What is Collagen Therapy ?
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Collagen is a natural protein that has been
used since 1976 for cosmetic purposes. Found throughout the body,
collagen can provide a great texture, resilience, and appropriate
shape to fill in depressions and wrinkles. Since everybody will
develop varying levels of wrinkles with age, collagen injections have
proven to restore a more youthful and smooth appearance by filling in
the lost skin tissue and wrinkles.
It is a natural beauty treatment that replaces collagen in the skin
that has deteriorated over time. This futuristic treatment swiftly
erases lines, banishes wrinkles, softens scarring and solves the
problem of lack of fullness or definition of the lips.
Bovine collagen injections are made from extracted cow skin, which is
purified, sterilized and processed into a liquid form before being
used for cosmetic purposes, Bovine collagen injections results
typically last between six weeks to a year depending on the type of
injection used. Bovine collagen injections have been on the market for
a long time and are generally considered the standard against which
alternatives are measured.
Because collagen is a protein that breaks down
naturally in the body, bovine collagen injections are not permanent.
The effects of bovine collagen injections can vary depending on the
type of injection filler material used. Some are used to treat more
superficial scars, while others can treat deeper scars and those
with a greater surface area.
Patients may notice slight throbbing or stinging
in the treatment area for a few hours after the injections have been
given. Redness at the injection site will disappear after 24 hours,
and some temporary swelling or bruising may occur. If the swelling or
redness continues for more than a few days, a physician should be
contacted immediately.
Several weeks after the collagen injections have been performed, the
purified bovine collagen will break up and be replaced by newly formed
human collagen. However, this too will be reabsorbed by the body, and
subsequent injections must be administered in order to maintain a
youthful appearance. New collagen injections are recommended every
three to six months depending on how quickly the body absorbs the new
collagen. In rare instances, collagen injections have been known to
last for one to two years.
Why do Lines appear ?
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In young skin, the collagen framework is intact
and the skin remains moisturized and elastic. It’s resilient to the
many facial expressions we adopt as well as everyday environmental
exposure. But, over time, the support structure weakens and the skin
loses its elasticity. The skin begins to lose its tone as the collagen
support wears down. Every time you smile, frown or squint, you put
stress on the collagen in your skin. The effect of these facial
expressions is cumulative and facial lines begin to appear
Smooth Away Lines & Wrinkles
Looking the best you can is a priority no matter
what your age. Staying fit and healthy goes a long way towards
maintaining your looks and self-esteem but what if there are areas
that need a little work? You wouldn't think twice about dieting and
exercising to loose a few pounds and you shouldn't think twice about a
quick and natural treatment that can erase crow's feet around the
eyes, frown lines, nose to mouth lines or vertical lines around the
lips.
Paris Lip
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Lips that deserve to be kissed need to be kept
in perfect condition As the lips contain few sebaceous glands always
use a softening and moisturising balm. Choose your lipstick carefully,
look for a moisturising formula in a colour that complements your skin
tone. If you have a poorly defined lip line, try a little Collagen
Instant Therapy to enhance the lips. If your lips are uneven or simply
lacking in fullness, Collagen Instant Therapy can give you the look
you want.
The Paris Lip technique uses implants that have been used for over ten
years by more than half a million women and men to smooth out facial
lines between the brows and around the eyes, nose and mouth. The
procedure is quick and simple and most of our clients are out of the
clinic in about half an hour
Quick Guide to Injections
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Procedure: Plump up creased, furrowed, or sunken
facial skin; add fullness to lips and backs of hands. Works best on
thin, dry, light-coloured skin.
Length:15 minutes to 1 hour per session.
Anaesthesia: Usually none; local may be included with the injection.
In/Outpatient: Outpatient.
Side Effects of Injections: Temporary stinging, throbbing, or burning
sensation. Faint redness, swelling.
Risks of Injections: Allergic reaction including rash, hives,
swelling, or flu-like symptoms; possible triggering of
connective-tissue or autoimmune diseases. (A skin test is required
before collagen injections to determine whether an allergy exists.)
Contour irregularities, infection.
Duration of Results: Variable; a few months to 1
year.
Pre-treatment Skin Tests
Prior to injection with collagen, two skin tests are performed to
ensure that no allergy to collagen will cause a reaction.
What is collagen ?
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Collagen is the fibrous structural protein that
makes up the white fibers (collagenous fibers) of skin, tendon, bone,
cartilage, and all other connective tissues. It is also found
dispersed in gels of the body to provide stiffening, such as in the
vitreous humour of the eye. In other words, collagen is the natural
protein that composes most of the body’s structural support and is the
primary substance of connective tissue. It is the fibrous connective
tissue that holds our body together. Collagen is present in all
multi-cellular organisms.
Collagen gives the different organs and tissues their strength and
elastic properties. Twenty-five percent of the dry protein weight of
the human body is collagen. Seventy-five percent of our skin is made
of it, and in total – some thirty percent of our entire body is
collagen. Collagen is part of the natural make-up of tendons,
ligaments, joints, muscles, hair, skin, and vital organs. When the
body’s essential supply of collagen is reduced, the body is affected.
