Will collagen work for knees when it is bone on bone?

Collagen is prone to an allergic reaction and thus Restylane and Juvederm injections are used in my practice to fine tune small areas of the nose without surgery. 

Keloids are an abnormal response to wound healing, leading to enlarged and unusual distributions of collagen.  Generally, treatment relies on some form of serial anti-inflammatory injectable (steroids) followed by excision.  Statistically, 50% of keloids will recur after surgical...

Thank you for your question. In this circumstance it sounds like you may have been exposed to bovine collagen and this is potentially an allergic reaction. I would meet with a qualified professional to have a physical examination in order to determine the root cause. Hopefully the discussion...

If your question is strictly about the use of Collagen (Cow / Human) to correct cellulite dimples -- I would say probably no. A 1cc syringe of Collagen costs a few hundred dollars and, depending on the amount of filler needed, this can become very expensive. In addition, collagen is not the best...

There are several different kinds of collagen injection fillers. The oldest collagen and the original filler was made of cow collagen and about 3% of people were allergic to it. Today, the newest collagen is called Evolence. It is derived from pig collagen and is a wonderful filler. Allergies to...

It is likely your friend had silicon injected into her buttocks.  This is permanent and I have seen many Latin patients that have had silicone injected into their buttocks.  For most of these patients, they do well initially, however with time the silicone becomes very hard and the the...