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Some clinicians will use Collagen injections to treat undereye circles. I would recommend a topical regimen, followed by a MelaPeel as an adjunct to hyaluronic acid fillers.
Collagen creams do not help. Collagen injections are not performed any more, except for Evolence which is a pig collagen, but is too thick to inject underneath the eyelid skin in general. Dark circles are hard to treat. Some creams that help change the iron from the blood cells are hypothesized to work; but, some patients improve and others don’t.
It's highly unlikely a reputable physician would inject collagen in breasts for enlargement as it is controversial because of its implications with mammogram interference; however, superficial filler injection in small skin scars or depressions is a viable treatment. Collagen is probably not t...
Swelling, bruising, redness. Collagen, hyaluronic acids such as Juvederm and Restylane, and Radiesse are used off-label to raise depressions in the nasal bridge over the bony hump to make a more straight profile or slope. They last for several months.
There are reports of this occurring with bovine (cow) collagen, the old Zyderm/Zyplast. This is the result of delayed granuloma formation. Essentially the body is reacting to the collagen as if it were a foreign body. However, to the best of my knowledge this problem has not occurred with...
