDENTATIONS AND RAISED AREAS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201667 | SCULPTRA | IMPLANT, DERMAL, FOR AESTHETIC USE | LMH | GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 YR | Female | Required Intervention | BIOTIN.| BIRTH CONTROL PILLS.| FLUOROURACIL.| KENALOG.| MAGNESIUM.| MINOXIDIL 2.5 MG.| MULTIVITAMIN.| RETIN A. |