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John A... I'm looking into getting the collagen injections at UCLA, if I cannot talk my HMO, Kaiser Permanente, into giving 'em to me. I've already asked my primary care MD at Kaiser to refer me to an ENT to get the ball rolling there, but darn, while I've had fine care there, THIS type of request takes a LONG time to work it's way thru the system. But HEY... at least my MD didn't laugh or turn me down (yet). IF you're interested, you may contact Dr, Berke, at UCLA, at (310) 206-6688. Dr. Berke is the "inventor " of the collagen injection treatment, and it's already been approved by the FDA. Bovine collagen is used, and the treatment lasts initially from 3 to 5 months. After that, subsequent treatments last much longer. Cost per treatment at UCLA is $500. Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] ---------- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of John Allee Sent: Saturday, March 29, 1997 1:51 AM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Re: "Collagen for the Voice" Report DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIRNCE WITH THE INJECTON OF COLLAGEN INTO THE VOCAL CORDS AS A TREATMENT FOR SOME VOICE PROBLEMS OR WITH THE INJECTION OF BOTOX, FAT OR TEFLON.