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Collagen Injections for Hips and Butt Augmentation?

She's has friends that say they have been treated by a doctor with a series of collagen injections. I can't find anything about this procedure on the internet and am worried that she's really going to get silicone injections. Is collagen ever used as a hip and buttocks filler?

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3 Doctor Answers | Asked by RLee in 98337

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Collagen is usually too expensive to use for this purpose...

Hi there- For a nice result with a buttock augmentation, we typically will require between 400cc and 1000cc of volume per side, expecting that some of the tissue will be resorbed over a few months after the procedure. Using a substance like collagen (or any other approved filler) for this purpose would be very expensive, particularly because it would need to be repeated over and over again. Furthermore, there are safety and satisfaction concerns, as these fillers have never been used for... more

Stay away from synthetic injections for butt augmentation!

Thank you for the question. Here in South Florida unfortunately we see this very often. As you have discovered, there are many people that will offer to inject a variety of materials into the butt to change the shape and increase the size of this area. Unfortunately the results after the injection of these materials can be very inconsistent and can be extremely dangerous. Here in Miami, we've seen patients were perceived the injection of industrial grade silicone, wax, and... more

Collagen-like injection probably an illicit substance

Dear RLee, I SERIOUSLY doubt that the "friends that say they have been treated by a doctor with a series of collagen injections" - really know what they were really injected with. This is tragic. Collagen is a cow derived dermal (skin) filler which was popular in the 1980's to late 1990's when new, better and longer lasting fillers began to appear and take its place. The injection of Collagen any deeper than the dermis (such as to fill lips aka "Paris Lips" has been... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD

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