THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration has approved Evolence to treat moderate-to-severe
facial wrinkles and folds, maker Johnson & Johnson said
Wednesday.
The injected treatment is made from "naturally sourced collagen"
using tendons harvested from pigs in the United States and
Australia,
The Wall Street Journal quoted the company as saying.
Evolence has been available in many other nations since
2004.
In the United States, it will compete with a number of synthetic
"dermal fillers," including Medicis Pharmaceutical's Restylane and
Allergan's Juvederm, the newspaper said.
More information
The FDA has more about
injectable wrinkle fillers and their risks.
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