Sculptra in Cobham, the patient path to firmer skin.
Sculptra® by Galderma at our clinic on Cobham High Street: a collagen stimulator that works quietly over months, planned and placed by our doctors with a review included.
A treatment that rewards patience, in a clinic with plenty of it
Most of what people imagine about injectables involves a mirror and an instant change. Sculptra® asks for something different: time. It is a biostimulator, which means it adds no instant volume at all. Instead it prompts your body to lay down its own collagen over the weeks and months that follow, so any improvement arrives gradually and is genuinely hard to pinpoint. That pace suits Cobham. Wellface began in this village, and the clinic still runs the way a good practice should: a doctor at every visit, consultations with room to think, and no pressure to do more than your face needs.
What Sculptra actually is
Sculptra is made by Galderma from poly-L-lactic acid, usually shortened to PLLA. It is biodegradable, and it is not a filler in the familiar sense. Rather than occupying space the moment it is placed, it prompts your body to lay down fresh collagen of its own over the weeks and months that follow. Any fullness you notice straight after treatment is fluid and swelling, and it settles. The change that matters builds quietly underneath, which is why a good result tends to read as you on a good year rather than you after an appointment.
Who it tends to suit
Sculptra is for gradual, diffuse improvement rather than sharp, targeted change. For suitable patients, our Cobham doctors consider it when the concern is one of these:
- Facial volume that has softened gradually across the face
- Skin that feels less firm than it used to
- Skin that has thinned and lost some of its substance
- A wish for change that friends sense but cannot quite place
It is not a lip treatment, and it is not the right tool for a single crease or one precise contour. If either of those is your real concern, your doctor will say so and point you towards something better suited.
A course, planned over months
Galderma describes a typical course as around three sessions spaced over several months, and that rhythm is part of what keeps the change so understated. At Wellface the number of sessions and vials is personalised at consultation, because two faces with similar concerns rarely need the same plan. Treatment is £500 per vial, with additional vials discounted from the fourth vial onwards, and your doctor sets out the full plan and its cost before anything is placed. A review appointment is included, so progress is checked properly rather than assumed.
The appointment itself
Allow about 45 minutes. Every new client starts with a consultation, and if Sculptra is suitable the treatment may sometimes go ahead the same day. Your doctor maps the plan against how your face sits at rest and in movement, and photographs are taken so a slow change can be measured rather than remembered. Afterwards, swelling, tenderness, bruising, redness or itching can occur, and lumps or nodules can appear later, one reason the review matters. Your doctor may prescribe a short massage routine, commonly five minutes, five times a day, for five days.
Four doctors, one standard
Sculptra in Cobham is performed only by doctors: Dr Yasmin Tayeb, Wellface’s founder, Dr Olivia McCormack, Dr Bianca Coveva and Dr Ghazala Khan. There are no therapists involved and no delegated injections. The doctor who plans your course places each session and sees you at review, so the judgement about whether to add, wait or stop sits with someone who has followed your face from the start. Rare vascular complications are possible with any facial injectable, and our doctors work to established emergency protocols, which is part of why a medical setting matters.
Sculptra, filler or something else?
Because Cobham holds our most complete treatment menu, your doctor can be candid about alternatives. Hyaluronic acid fillers restore volume immediately at specific points and can be dissolved if ever needed. Sculptra adds no instant volume and, not being hyaluronic acid, cannot be dissolved in the same way, which is exactly why it is planned with care. Some faces are better served by filler, some by Sculptra, some by a sequence of both, and some by nothing yet. Results from a course can last around two years, with individual variation, so the decision deserves an unhurried conversation.
Your own collagen, rebuilt
Sculptra is a regenerative biostimulator made by Galderma. Instead of filling a line, its poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) microparticles prompt your skin to rebuild its own collagen and elastin, working across all three layers of the skin. Here is how a course at Wellface Cobham works on your skin.
Placed
Your doctor places PLLA microparticles in the deeper layers of the skin, exactly where your plan needs support.
Recognised
Your skin answers with a gentle, controlled renewal response and fibroblasts begin making new collagen.
Rebuilt
Galderma’s studies show type I collagen up by 66.5% at three months, with elastin stimulated too.