Weakness, fatigue, aches, pains, and an overall lack of performance
are frequent symptoms of the problem – symptoms that only increase as
we get older.
Besides its many structural properties, collagen serves as the major
catalyst for growth and repair of nearly all the body’s tissues. Many
different aging diseases are related to the body’s supply of this
vital protein and to disorders in the collagen itself. When our body’s
collagen production is out of stock, so are we!
Collagen and Aging
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The body’s production of collagen slows with
aging. This slowing process is stealth-like and rather insidious. It
starts slowing in our mid-twenties, picks up speed in our thirties and
forties, then roars like a freight train through our fifties and
sixties. Lack of collagen, or the body’s improper use of collagen, is
the stuff that old age is made of. We first notice it on the outside
of our bodies when tiny lines and wrinkles. By that time, the lack of
collagen production and collagen damage is already affecting the
inside of our bodies. The damage gets our attention as strains and
sprains become more severe. Things we have always done, like running
or jumping, suddenly seem more painful. Injuries that have never
proven serious before begin to hurt us. Joint pain becomes more
problematic. We are feeling the pains of aging.
With continued aging, our connective tissue and muscle tissue breaks
down due to an increase in collagen deficiency and damage. As a
result, we experience a weakening of our skeletal structure. Like a
stealth bomber, collagen deficiency sneaks up on us under the radar.
Outside the body, the slowing of the skin’s production of collagen
with age becomes increasingly more pronounced. The skin starts to
wrinkle. It loses the youthful glow that our spouse and loved ones
once admired. The appearance of healthful radiance vanishes. Soon we
develop ridges and furrows, red marks and brown spots. Our skin dries
out in places.
Research scientists have been aware of the problem, but until very
recently there was little that could be done because most non-medical
collagen supplementation was useless. The body was simply unable to
assimilate it.
Collagen supplements
are used by some people.
Collagen, wrinkles and stretch marks
The body’s production of collagen in the skin
begins dropping around the age of twenty-five. But, it really picks up
speed in the forties and fifties. Many studies have demonstrated that
our skin’s natural production of collagen decreases at a rate of 1%
per year after the age of forty. So, by the time a person reaches
fifty-five, they have lost and additional fifteen percent of their
collagen production capacity. By age seventy, the loss is over thirty
percent and climbing.
Why you need
collagen for youth and health ?
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Collagen is naturally produced by the body and
can be taken in from select food sources. It is vital to the body’s
functioning because it is the tie that binds! The body’s use of
collagen cannot be overstated. It makes up the body’s joints, muscles,
hair, skin, tendons, and ligaments. It provides the structure to our
body and forms the molecular cables that strengthen the tendons.
Collagen makes up the vast resilient sheets that support our skins and
internal organs. Bones and teeth are made when the body adds mineral
crystal to the body’s collagen.
Collagen fibers are woven together like pieces of fabric to form a
network in which new cells grow and reproduce. Any time the body needs
to build new cells, such as in the healing or growing process,
collagen plays the central role. Collagen is the substance that
protects and supports the softer tissues of the body, and it is what
connects them with our skeleton. In other words, collagen is both the
material and the glue that holds our body together.
How The body rebuilds
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Young people have pituitary glands that produce
and abundance of GH (Growth Hormone). With aging, this hormone
steadily decreases and the emphasis shifts to collagen. Collagen’s
function in the body is to convert its natural protein molecules into
the essential amino acids that are required by the body. Thus,
collagen performs the important maintenance function of the body.
Whether the body can efficiency rebuild and repair itself is dependent
upon its ability to convert one body resource into another. This
process of protein synthesis is a metabolic process requiring collagen
as a catalyst. As collagen diminishes in the body, both the resource
and the catalyst are reduced.
Research has shown that much of the body’s vital metabolic repair work
takes place when we sleep. It has long been known that the body
switches gears shortly after we fall asleep. It moves from its normal,
active-involvement state to a rebuilding-and-maintenance state. It is
during this sleep that the body searches about for available collagen
and other important nutrients to convert them into the important
materials needed by the body.
Collagen synthesis is something that those of us who wish to look and
feel younger must be interested in. Therefore, any food supplement
that can enhance the rebuilding or the healing process is something
that we should strongly consider.
Collagen & The Body
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Arthritis
Arthritis is a general term describing inflammation in joints. The
most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis, which is also called
degenerative joint disease. Osteoarthritis is associated with a
breakdown of cartilage in joints and most commonly occurs in the hips,
knees, and spine. It can dramatically affect the finger joints and the
joints of the toes. With sixty million Americans suffering from
arthritis, there is an arthritis epidemic. John Klippel, Medical
Director of the arthritis foundation, flatly stated, This should be a
wakeup call. We’ve always suspected the problem was greater than we
had known about.
