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Collagen Treatment For Rejuvenated Skin Collagen treatment effectively removes most signs of aging and brings back the youthful face once again. Collagen Replacement Therapy is a proven, non-surgical treatment from which you can obtain immediate results

Collagen Replacement therapy replenishes the skin's natural collagen. The natural appearance of your skin may be enhanced as the contour of the support structure is restored. By supplementing your skin's own collagen, Collagen Replacement Therapy helps smooth facial lines, as well as some types of depressed scars. Depending on age, skin condition, and the amount of sun damage, your treatment program will be tailored to incorporate your individual needs. Dr. Rapaport's expertise in this field is well known, and you can expect excellent care.
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The way your skin looks is directly related to the way your skin is supported.
Aging, disease, injury - these are some of the factors that can weaken the collagen fibers that give your skin its underlying strength. Until the 1970s, it was not possible for doctors to replace damaged collagen. Now, both Zyderm Collagen and Zyplast Collagen Implants are available. Made of purified bovine collagen, these materials can be injected into your skin to supplement your body's own collagen and actually fill certain lines and facial furrows.

 

What is collagen?
Collagen is a natural protein that provides structural support. It is found throughout the body - in skin, muscle, tendon, and bone. Fibers of collagen are woven together like threads in fabric to form a framework into which new cells can grow. In the skin, collagen provides texture, resiliency, and shape. Human beings are constantly producing collagen, but as we age, our collagen breaks down faster than it can be replaced.

The collagen in human skin is very similar to the collagen found in certain animals. As a result, animal collagen has had many medical applications. For example, animal collagen has been used in sutures for over a century. Heart valves used during surgery are also made of collagen. Injectable Zydermand Zyplast Collagen Implants are made of collagen from cow skin that has been purified.

How was injectable collagen developed?
In the early 1970s, a group of biochemists and physicians at Stanford University were researching alternatives to skin grafts. In the course of this work, they developed the concept of purifying animal collagen so thoroughly that it could be used to replace lost skin tissue. Further research by Collagen Corporation led to the development of Zyderm and Zyplast Collagen Implants.

How long has injectable collagen been used?
Injectable collagen was first used to treat patients in 1976.
Since then, over 500,000 people have been treated with either Zydermor ZyplastCollagen Implants. The procedure is administered routinely by over 3,500 physicians nationally, and in more than 20 other countries.

How do Zyderm Collagen and Zyplast Collagen work?
Both Zydermand ZyplastCollagen Implants lend additional support to the collagen network within the skin. When a physician injects small amounts of either material directly into areas where the body's own collagen has been weakened, depressions can be raised to the level of the surrounding skin. Thus, lines and scars can be minimized, texture is improved, and the skin has a softer and more even tone.