For eye wrinkles, how long does it take for new collagen to form?

Dr. Irwin
February 29, 2016
I have been using the tria eye wrinkle laser for about 2 weeks now. I was wondering with this technology if its possible to cause irreversible damage? How long does it take new collagen to form typically? Right now my wrinkles look much worse and I'm not sure if that's to be expected or if i'm actually causing deeper damage.

For ANY skin care product or treatment, including treating eye wrinkles, you really shouldn’t look worse.  So you may need to see your doctor for an explanation for that –  very mild irritant reaction or allergy???  Again, you may need medical help to figure this out.

A LOT of products claim to build collagen and don’t ……….or the collagen they build is so minimal, that there’s basically no difference to the human eye.  In general, to SEE an effect from ANY collagen building treatments, you need 60-120 days.  Younger cells respond faster  – so more on the lower end and vice versa.

Skin care products with collagen IN them, so far are essentially useless (for collagen building purposes) anyway because the molecule is too large to get where it needs to go and isn’t incorporated into your own collagen.

Once you are NOT irritated ……..never start a new skin care product in an area already irritated……. one may be better off going with a skin care product proven to build collagen over time.

Hope this helps,  Dr. I

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