Artecoll - Uses and Procedure of applying Artecoll

Artecoll is a wrinkle-filling substance that has been used in Europe for a number of years, but is currently awaiting approval by the FDA for use in the United States . Through breakthroughs in micro technology, Artecoll implants contain Collagen combined with microspheres (microscopic fillers that adhere to the Collagen).

(Collagen is the trade name for animal-derived collagen especially treated to replace the biological collagen in your skin.) Artecoll's microspheres are made of a safe, synthetic material that, combined with Collagen, smoothes out your skin.

Here's how Artecoll is supposed to work. Your dermatologist takes a syringe with a tiny needle and places Artecoll into the wrinkle or furrow you want corrected. After injection, the doctor gently massages the Artecoll so it spreads and molds perfectly to fill the wrinkle, just like regular

Collagen. Collagen implants alone do not last long, however. It is the microspheres in Artecoll that prevent wrinkles from reappearing.

As the implanted collagen substance disappears, the microspheres implanted with it gradually blend with the rest of your tissue, so the wrinkle stays filled. You can think of Artecoll as a Collagen-like material that has found a way to last a lot longer.

Artecoll takes minutes to place into a wrinkle. An outpatient procedure, it is only slightly uncomfortable. As simple to perform as Collagen injections, it is especially used for wrinkles around the mouth, other deep wrinkles, frown lines, and lip enhancement. No anesthesia is necessary.

Some side effects include temporary bruising and bleeding. A bumpiness to filled areas occasionally develops a few months following Artecoll implantation.