Most people don’t like wrinkles and lines on their face. That’s when collagen fillers come to the rescue.

Before we tell you about collagen fillers, it’s important to know about the structure of the skin. Your skin consists of two layers, the epidermis and the dermis.  The dermis contains blood vessels, nerves and hair follicles and is made up of a protein called collagen. This protein forms a network of fibers that provides a framework for the growth of cells and blood vessels. Collagen acts like a support structure for the skin.

The body produces collagen naturally – the fibroblast in the body stimulates the production of collagen. But with age, the structure of collagen degenerates. This is where collagen injections come in. Collagen filler injections replenish the skin’s natural collagen. Collagen fillers can be used safely on the face where there are folds, wrinkles and acne pits.

It is important that the collagen filler is injected by a trained health care professional. By supplementing your skin’s own collagen, collagen replacement therapy helps smooth facial lines and scars.

The surgeon carries out the treatment by injecting a needle filled with saline-collagen, along the edge of your wrinkle or line. The collagen filler solution is then pumped into the adjacent tissue, over-filling the area to reduce lines and to accommodate for future absorption of some of the collagen.

The risks of collagen fillers are minimal. It includes bruising or asymmetry. Collagen injections and injectable fillers are for those who want a plumper and smoother skin.