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This substance is used to treat fine line wrinkles such as crow's feet, smile lines and frown lines. It is directly injected into the area to plump up the tissue to smooth out the face and give a more youthful appearance. It is temporary and has to be repeated every three to six months to maintain its effect. This is an office procedure and involves no "down time".
Collagen is a natural substance derived from purified animal protein. Your doctor uses it to replace the collagen your skin loses over time. Over the last twenty-five years, Zyderm® and Zyplast® Collagen have proven to be the most popular filler material. Collagen works best for patients with well-defined wrinkles or creases, deep smile lines and acne scars.
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What Can The Collagen Procedure Do For Me? |
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Collagen Replacement Therapy is a safe, non-surgical wrinkle correction treatment in which highly purified collagen is injected into the skin to replenish the skin's lost collagen, restoring skin structure. This treatment is very safe.
The treatments are performed by our Certified Collagen Specialist. The average collagen procedure takes between 15 and 30 minutes. Treatment results are immediate and typically last 3 to 6 months, depending upon the area being treated. Without ongoing treatments, the collagen is gradually absorbed by the body and your face returns to its original contours.
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How Collagen Works
Indications for collagen injections include wrinkles, furrows, creases and facial hollows, especially in the cheeks. When injected beneath the skin, collagen plumps up and fills in the lines and creases and fills out sunken areas of the face. Injectable collagen can also be used to make thin lips appear fuller. Sometimes collagen injection can make a depressed scar less noticeable by filling it out to the level of the surrounding surface.
How Long Does Collagen Last?
Collagen results may last about six months, although the range varies from 3 to 12 months.
Risks of Collagen
Because there is some risk of an allergic reaction to collagen, the patient must undergo an allergy skin test one month before treatment. Redness, itching, swelling or the development of a wheal at the test site are contraindications for collagen injection. Collagen injections are also contraindicated in patients with histories of collagen vascular disease, autoimmune disease, allergies to beef or bovine products and allergies to lidocaine, the anesthetic injected along with the collagen. Pregnant women should wait until after delivery to have collagen treatments.
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