PubMed · 896997
Injectable collagen for soft tissue augmentation.
Abstract
Collagen from allogenic and xenogeneic sources has been made soluble by controlled proteolytic digestion. The monomeric, telopeptide-poor collagen so prepared forms a cohesive mass when warmed to body temperature (upon injection), creating a structural basis for new soft connective tissue. We have treated 28 patients with human and/or bovine collagen injections for the correction of soft tissue contour defects, and we have followed them for 3 to 18 months. In most instances, there has been lasting and substantial correction of the defects treated. The complications have been few and transient.
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T R Knapp, E N Kaplan, J R Daniels. 1977. Injectable collagen for soft tissue augmentation.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/896997/
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