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Can radiofrequency or cavitation “melt” my BBL fat?

Can radiofrequency or cavitation “melt” my BBL fat?

Brazilian butt lift surgery (BBL) enlarges and lifts the buttocks by adding volume, through the addition of fat. However, BBL does not improve cellulite neither it changes the quality of the skin in the slightest and for this reason many people choose RF treatment, for skin tightening and cellulite reduction, or cavitation treatment, for cellulite reduction. However, many people are afraid that either of those technologies may reduce the amount of fat added via the BBL procedure…

Does radiofrequency cause hyperpigmentation?

Does radiofrequency cause hyperpigmentation?

Pigmentation occurs either as a result of UV exposure (sun, sunbed) or as a result of inflammation (post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation). Treatments such as laser, radiofrequency, infrared, ultrasound, plasma skin resurfacing, radiofrequency microneedling, HIFU etc can only cause hyperpigmentation as a result of inflammation. When a treatment, such as the above, is delivered at extreme intensity, either by mistake or by design, the epidermis is burned, damaged or irritated, leading to inflammation, which quite often results in post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation…

Can collagen increase the size of buttocks or breast?

Can collagen increase the size of buttocks or breast?

This is a question asked 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 collagen type I and III); partially help prevent cellulite; help protect your joints from wear and tear (especially…

Modified paleo diet, the carnivore diet and cellulite

Modified paleo diet, the carnivore diet and cellulite

The paleo diet is based on the premise that we should eat like our carnivore ancestors did in the last 150,000 years. This basically means no dairy (milk, cheese, yoghurt, cream etc), no grains (wheat, rice, corn, oats etc), no pulses and of course no sugar and no alcohol, plus lots of daily physical activity.

Olive oil and cellulite

Olive oil and cellulite

A lot of people think that since olive oil is healthy (indeed), they can consume large amounts without getting any weight gain or cellulite (very wrong). The same applies to the other unjustifiably overhyped oil of recent years, coconut oil, which is a matter for a whole separate article.) But is all this hype justified? Let’s see how good or olive oil is for your figure, and especially for cellulite, which is the subject of this blog…

What is the best herbal tea for cellulite?

What is the best herbal tea for cellulite?

Most herbal teas, or tisanes, being botanical extracts of herbs, spices, flowers, fruits, or roots rich in phytochemicals (antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, anti-glycation, anti-fibrotic, anti-lipogenic, collagen-boosting, circulation-enhancing and other bioactive compounds), are great for cellulite prevention primarily but can also contribute to cellulite reduction too. The following two lists are roughly ordered by significance, based on the presence of phytochemicals with anti-cellulite properties…

Brown fat, white fat, thermogenesis and cellulite

Brown fat, white fat, thermogenesis and cellulite

Have you ever heard of white fat, beige fat or brown fat? I know it may sound weird, but indeed fat comes in three colours and each of them is different. White fat tissue is known to store fat, making you, well, fat. Could you lose that fat, as well as cellulite, by turning your white fat tissue a few shades darker, i.e turning it into "beige fat" or perhaps even “brown fat”?

How EGCG in green tea helps protect collagen IV in skin and blood vessels

How EGCG in green tea helps protect collagen IV in skin and blood vessels

This in-vitro study has shown that the main active molecule in green tea, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), inhibits the metalloproteinase MMP9 and its precursor proMMP9. MMPs are useful for various body processes, as they are collagen remodelling agents, but excessive MMP synthesis can lead to excessive connective tissue breakdown. Usually MMPs are over-activated by inflammation or free radical damage, i.e. when tissue injury occurs…

Natural butt lift with deep tissue radiofrequency treatments and gluteus maximus exercises

Natural butt lift with deep tissue radiofrequency treatments and gluteus maximus exercises

A Brazilian bum: everyone would like to have one, yet few would be prepared to go for surgery to achieve it, hence the popularity of so many “non-surgical bum lift treatments”. Lack of exercise, excess calorie intake, sugar intake, sitting down for long periods of time and normal ageing, all result in skin looseness, the accumulation of excess fat, cellulite and water retention on the buttock area. The result is a saggy bottom with puffy, spongy skin…

Stress, cortisol and cellulite

Stress, cortisol and cellulite

Stress, per se, is not a direct or a major cause of skin ageing and, especially, cellulite. There are much more important factors, such as sugar intake, calorie intake, lack of exercise, smoking, alcohol intake etc. However, stress indirectly can indeed have an effect. Stress results in the secretion of cortisol, the stress hormone, which has a catabolic effect on tissues, meaning that it results in protein loss from skin and other organs…

Polyphenols vs alcohol. Does wine cause cellulite?

Polyphenols vs alcohol. Does wine cause cellulite?

