Radiesse and Sculptra are Biostimulators What are biostimulators? Biostimulators are substances injected into the skin to stimulate your body’s natural production of collagen and elastin. By stimulating these key structural proteins, which give your skin strength, flexibility and smoothness, biostimulators can be used to improve skin texture and quality, to enhance facial volume, and to create an overall more youthful appearance over time. When most people in aesthetic clinics talk about biostimulators they mean poly-l-lactic acid (Sculptra), calcium hydroxyapatite (e.g. Radiesse,) However, it’s important to note that the line between what is and what isn’t a biostimulator has become a little blurred recently, given the popularity of everything regenerative, or more specifically treatments that stimulate collagen and elastin in the skin. Treatments such as exosomes, injectable moisturisers and polynucleotides can be said to have a biostimulatory effect, bHow do biostimulators work? Biostimulators work by being injected into specific areas where they stimulate the body’s natural collagen production. Over time, the body responds to the injected substances by producing new collagen, which helps to restore volume, improve skin texture, and reduce wrinkles, resulting in a more youthful appearance. What results can you see with biostimulators? Results from biostimulators include improved skin texture and elasticity, increased volume and fullness in treated areas, and a reduction in the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.