How long can collagen survive? Understanding the body's turnover
                                
                                
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                                Type I collagen, the most abundant protein in the human body, boasts a half-life ranging from 4 to 12 months in skin tissue, making it an incredibly stable and long-lasting molecule. This remarkable resilience and constant state of turnover are central to answering the question: **How long can collagen survive?**