Injectable collagen implants

A History of Dermatologic Surgery in the United States

“… 48 With formal approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Zyderm Collagen™ became the preferred tissue filler in the 1980s. 49 S. Stegman, T. Tromovitch, M. Elson, F. Brandt, A. Klein, and W. Hanke lead the effort to develop proper surgical techniques for use of bovine collagen materials. Recently, injectable human collagen has become available, and it remains to be seen whether this will decrease the use of bovine collagen in dermatology.…”

A Prospective Study of Non-Surgical Primary Rhinoplasty Using a Polymethylmethacrylate Injectable Implant

“…3 Dermal filling agents have been available in the United States since the 1980s. 4 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indication for most of these fillers is the correction of nasolabial folds and now lip augmentation, yet they are commonly used for off-label facial treatments, including tear trough correction, cheek augmentation, and filling in acne scars. Over the last few years, filler rhinoplasty has joined this list.…”