Unfortunately, the common methods of treatment won’t change the
progression of osteoarthritis. However, two nutritional supplements,
glucosamine and chondroitin have been observed to relieve pain and to
slow the breakdown of cartilage, which in itself is a significant part
of osteoarthritis. What is particularly interesting is that
glucosamine and chondroitins (both sulfates) are components of normal
cartilage. Some researchers have successfully demonstrated that the
two substances appear to stimulate new collagen production. The only
thing better would be to take a bio-available collagen supplement
directly.
In order for osteo arthritis to be treated effectively, the cartilage
and synovial fluid in the joint must be protected against further
destruction. At the same time, it is desirable to stimulate anabolic
restoration of joint cartilage and synovial fluid. Collagen protein
protect and restore joint cartilage by:
Supporting and enhancing anabolic chondrocyte synthesis.
Supporting or enhancing the synthesis of synovial fluid, which is
required to lubricate the joint.
Inhibiting free radical enzymes and auto immune processes that degrade
joint cartilage.
Removing blockages in blood vessels leading to the joint.
Collagen proteins helps the body to rejuvenate
naturally in order to regenerate cartilage and healthy joint function.
Aging and trauma disrupt the body's ability to use its own
chondroprotective agents, which has led to an epidemic of arthritis
throughout the world.
The most common collagen diseases include rheumatoid arthritis,
rheumatic fever, lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, polyarteritis
nodosa, and scleroderma. Most of the collagen diseases, such as
rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatic fever, are characterized by
widespread joint pain.
Bursitis, tendonitis and tendinosis
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Bursitis, tendonitis, and tendinosis are three
of the more common collagen diseases affecting us as we age, causing
us to look and feel older. Bursitis is caused by arthritis
inflammation or by infection. The joint areas most commonly affected
are the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, back, and ankle. Individuals with
bursitis will have pain, tenderness, and stiffness near the affected
area. As a result, local muscle weakness frequently develops as a
result of avoiding painful joint movements, such as those caused by
climbing stairs.
Tendonitis, an inflammation of the tendons, has mostly been considered
the cause of tendon pain and an associated loss of strength and
movement. More recently, researchers discovered that most people
diagnosed with this disease have no signs of tendon inflammation.
Consequently, medical sciences have come to see tendonitis more
properly classified as tendinosis. Today, the terms are used
interchangeably.
Tendinosis/tendonitis is caused by a breakdown of the
collagen-composed tendon tissue. Collagen contributes to the robe-like
structure of a tendon and to its strength. When collagen breaks down,
small tears appear in the tendon, weakening it and causing pain. This
collagen disease can affect children and young adults just as those
who are aging. It is especially wearing on those who perform
repetitious task in their jobs, sports, or daily activities. Carpet
layers suffer this affliction in their knees, writers in their wrists,
and tennis players in their elbows.
Bursitis and Tendonitis/tendinosis can be successfully treated by
resting the painful areas, applying ice, or taking pain relievers.
This gives the body time to repair and reproduce the cartilage damage…
provided the body is still producing the necessary amounts of
collagen.
Cartilage
Cartilage is a rather firm rubber material that
covers the ends of bones in normal joints. The primary function of
cartilage is to reduce joint friction and, since cartilage can change
shape when compressed, serve as a shock absorber for the bones.
Cartilage can change shape because it is composed of more than seventy
percent water, which can be redistributed with compression or
movement. Since cartilage does not contain nerves, you never feel pain
when these changes occur. When collagen disease strikes as we age,
this shock absorbing quality is reduced. That is why activities like
running and jumping feel less comfortable as we age than when we were
younger.
Collagen is a key component of cartilage, providing it with its
strength. When the body’s collagen production is reduced, cartilage
production is affected and so are all the body systems that contain
cartilage.
Reduction in Height
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As we age, we grow shorter. All of the problem
of being overweight, having bad posture, and growing shorter as we age
are related in many ways to the body’s lack of collagen and its
ongoing collagen destruction. The decrease of collagen production
results in decreased metabolism, which leads to an increase in weight.
The increase in weight places stress on our joints and spinal disks,
which wears away at our posture and height. This starts another cycle
of collagen disease and… well, you get the picture.
No matter what your height, the tall person and the short person will
both shrink with age. Getting shorter has become part of getting
older. It is also a part of feeling older.
Part of our height is made up of the cartilage between our spinal
disks. Physical stress, poor posture, added weight, and the aging
process cause these discs to thin out. As they thin, the body shrinks.
It is not uncommon to see elderly people lose eight inches or more in
height by the time they have reached seventy-nine.
The problems of reduced cartilage further exacerbate the shortening
process. Without a proper supply of collagen, the body cannot repair
itself, so it continues to shrink. In addition, the loss of bone mass
that occurs with aging creates a situation where the human structure
not only grows shorter but begins to twist and
turn. This places further stress on the already damaged spinal column.
The problems of diminished collagen supplies are not just with the
elderly. The younger, over thirty-five population suffers from
beginning to advanced degenerative collagen disease as well.
Admittedly, the negative affects of poor food processing has taken its
toll. Nutrients that we should be getting in our food are processed
out. In addition, the general population suffers from an overall lack
of nutritional understanding.
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