Collagen Replacement Therapy

You wake one morning, look in the mirror and notice facial lines that weren't there yesterday. Superficial creams may help, but the lines will appear again. Just treating the surface doesn't resolve the problem. These lines are caused by the wearing down of your skin's natural collagen. Collagen Replacement Therapy helps to smooth facial lines on the surface of the skin by supplementing the collagen under the skin. This proven non-surgical treatment gives immediate results.

The most common areas for treatment are the nasolabial lines from the nose to the mouth, marionette lines from the mouth down, lips, and lip lines.

What Is Collagen Replacement Therapy?

Collagen Replacement Therapy is a safe, non-surgical approach that replaces the skin's natural collagen and smoothes out facial lines.

This is a medically supervised program that uses Zyderm^® and Zyplast^® Collagen Implants. Zyderm^® and Zyplast^® Collagen are natural substances that are derived from purified bovine (cow) to replace the collagen skin loses over time. The Zyderm^® and Zyplast^® Collagen are placed just beneath the skin where the body commonly accepts them as its own. Zyderm^® is used for superficial etched lines and is often layered over Zyplast^® which is used for deep folds. CosmoDerm/CosmoPlast is the new human collagen that does not require a skin test.

A topical anesthetic cream can be applied for 15-20 minutes prior to treatment, if desired.

What Can I Expect With Collagen Replacement Therapy?

You will look younger, more alert, and natural. You can have your Collagen Replacement Therapy during a lunch hour. It's that easy.

It's important to discuss with your physician exactly what you can expect from each treatment. Together, you can prioritize which areas are most important to you, and discuss how many treatments you may need and the estimated cost. It's important to know that one treatment may not fully correct every line on your face. Full correction requires continued treatments usually twice a year.

When collagen is combined with BOTOX™ injections an amazing result is achieved without surgery.

Benefits of Collagen

• Used for more than 30 years
• Predictable results
• No surgery is necessary
• Natural, more youthful appearance post-op