02/07/2015
Collagen skin treatments are used to fill lines and wrinkles around the eyes, lips, nose and forehead, as well as some acne and other facial scars. It is also used to plump lips by adding definition to lip borders from the inside out.
Zyderm(R) and Zyplast(R) collagen replacement therapy has been proven safe and effective for almost 20 years, and has been used in over one million treatments. Zyderm and Zyplast are the only injectable collagen products to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
How does collagen work?
Collagen is actually part of the organic support structure of your skin. During the normal aging process, this natural collagen thins and wrinkles form. Without enough collagen, wrinkles and lines begin to form whenever the skin moves.
Collagen replacement treatments replenish the skin's collagen layer, smoothing lines and wrinkles. Collagen implants are natural products derived from highly purified bovine collagen, and are injected just under the surface of the skin. Like your body's own collagen, the collagen implants will eventually be absorbed. If you discontinue treatments, the new collagen is simply reabsorbed and your face gradually returns to its natural contours.