Collagen from Bellevue Plastic Surgeons
Facial lines and wrinkles can be softened and smoothed out with collagen injections. Collagen fills the wrinkle lines, as opposed to Botox which relaxes the muscles which cause wrinkles. As we age, the collagen in our skin fragments and wears away, leading to wrinkles and fine lines. Moisturizers can soften your skin and the alpha hydroxyl acids bring new skin to the surface, but neither can remove the lines cause by collagen loss. Collagen replacement is a safe, instant procedure which requires no down time and in 5 minutes you get an improvement that lasts 3-6 months.
However, before having collagen injected, you need to be tested to ensure that no allergic reaction will occur. Dermalogen can be used for patients who desire collagen but are allergic to the bovine derived one. Dermalogen does not require a skin test, but it does require a "touch up" injection about 2-3 weeks after the initial one.
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