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Allan.... As far as I know there's only one other MD in the entire world besides UCLA's Dr. Gerald Burke who performs the collagen injection procedure on Parkies is Dr .David Pitts at Kaiser Permanente Metropolitan's facility (L.A., on Sunset). Dr .Pitts was trained in this procedure BY Dr .Burke, and Dr. Burke is the originator of the procedure. The procedure itself is a relatively simple one - it ain't like it's brain surgery! (and I should know , 'cause I've had THAT, too!) <rueful grin>. UCLA claims to have performed over 250 and the Kaiser MD's done maybe 10 or 15 of 'em so the total - as far as I know - is under 300 persons. Speaking ONLY of my OWN personal experience with collagen injections into my vocal cords, this a VERY successful procedure! And it 's fast and painless. NOTE: Kaiser is an HMO and is for members only. Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] ---------- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of AllanRos Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 1998 5:39 PM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Questions on Collagen Injections Barbara Mallut posted info on Collagen Therapy from a UCLA Web Page. It sounds very intriguing. Are there other locations that perform the procedure? Have many people had success with it? Are there particular symptons or conditions that make for a good candidate? Thanks, Barbara, for the post and thanks in advance to those who respond. [log in to unmask]