Bigger breasts naturally?

At the time of writing, nearly four million Internet sites offer solutions for ‘natural breast enhancement. Says Susan Seligson, author of Busted: A 32DD Reports From The Front, “I call them porno-ceuticals, especially since so many of these companies offer the complete package – bigger breasts for you, bigger penis for him.”

So is the miracle of a larger chest possible? Or is it just a load of money-grabbing old rubbish aimed at gullible women clutching at straws?

Creams

Bust creams have been on the market for many years now, offering to do everything from firming to enlarging, to providing an ‘invisible bra’. In fact we regularly and independently review a number of them on this site and have experienced a variety of different results. While the team at Let’s Talk Breasts are in no doubt that bust creams can improve the overall appearance of a woman’s décolletage by, at the very least, moisturising it within an inch of its life, there also exist a number of bust creams which promise to enlarge your assets. And on this note, we’re decidedly dubious.

The ingredients in bust firming creams usually consist of moisturisers, antioxidants, natural elements and proteins like elastin and collagen, both of which help tissue to regain their shape after stretching or contracting. This is all very well, but none of the above ingredients has any proven ability in making breast tissue bigger.

It remains to be seen if a bust cream exists that genuinely does increase the size of your breasts, but in the event one does, we’ll be reporting on it right here.

Pills

It’s utterly terrifying just how many herbal supplements purporting to make your breasts larger are readily available online, backed by reams of gushingly positive reviews, which in many cases have clearly been placed by the manufacturers themselves. Just as frightening is the apparent lack of regulations governing these pills. “Because they are herbal supplements and not pharmaceuticals, breast enhancement products are not subject to Food and Drug Administration scrutiny for their effectiveness, only for their general safety,” writes Susan Seligson. “In fact, these pills and potions are, for regulatory purposes, in the same category as, say, chamomile tea.”

Many herbal tablets contain phyto oestrogens, which are chemicals that stimulate the oestrogen receptors in your breast tissue. Manufacturers claim they work by tricking your body into thinking it’s pregnant, resulting in bigger breasts. It’s vitally important to steer clear of any supplements containing anything replicating female hormones, because if they’re powerful enough to mess with oestrogen receptors, then they might well increase the risk of breast cancer.

“Anything that increases glandular development is potentially capable of inducing cancerous change,” say the team at popular medical site, NetDoctor. “This means if any product were shown to increase breast size, it would have to be classed as a medicine rather than a health supplement and undergo the stringent and rigorous procedures set down by the Medicines Control Agency.”

Long term and serious side effects are simply not worth the risk here, so if you’re tempted to order breast enhancement pills off the Internet, do so only with the approval of your GP. “It’s what we don’t know about these pills that scares many physicians,” summarises Thomas Lawrence, M.D., author of a study of breast enhancement supplements conducted for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

BRAVA vacuum pump system

Oddly enough not available on a UK website, the BRAVA breast enhancement and shaping system is not only endorsed by plastic surgeons and other physicians but also marketed by them. Essentially a sports bra with two vacuum systems for cups and rather scarily described on the site as ‘two semi-rigid domes with specially engineered silicone gel rims, and a sophisticated minicomputer, called a SmartBox, that creates and regulates the tension within the domes’, BRAVA is based on the science of tissue regeneration. Costing well over $1,000, the system claims to increase breasts by between a half and two cup sizes.

BRAVA is the invention of a respected plastic surgeon who wanted to give women an alternative to radical surgery, and the website certainly boasts plenty of rave reviews. But when you consider it must be worn daily for ten-hour stretches for many, many months to even begin to make a difference, you’ve got to ask yourself – is it really worth the sleepless, uncomfortable nights (as you certainly wouldn’t wear it in the daytime)?

Self-massage

As massage is supposedly great for stimulating cell growth, sites are popping up on the Internet, claiming all you need to do to get a bigger bust is give yourself a quick rub down. While massage has many benefits, and may well promote wellbeing and a healthier skin tone when used in conjunction with a safe oil or bust cream, there is no evidence to suggest that massaging your boobs will make them grow.

Hypnotic breast enlargement

And finally – is it possible to put yourself in a trance and start sprouting bazookas? Well, what do you think? The power of suggestion may be enough to stop you smoking or alter your eating habits or stress levels. But if you paid a considerable sum of money for the benefit of a professional hypnotist’s time, audio file, DVD or CD, and asked for four extra inches in height, what do you think would happen? Really?