Renewed
The PLLA is absorbed naturally over the following months, leaving your own firmer tissue in place.
From our twenties collagen falls by around 1% a year. The surface thins, the dermis loses firmness and elasticity, and the deepest layer loses the support that holds volume.
PLLA has been used in medicine since the 1960s and in dissolvable stitches since the 1970s. Sculptra was first approved in Europe in 1999 and is used in more than 40 countries.
Galderma reports results lasting more than two years. In its survey two years after treatment, 89% of patients said their results looked natural and 92% felt more confident.
Read the full story of how Sculptra works, from the three layers of skin to how it compares with Radiesse, HArmonyCa and filler.
Sculptra results over 12 months
Before and 12 months after a course of Sculptra, from Galderma’s clinical photography. These are Galderma’s images, not Wellface patients, and individual results vary.
Sculptra, explained by Galderma
Pricing for Sculptra
Sculptra is priced per vial. How many you need depends on the areas treated and the change you want, and your doctor plans this with you at consultation. Additional vials are discounted from the fourth vial onwards.
Your doctors in Cobham
Every Sculptra treatment in Cobham is performed by one of our doctors, from consultation to injections and your two-week review.
Dr Yasmin Tayeb
Founder of Wellface. A Bristol-trained dentist whose facial anatomy and aesthetics experience comes from years at London hospitals including St George’s.
Dr Olivia McCormack
A Bristol-trained dentist with a wealth of experience in anti-wrinkle and dermal filler treatments, trained with leading Harley Street specialists and known for her empathetic approach.
Dr Bianca Coveva
A Newcastle-trained dentist with maxillofacial surgical experience and advanced aesthetics training completed with Distinction. She focuses on natural yet noticeable results.
Dr Ghazala Khan
Over 25 years in medicine, specialising in natural-looking anti-wrinkle and dermal filler results.
A village clinic with time on its side
The clinic sits at 27 High Street, Cobham, among the cafés and boutiques with parking nearby. A 45-minute appointment folds easily into a village morning, and because a Sculptra course unfolds over months, having the clinic close to home counts for more than usual. We open until 8pm from Monday to Thursday, and until 5pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
Clients join us from Oxshott, Stoke d’Abernon, Esher, Weybridge and Leatherhead, with Cobham & Stoke d’Abernon station linking the wider county. Working in London? The same doctor-led course runs as Sculptra in Wimbledon, and Dr Yasmin offers Sculptra in Esher personally. For the science in more depth, read how Sculptra works.
27 High Street
Cobham, Surrey KT11 3DH
Monday to Thursday 9am to 8pm
Friday and Saturday 9am to 5pm
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Frequently asked questions
Sculptra® is an injectable collagen stimulator made by Galderma from poly-L-lactic acid, a biodegradable material. Rather than filling, it prompts your body to lay down its own collagen gradually, for suitable patients a subtle, diffuse improvement in volume and firmness.
£500 per vial, including VAT. Your doctor plans how many vials your face needs at consultation, and from the fourth vial onwards additional vials are discounted. You will know the full cost of your course before anything is placed.
Not in the way filler shows. Sculptra adds no instant volume, and any early fullness is fluid and swelling that settles. The real change builds gradually as your body lays down its own collagen over the weeks and months after treatment.
Galderma describes a typical course as around three sessions spaced over several months. At Wellface your doctor personalises both the number of sessions and the number of vials at consultation, based on your face rather than a standard package.
Only doctors: Dr Yasmin Tayeb, Dr Olivia McCormack, Dr Bianca Coveva or Dr Ghazala Khan. The doctor who plans your course places each session and sees you at your review, so nothing is handed over midway.
At 27 High Street, Cobham KT11 3DH, in the heart of the village with parking nearby. Oxshott, Stoke d’Abernon, Esher, Weybridge and Leatherhead are all a short drive away.
Your doctor may prescribe a simple massage routine, commonly five minutes, five times a day, for five days. Avoid excessive sun exposure while any redness and swelling settle, and follow the specific advice your doctor gives you on the day.
No. Sculptra is not a lip treatment. If lip shape or volume is your concern, our doctors offer lip fillers instead, and will talk you through the options honestly at your consultation.
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