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 Collagen & other fillers

Somewhere between invasive (but permanent) surgery and easy (but shorter-term) Botox, there are other wrinkle-smoothing options.

We bring you up-to-date information on soft tissue fillers such as collagen and hyaluronic acid (HA), and also the denser, longer-lasting fillers.

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01. A new fountain of youth?
Move over Botox. Collagen injections, step to the side. The road to the fountain of youth is about to be repaved, as a host of new anti-ageing treatments hit the market.
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02. A-Z of HA fillers
Read all about the new generation of injectable fillers that can reduce wrinkles without surgery. Hyaluronic acid is the latest buzz word in fillers.
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03. Q & A on HA wrinkle fillers
Prof Laurence Chait, former president of the Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Association of South Africa, answers questions on hyaluronic acid wrinkle fillers.
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04. A new permanent filler?
What if a single injection banished wrinkles for life? It sounds too good to be true, but some experts believe a new so-called "permanent filler," ArteFill, could do just that.
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05. Wrinkle filler gets nod
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for moderate-to-severe frown lines, medically called nasolabial folds.
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06. Autologous human fibroblasts (AHF)
One of the most exciting advances in anti ageing medicine involves injecting patients with their own living cultured cells (autologous human fibroblasts (AHF).
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