Collagen & Other Soft Tissue Fillers

Collagen Replacement Therapy - Regain Your Youthful Appearance

Warm year-round weather, picturesque beaches and an active lifestyle certainly make the west coast one of the most beautiful places to live. However sun damage as well as the pleasures and pressures of life in this area can take a heavy toll on your complexion making you look years older than you feel.

To help you rejuvenate the soft, supple skin and youthful appearance you once had, West Dermatology offers Collagen Replacement Therapy. This virtually pain-free, non-surgical procedure is one of today’s safest and most effective wrinkle-reducing treatments.

Reverse The Effects Of Time

Just under the top layer of your skin is the dermis, a framework of proteins better known as collagen and elastin. It is this framework of proteins that serves as the support structure for your skin. With the passage of time and exposure to the sun, the years you’ve spent smiling, squinting, frowning or smoking, break down the elasticity of your skin. The structure that keeps your complexion soft, smooth and youthful looking simply wears out.

Through collagen replacement therapy, we can reverse the effects of time by erasing facial imperfections such as wrinkles, fine lines and acne scars. We administer the collagen with a very fine needle just below the skin depression being treated. Your worn out collagen is supplemented with natural substances that are accepted by your body as its own.

Following your procedure, the treatment site may swell a little. Any slight bruising can be easily covered up with make-up. Best of all the procedure takes less than 20 minutes and requires no recovery time so you can resume normal activity immediately after leaving our office. You’ll be amazed at the dramatic results you’ll achieve immediately after the injection. Fine lines and wrinkles are literally erased. Deeper wrinkles and laugh lines are softened and shallow acne scars become smoother.

Proven, Safe and Effective

Collagen replacement therapy is one of the oldest and safest age-defying treatments. Since its FDA approval in 1981, it has become one of the top ten cosmetic procedures in the United States.

As a patient of West Dermatology, your health and well being is our number one concern. Although less than 1% of patients can be allergic to collagen injections, we perform two simple, painless skin tests prior to performing any treatment to safeguard against reactions.

Cosmogen, a new collagen replacement substance, is composed of human collagen and does not require a skin test prior to injection due to the uncommon occurrence of allergic reaction. Cosmogen can be administered at your first visit.

Depending on the length and depth of your wrinkle, several injections may be needed to rejuvenate the smooth, youthful look you desire. Although this wrinkle-removing procedure is not a permanent solution, it typically lasts up to four months. Additional treatments may be needed throughout the year to maintain your beautiful complexion.

A Working Partnership

Our dedicated staff is here to help you achieve the renewed complexion you desire. Call us today to discuss your options and find out more about how you can benefit from Collagen replacement therapy.

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