Collagen - The Solution Now Available in Two New Treatments at Dr. Ben Lees Office That Tightens Lax Skin and Fills Creases
Monday, January 21st, 2008I’m a repeat patient of Dr. Ben Lee and he’s performed several successful treatments on me that are non-invasive and require no downtime. He’s used injectables like Restylane to define my lip line and Juvederm to smooth out the smile lines around my mouth.
Dr. Ben Lee told me that the newest injectable Artefill is ideal to treat my smile lines because it’s permanent, meaning that I won’t have to get new injections twice a year as I have in the past few years. I’m looking forward to more of these permanent “fixes” that are non-invasive and require no downtime in the future. With all the medical advances available, it should be soon and I’ll be making an appointment for a consultation!—MarySue, 42, mother, wife, and caretaker to my aging parents.
Dr. Ben Lee introduced Artefill to his plastic surgery practice in 2007 after it was approved by the FDA as the only permanent filler on the market. The ingredient in Artefill that makes the filler permanent is a synthetic polymer that stimulates a cell that’s already in the human body called a fibroblast. It naturally produces new collagen, the very thing that the body produces less of as we age.
Collagen is the basis of a number of new treatments available at Dr. Lee’s office. Another is the SkinTyte Laser which is also non-invasive and is used to treat skin laxity in the face, hands, upper chest, abdomen and arms. The laser treatments—a series is usually recommended—take less than an hour and are so much more comfortable than any predecessor laser because of the cooling system that’s built into this laser. Made by Sciton, the SkinTyte Appliance focuses on specific areas to promote generation of new collagen which effectively tightens the skin, returning it to its former firmness.