Added: 12/30/2005 |
Numerous collagen functionsCollagen is one of the most important body?s proteins that are responsible for skin strength and elasticity and for the body structure support. Plentiful collagen functions found application in different fields: gluing of different utensils food industry, musical instruments adhesion, collagen usage in cosmetic surgery became especially popular during the last decades. Today the mechanism of collagen operating has been discovered: as all other proteins collagen while heating it ?melts? ? loses its structure that means chins separating. In the cooling down the substance soaks up everything that surrounds it. That provides forming of gelatin. This fact explains collagen?s big usage in food industry.
During the last decades collagen is used as filler agent in cosmetic surgery industry so in this case collagen functions are the following: improving of underlying tissues and filling of wrinkles (although not deep and fine), facial lines (smile and laugh lines), creases, crow?s feet, etc caused by aging, sun exposure, facial mimics, bad habits (smoking, not right position during the sleeping), gravity, UV-radiation, etc.
As collagen functions are numerous the process of collagen injection procedure is very individualized. So it is very important to fit client?s purposes with collagen functions. It is necessary to pass the course of evaluation of the skin, muscles and underlying bones conditions before the cosmetic procedure performance.
As after the collagen injection procedure material-filler (collagen) is metabolized that causes collagen degradation so from the point of effect collagen injection procedure is not as long lasting as cosmetic surgery. However, it provides unique possibilities of soft-tissue augmentation and is effective in wrinkle correction. The effect depends on individual conditions: the result can be obvious from 2-3 weeks to 2-3 years. The role of ?effect keeper? belongs to such previous circumstances as skin type and quality, patient?s lifestyle, genetic facts and age.
The mechanism of action of collagen injection procedure is similar to fat injection procedure so if the client had not successful experience during fat injection the result of collagen injection procedure would be probably not much better. There is also substantial proportion of risk likelihood during this kind of treatment. First possible risk is allergy that can be previewed but not always successfully. Infections, open sore, some kinds of skin peeling abscesses, lumpiness, etc are still actual to this technique. In addition, unfortunately risk factor information is still not available to all patients today.
As all kinds of cosmetic treatment, collagen procedure has both advantages and disadvantages. The list of first circumstances includes not necessity to perform the anesthesia (the physician can use special sprays or creams for numbing), the natural origin of the material and easy digestion process, from the other side all results are out of long action.
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