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Treatments | Conditions | Ingredients | Products | Clinics | Medical Journals Home Acne Vulgaris What is acne vulgaris? Acne vulgaris is a common skin disease that affects 60-70% of Americans at some time during their lives. It affects the areas of skin with the densest population of sebaceous fol...

Treatments | Conditions | Ingredients | Products | Clinics | Medical Journals Home Products Proactiv Proactiv What is Proactiv? Proactiv Solution was designed to go beyond the spot treatments of traditional acne medicine and attack the oil, inflammation and bacteria. The Proactiv products ca...

Treatments | Conditions | Ingredients | Products | Clinics | Medical Journals Home Genital Herpes What is Genital Herpes? Genital herpes is an infection of the genitals, buttocks, or anal area caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV). Most genital herpes is caused by HSV type 2. Yet as people begin to h...

Treatments | Conditions | Ingredients | Products | Clinics | Medical Journals Home Ingredients Collagen Collagen Structure and Biochemistry Skin is made mainly of the protein collagen (more than 80% dry weight) along with elastin and glycosaminoglycans. (1) Collagen is a main structural protein foun...