Collagen, weight gain and butt enlargement

• Does collagen make your bum bigger?

• Collagen supplements cannot add volume

• Collagen supplements cannot make you put on weight

• Book an expert cellulite / skin tightening treatment in London, at LipoTherapeia®

• Check our professional consultancy for a masterclass in radiofrequency, ultrasound cavitation, cellulite and skin tightening

Does collagen make your bum bigger?

This is a question asked us by a website reader a few days ago (meaning collagen supplements) and the quick and simple answer is an unequivocal:

No, collagen cannot make your bum, breast or other body area bigger.

After several months of use (not days or weeks), hydrolysed collagen supplements:

• Help firm up skin (especially hydrolysed collagens type I and III)

• Partially help prevent cellulite (again, ideally hydrolysed collagens type I and III)

• Help protect your joints from wear and tear (especially hydrolysed collagen type II)

Collagen supplements cannot add volume

But collagen supplements cannot possibly add volume anywhere on the body. Neither creams with hydrolysed collagen can (hydrolysed collagen in creams does not even get absorbed by skin).

Butt volume can only be added by:

• BBL surgery - with all the dangers it entails

• Putting on weight - not a good idea, unless you’re skinny

• Filler injections - very temporary and with lots of dangers and adverse reactions

• Gluteus maximus exercises - which will also add strength and lift and tone the butt

Of course, no non-surgical treatment of any kind, other than fillers, can ever add volume to the butt area - don’t believe the “body transformation” fraudsters on instagram.

Collagen supplements cannot make you put on weight

Neither collagen supplements can make you put on weight, so you can consume a high quality hydrolysed collagen powder (5-20g a day) daily without worrying about weight gain.

The calories contained in that amount of collagen powder are 20-80 calories, out of a 1500-2000 calorie allowance for women (depending on height) and 2500-3000 for men (again depending on height). This means that the amount of calories collagen supplements contain is negligible (a Mars bar contains 228 calories, by comparison).

How to increase skin collagen content (and therefore firmness) in the butt or any other body area

Collagen can be increased naturally and safely with:

• Hydrolysed collagen supplements

• Exercise that involves some impact, e.g. running, walking, dancing and most sports

• Consuming enough protein in your diet

• Consuming lots of citrus and berry fruits, which help preserve / produce collagen

• Having enough vitamin C in your diet - vitamin C’s most important function in the body is its mediation in collagen synthesis

• A real skin firming / cellulite cream, i.e. one with multiple, high-purity collagen and elastin stimulating actives in high concentrations

• A real skin tightening treatment, e.g. deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency, the strongest SAFE skin tightening / lifting technology available

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