What is Cosmoplast?

What is CosmoPlast?

3 answers to “What is Cosmoplast?”

A: What is Cosmoplast?

Peter A. Aldea, MD

To paraphrase GENESIS - First, there was COLLAGEN. (Closed herd, cow derived Collagen) and Plastic surgeons / Dermatologist liked it "and it was good". But it lasted only 3-4 months and required 1-2 skin tests separated by 3-4 weeks before administration (to avoid giving it to people with allergies)... more

A: Collagen based Filler

Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD

   Cosmoplast is a collagen based filler. It is derived from human collagen, actually from baby foreskins.     Being human derived it does not require allergy testing like its predecessor zyplast.    Cosmoplast is more cross linked than its stablemate Cosmoderm. It is meant... more

A: CosmoPlast is a collagen based filler

Jonathan Hoenig, MD

CosmoPlast (and CosmoDerm) are collagen based fillers that do not require a skin test prior to treatment. Although they are less expensive than Restylane or Juvederm, the results last about half as long, or less. Use of CosmoPlast and CosmoDerm has dwindled since the introduction of hyaluronic acid based... more

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