Every DMK Treatment begins with our unique Enzyme Therapy. There are many enzyme and coenzyme (vitamin) activities in the skin that control its normal functions. For example, the enzyme collagenase helps to regulate the synthesis of collagen fibers. If collagenase is destroyed by an invasion of aggressive treatment–such as the acne drug Accutane, collagen fibers rush rapidly to any site of trauma to the skin such as laser resurfacing or acid peels. The result may be a keloid or hypertrophic scar, which is one of the reasons the conventional phenol acid or trichloroacetic acid peels left the patient’s skin looking plastic or waxy. The NORMAL proliferation of collagen fibers was accelerated and rushed to the surface to participate in the repair and remodeling of the skin too quickly. Because they do not operate on a pH factor like acids, many enzymes can be applied topically to the skin that will only remove the build-up of dead skin cells often misdiagnosed as “dry skin.” Such behavior not only relieves wrinkles but can release gases, impurities and other effluvia from the skin as well. This type of treatment can actually result in fundamentally younger and tighter skin. It is not a case of “how many enzymes are used in the formulation” to accomplish this, but the stimulation of enzyme activity in the skin itself. If the correct formulations of enzymes are applied to the skin, hydrolysis of the dead cells and the impurities burdening the living cells begins in about twenty minutes. This focus enables us to help those who want to revise problem skin as well as those simply wanting to maintain a healthy balance that will last for years.