Can breast enhancing pills be an alternative to breast implants?

I have very small breasts, and really want to make them larger. I have been looking at different options, breast augmentation being one of my top choices, but also looking at breast enhancing pills. I'm afraid the hormones and estrogen in them might be dangerous, but of course the websites won’t tell you that! I don't have a lot of extra money for surgery, but I really feel like I want this not only for my self confidence, but overall for my personal happiness. Thanks!

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A: No assurance of safety & efficacy with pills

Sutton Graham II, MD

Jrwheeler: As physicians we would be pleased if there were an effective, safe drug therapy that would achieve the same benefits as breast augmentation surgery.  Many more women could choose that option if they desired. There is no drug approved by the FDA for the purpose of breast enlargement. ... more

A: No breast enhancement pills

Bruce Barach, MD

The old adage that, "If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is too good to be true," certainly holds here. I would be very reticent to take pills of uncertain content for this or any other purpose.

A: Unfortunately, no pills.

George J. Beraka, MD

Hi!   The only real way to have larger breasts is with surgery.  But you have to be motivated..   Save your money and don't subject yourself to risk for no benefit.  Also remember that you can be very attractive with small breasts.

A: My opinion, snake oil!

Scott E. Kasden, MD

I share your concern about hormones that may stimulate the formation of breast cancer.  Now days, the risk of breast cancer is 1:8. In the early 1980's it was 1:10, by the 1990's it was 1:9.  So why play with it?  Plus, check with the FDA--have their products been cleared as "safe and... more

A: There is only one way the pills will work.

William B. Rosenblatt, MD

If you want the pills to work, you have to fill your bra with them. Pregnancy and birth control pills may enlarge your breasts, but it is only temporary. The only safe, reliable way to have larger breasts is to have implant surgery. Quick cheap fixes = a disappointed patient.

A: The only real option is surgery

Richard P. Rand, MD

Various options have been offered for breast enhancement including fat injections, exercise, pills, and the Brava system.  None of these has been able to provide any safe, significant or lasting solution for the patient seeking enhancement.  The best plan is still a breast augmentation by an... more

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