Collagen - A BOTOX® Alternative

Collagen is a common formulation component of many skin care products. It is used in a variety of configurations including collagen microspheres, collagen creams, collagen spheres, collagens lotions and collagen moisturizers. All of these types of collagen are usually found in cosmetic products that are applied directly to the skin in an attempt to replace collagen that has vanished from the layers of the skin and allowed wrinkles to form. These types of collagen treatments must be applied regularly-in fact daily-in order to have much effect at all. Collagen creams for wrinkle removal only work for the finest of wrinkles. More significant fixed wrinkles require treatment with collagen injections that act to fill in the tissue with collagen and smooth the skin. Collagen injection treatments have been used for over 20 years in the United States and have an excellent safety profile when injected by an experienced physician.