{"id":13991,"date":"2025-11-06T13:43:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellconnected.murad.com\/?p=13991"},"modified":"2025-11-07T07:49:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T15:49:29","slug":"collagen-benefits-for-skin-overhyped-hack-or-the-secret-to-youthful-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnected.murad.com\/collagen-benefits-for-skin-overhyped-hack-or-the-secret-to-youthful-skin\/","title":{"rendered":"Collagen benefits for skin: Overhyped hack, or the secret to youthful skin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whether you eat it, drink it, blend it, or apply it, there’s an insatiable quest to get more collagen into our bodies. While research is still making headway the most successful ways to build and preserve collagen, this much is clear: collagen starts to decline as early as our 20s and contributes to wrinkles, sagging, skin laxity, loss of volume, and suppleness. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We dove deeper to get answers about collagen benefits\u2014including what does collagen do and what is collagen good for\u2014with Dr. Rebecca Small, board-certified physician, founder of RSMD Medical Aesthetics<\/a>, clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, and director of medical aesthetic training at Dominican Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n

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What does collagen do, and why is it important for skin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCollagen is the most abundant protein in the human body, and in the skin it serves as a vital structural support,” Small says. “Collagen is produced by fibroblasts that transform into long, triple-helix fibrils. Think of collagen as sturdy cables that form a scaffold and help skin stay firm and resilient.” These sturdy cables originate as a strong, organized maze<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While collagen is found all throughout our body, the most common type, Type I collagen \u201cmakes up the majority of the dermis and is responsible for strength, structure, and integrity,” Small says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are some collagen benefits for skin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Small, collagen is what keeps skin:<\/p>\n\n\n\n