UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 5, 2016

SIENTRA, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware		001-36709		20-5551000
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

420 South Fairview Avenue, Suite 200

Santa Barbara, CA 93117

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

(805) 562-3500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 5, 2016, Sientra, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial condition and results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

This information contained or incorporated herein, including the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release, dated May 5, 2016, entitled “Sientra Reports First Quarter 2016 Financial Results.”

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.


	SIENTRA, INC.

Dated: May 5, 2016	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Nugent
		Jeffrey Nugent
		Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release, dated May 5, 2016, entitled “Sientra Reports First Quarter 2016 Financial Results.”