Collagen is actually part of the natural support structure of your skin. Wrinkles form when this natural collagen thins. This loss is mostly a factor of aging, but exposure, pollution, health, heredity and lifestyle also play roles. Without enough collagen, wrinkles and lines start to form wherever the skin moves. Collagen Replacement Therapy® (using Zyderm® and Zyplast® collagen implants) replenishes the skin's collagen layer, smoothing lines and wrinkles, and adding definition to lip borders from the inside out. Results are immediate.

Collagen Replacement Therapy has been proven safe and effective for well over 15 years.

• Description: Bovine collagen is injected through a tiny needle just below the surface of the skin to smooth wrinkles or define the lip border.
• Indications for Treatment: Fine to deep wrinkles, frown lines, smile lines, crow's feet, lip border, acne and other scars.
• Duration: Treatments generally last 3-6 months.
• Advantages: Treatment requires minimal recovery and is relatively painless. Results are immediate and the product does not "migrate". Zyderm®/Zyplast® injectable collagen contains lidocaine for greater patient comfort.
  FDA approved.
• Treatment Steps: A skin test must be administered 4 weeks prior to treatment to screen for a preexisting allergy to collagen. Some patients have reported allergic reactions to bovine collagen as described in the safety summary.
• Availability: Must be performed by a physician or a qualified healthcare professional.

Zyderm® and Zyplast® collagen implants are natural products derived from highly purified bovine collagen that is injected just under the surface of the skin. Like your own collagen, your body eventually absorbs this collagen so ongoing treatments are necessary to maintain results. If you discontinue treatments, the new collagen is simply reabsorbed and your face gradually returns to it's natural contours.

While healing time varies, many people return to work the same day. People absorb collagen at varying rates but treatment usually lasts 3 to 6 months.

You and your doctor will tailor a treatment program to meet your individual needs. No matter which options you choose, be sure you receive enough collagen to achieve the look you want.

Face it, lines and wrinkles happen. However, with collagen skin treatments you can just fill in those little annoyances. Collagen treatments last from 3 to 6 months and take less than an hour in a doctor's office. Results are immediate and recovery time is so short, you can sneak in a treatment at lunchtime. Telling anyone or not is delightfully up to you.

Zyderm & Zyplast Implants have been used in over 1 million treatments.