Like dark chocolate, red wine is considered good for your blood vessels and overall health, due to the amounts of polyphenols and also resveratrol / pterostilbene they contain. Polyphenols are indeed very important for overall health and especially good for blood vessels and the skin - and consequently for cellulite prevention and firm skin…

Is cellulite hereditary?

Is cellulite hereditary?

Is cellulite hereditary? Two studies say yes. There are two studies (both with a control arm) that looked specifically to the influence of specific SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) in our genetic code that can significantly increase your chance of cellulite.

Fibrosis reduction with radiofrequency or RF microneedling: does it work?

Fibrosis reduction with radiofrequency or RF microneedling: does it work?

Over the last 24+ years I have seen countless clients with post cosmetic surgery fibrosis - and even after harsh non-surgical procedures and as such procedures become more and more popular, the number of people with fibrosis increases. Body cosmetic surgery (such as liposuction, cellulaze, vaser, smart lipo etc) as well as harsh non-surgical treatments (such as RF microneedling, extreme intensity HIFU, cryolipolysis, extreme intensity radiofrequency etc) can result in fibrotic lumps or entire fibrotic regions of hard skin around the stomach, thighs, buttocks etc. Fibrosis refers to previously inflamed hardened skin or other connective tissue (or even hard lumps) comprising of scar tissue-type, randomly aligned collagen fibres. This is in contrast to firm, healthy skin, which is comprised of functional, properly aligned collagen fibres. This is sometimes the result of a surgeon doing a bad job; sometimes the result of your body reacting really badly to even the best surgeon’s work; and sometimes the procedure itself being unsafe. After all that I have seen over the decades, I would never undergo…

Is skin elasticity and skin tightness the same thing? Are there any differences?

Is skin elasticity and skin tightness the same thing? Are there any differences?

Many people confuse tightness and elasticity and use these terms interchangeably to describe youthful, healthy skin. But are these two terms one and the same? Young skin is the ideal type of skin, as it is both elastic and firm/tight. With age, both skin elasticity and tightness/firmness deteriorate, leading to thin, saggy, wrinkled, crepey and overall aged skin. In this article we explain what the terms ‘skin firmness / skin tightness’ and ‘skin elasticity’ mean exactly, and how to boost both of them for younger looking, healthier more beautiful skin…

How to tighten up your skin naturally

How to tighten up your skin naturally

Thousands of pages can be filled with information about the theory and practice of skin tightening but it all boils down to six crucial points: plenty of protein; impactful physical activity; polyphenols, carotenoids and vitamin C; deep-acting, high-power radio frequency; no crash dieting / yoyo dieting; no sugar, smoking or fried food. Now let’s examine these six points in more detail…

Strong, deep tissue radiofrequency is resistance exercise for your skin

Strong, deep tissue radiofrequency is resistance exercise for your skin

Deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency provided under at intensity just under the pain threshold is the most effective SAFE skin tightening and cellulite reduction treatment available today (superficial or low-power RF doesn’t work). Radiofrequency works by stimulating collagen contraction, collagen cell proliferation, collagen and elastin…

How long should a radiofrequency / cavitation session be?

How long should a radiofrequency / cavitation session be?

Deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency is the strongest SAFE treatment for cellulite reduction and skin tightening. However, even with the best treatment in the world, a protracted amount of time is needed to provide tissues with sufficient stimulation and effect change. So treatment duration for a high quality, strong RF treatment is 20-40’ per side, per area…

Hydrogenated seed oils and cellulite

Hydrogenated seed oils and cellulite

Hydrogenated fats/oils comprise one of the worst food groups you can put in your mouth. Also known as trans fatty acids or simply trans fats, hydrogenated oils are man-made fats that accumulate in cell and mitochondrial membranes in the entire body, displacing normal lipids…

Cellulite is just fascia that needs blasting: one statement, multiple levels of ignorance…

Cellulite is just fascia that needs blasting: one statement, multiple levels of ignorance…

If you have researched cellulite you must have bumped on this. Someone one day discovered the existence of fascia and dreamed that “fascia is the cause of cellulite”. And what do you do to fascia? But of course you just poke it, what else? Poke it as hard as you can with a crude fascia “blasting” tool, and your cellulite will go forever, right?

What is the best cellulite treatment? [2025 edition]

What is the best cellulite treatment? [2025 edition]

A list of the most effective cellulite treatments - in real life, not in the virtual reality of social media

As most women know by experience, most cellulite treatments simply do not work. And when we say they don't work, we mean that they either do not work at all or that they offer so poor results that you would need 20, 30 or 50 sessions to be happy with the results. Here we will review the best treatments, according to effectiveness (more effective treatments are presented first, ineffective treatments are presented last)…