| Just beneath the epidermis is the second layer of skin called the dermis. This layer is composed primarily of a protein called collagen, which is essential for firm skin, but diminishes with age. Over time, the collagen framework weakens and your skin loses its elasticity. The facial lines that appear with a smile or a frown don’t disappear when you stop smiling or frowning. Collagen Replacement Therapy (CRP) replenishes the skin’s natural collagen support layer, smoothing facial lines and most types of scars. It can also be used to augment or enlarge lips.
Collagen was the first legally approved product for soft tissue augmentation in the United States, and it remains the criterion standard against which all other dermal implant injectables are measured.
Autologous collagen, which is named Cosmoderm and Cosmoplast, works by promoting an inflammatory response that results in the deposition of new collagen. This type of collagen requires no skin testing. Please ask our office about these collagens
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