Posts Tagged ‘collagen’
How to get a facelift without surgery
Posted by: Suzanne Costa in Face Lifts on February 21st, 2010
If you are curious about how to get a facelift without surgery, then you are probably interested in reducing the cost of a typical facelift as well as enjoying the benefits of facelift without surgery. Face lift with threads is costly and results may vary. A non surgical face lift, on the other hand, may significantly improve the appearance of the skin, minus the high cost and recovery time. Several options include crf face lift, life-style lift as well as other non surgical face lifts.
The Importance of Collagen
Posted by: Suzanne Costa in Botox on January 23rd, 2010
In terms of maintaining a youthful appearance, collagen is perhaps the most important substance our body secretes. We can help stimulate its production and maintain what already exists by controlling what our skin is exposed to. Preserving collagen is one of the keys to keeping you skin looking young and healthy. But collagen has many other functions within the body as well.
What is Collagen?
Collagen is a fibrous protein. It is a key factor in connecting and supporting various bodily tissues, such as skin, bone, muscles, cartilage and tendons. Collagen even has a presence in our teeth. There are more than twenty-five different kinds of collagen required for our bodies to function properly. We are most familiar with collagen in relation to our skin.
Collagen and aging
As we age, our ability to produce collagen is hindered. Our biggest concern with this hindrance is not the many life-changing diseases that can be caused from it, such as brittle bone disease, but with wrinkles. Perhaps because this is the most aesthetic, most visible, result of slowed collagen production, we are more concerned with finding ways to help increase this production rate. Hence, the marketing of collagen injections and creams.
Collagen properties
The importance of collagen is that it has valuable medical properties. It has been used to help aid the healing process in severe burn victims, as well as used in skin graphing and in cosmetic procedures to help reduce the appearance of scars. In combination with vitamin C, collagen can also be a key factor in reducing a person’s risk of heart attack and stroke.
The funny thing about those creams available at your local drug store, the ones that claim to increase collagen levels, is that collagen cannot be absorbed through the skin. If you’re looking to increase your levels of collagen in order to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, you’d best to check into collagen injections, which can be administered to just about any part of the body.
Restalyne Fountain of Youth – Local 6 News Orlando with Dr. Roger Bassin – Funny blooper videos are here
